Greensboro's Chuck Mountain Hits The Ground Running

WUNC News | By Frank Stasio,

Published December 14, 2018 at 11:45 AM EST

Greensboro's Chuck Mountain brings blues rock on the road this spring.

Chuck Mountain has not been on the Greensboro music scene long – the band just came to fruition in July – but they have already been on tour and laid down a number of original tracks. The band’s guitarist Beau James says their trip to Nashville, which included camping on the North Carolina state line, expedited the team bonding and lit a creative spark for the band.

Musicians Beau James, Jeff Wysosky, and Sammi Printz of the band Chuck Mountain play live in our studio and shares some of their road stories with host Frank Stasio.

Members of Chuck Mountain join host Frank Stasio to share their musical journey and the inspiration for their blues rock sound. Chuck Mountain also performs live in studio with Beau James on guitar and vocals; Jeff Wysosky on vocals and bass; and Sammi Printz on drums.

Frank Stasio

Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.

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Laura Pellicer

Laura Pellicer is a producer with The State of Things (hyperlink), a show that explores North Carolina through conversation. Laura was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, a city she considers arrestingly beautiful, if not a little dysfunctional. She worked as a researcher for CBC Montreal and also contributed to their programming as an investigative journalist, social media reporter, and special projects planner. Her work has been nominated for two Canadian RTDNA Awards. Laura loves looking into how cities work, pursuing stories about indigenous rights, and finding fresh voices to share with listeners. Laura is enamored with her new home in North Carolina—notably the lush forests, and the waves where she plans on moonlighting as a mediocre surfer.

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