Chuck Prophet "Temple Beautiful"

Chuck Prophet – Play That Song Again

California native and longtime San Francisco resident singer-songwriter Chuck Prophet has released his twelfth album "Temple Beautiful" which pays homage to San Francisco, via Yep Roc on Feb 7th. All the songs are San Francisco related, those cast of characters includes Willie Mays, The Mitchell Brothers, Castro District, Emperor Norton and more. The album was co-produced by himself with Brad Jones, and it was recorded with James DePrato (guitars), Rusty Miller (bass, vocals) and The Tubes’ Prairie Prince (drums, percussion), Stephanie Finch (vocals), Chris Carmichael (cello, violin), Jim Hoke (woodwinds, flute). The title track features Roy Roney, vocalist of legendary Bay Area band The Flamin’ Groovies, on guest vocals. 
Preview the album in its entirety on SoundCloud!


One of the driving forces behind cult heroes Green on Red and the influential L.A. Paisley Underground scene in the 1980s, Prophet's creative mold was actually cast in San Francisco. Recalls Prophet, "Temple Beautiful is the name of a long closed rock and roll club which was between Bill Graham's iconic Fillmore Ballroom and the tragic storefront church founded by the Reverend Jim Jones. It's where I saw my first gigs."

"There's a kind of rock and roll psych renaissance going on in this town at the moment with bands like Thee Oh Sees, Girls, The Fresh and Onlys, Kelley Stoltz and Sonny and the Sunset's. I'm very encouraged by all this stuff going on here."



Title track from "Temple Beautiful," Roy Loney (The Flamin' Groovies) on guest vocals.

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