{"id":1604,"date":"2023-07-31T13:46:19","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T13:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/ccma\/?post_type=inductee&#038;p=1604"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T16:45:00","slug":"charlie-chamberlain-6","status":"publish","type":"inductee","link":"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/fr\/inductees\/charlie-chamberlain-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Chamberlain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Our front-end template -->\n<section\n    id=\"split-repeater-block_e25f7afcb48f7da8f2ef80123c35a65d\" \n    class=\"split-repeater  py-[50px] lg:pt-[57px] lg:pb-[70px]\"\n>\n    <div class=\"site-container flex flex-col\">\n        <div class=\"intro-text\">\n                            <h2>Charlie Chamberlain<\/h2>\n                                        <p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/inductees\/\">&lt; Back<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1989<br \/>\nBirth: July 14, 1911 &#8211; Bathurst, New Brunswick<br \/>\nDeath: July 16, 1972 &#8211; Bathurst, New Brunswick<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Chamberlain is most closely associated with the East Coast group Don Messer and His Islanders, with whom he performed throughout the majority of his career. Don Messer\u2019s legendary, \u201csinging lumberjack\u201d joined the group in 1934, although he had been working with Don Messer as his lead vocalist for many years prior to that. He was also a featured entertainer on \u201cDon Messer\u2019s Jubilee\u201d, which ran from 1957 through to 1969 on CBC Television.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Chamberlain&#8217;s vocal work is featured on many of the albums released by Don Messer and His Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>Charlie Chamberlain passed away on July 16, 1972 at the age of 61.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"split-repeater__blocks grid grid-cols-1\">\n                                    <div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2\" style=\"background-color: #0a0a0a; color: #fff; \">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soundcheck.ccma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6_Charlie_Chamberlain.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a round face and expressive features wears a tilted hat and a suit, looking slightly to the side with his mouth open as if speaking or reacting animatedly. 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