A gifted raconteur and doyen of deadpan, Prophet weighs in on a variety of topics, from his long overdue success, to working with Warren Zevon, to his envy of Keith Richards’ appendage. On the eve of his two-night Seattle stand, we caught up with the always engaging Prophet on the road in Minnesota, in the midst of a tour with the Mission Express-his crack backing band featuring wife Stephanie Finch (see main story) and longtime Bob Dylan drummer Winston Watson. This year’s equally ambitious follow-up, No Other Love, has pushed his burgeoning popularity even further, spawning a single, “Summertime Thing,” that landed in the upper reaches of the AAA charts. His stateside profile finally received a much-deserved boost with the release of 2000’s The Hurting Business-a stirring mélange of new technology and old soul that earned raves across both continents. With a résumé that boasts collaborations with everyone from Cake to Kelly Willis and a string of exceptional albums under his belt, Prophet’s name is begging to be uttered in the same breath as a cult of similarly styled, soulful storytellers: Dan Penn, Ry Cooder, and his spiritual mentor, Jim Dickinson.īeginning his solo career at the dawn of the ‘90s with the country quaint Brother Aldo-a modest collection of late-night demos made for just a few hundred dollars-Prophet spent the next decade recording a succession of accomplished platters that won him acclaim throughout Europe but earned little attention in America. Probably best known-“if at all,” as he jokes-as the white-hot guitar slinger for ‘80s Paisley Underground turned alt-country avatars Green on Red, Chuck Prophet finally seems to be carving his own niche in the rock world after 20 years of scuffling.
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