Mostly I was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer of my band in college. I had one or two electrics - I got one when I heard the Stray Cats. “I’d always been an acoustic strummer, always enough to write a song, mostly. And it’s funny how that relates to guitar. Within a year, I had a job playing Buddy Holly in the West End in the musical Buddy. “After graduating in college I went out to Los Angeles to be an actor at the very end of ’89, beginning of ’90. (Image credit: Roger Goodgroves/REX/Shutterstock) Just like Buddy Holly Series 5 of Nashville airs in the UK on Sky Living, Fridays at 9pm. The Nashville Season 5 soundtrack Vols 1 & 2 are out now on Big Machine. He also shares also some great playing tips he’s learned along the way that all guitarists can benefit from. We talk about his time as Buddy, what it’s really like to have to juggle the roles of musician and actor on Nashville, and how his own musical career has benefitted from the show. It turns out that the unique challenge of playing Deacon is the kind of part Charles was inadvertently preparing for in the early nineties when he was chosen to play the legendary Buddy Holly in a successful run of the musical Buddy London’s West End. It was as good as it can get.”īut the UK isn’t a new landmark on the 51-year old Pennsylvanian’s career journey he made his mark there many years ago. So they’re not only on their feet making a ton of noise but they know the songs, they know the lyrics. “And those UK audiences have a reputation, even here in Nashville, for not just being enthusiastic but rather knowledgeable, too. “I’m surrounded by a bunch of very talented people,” says Charles. And he’s clearly been genuinely moved by British fans who have taken the show and its soundtracks to their hearts. Having recently completed a successful UK tour with his fellow Nashville stars, life has started to imitate art to some degree. I value that part of what I do easily as much as the acting.” “That’s why I’m so happy to talk about what it means to me as a musician and a guitar player. “I talk about why Nashville has been amazing as me as an actor all the time,” he admits to us. As the character who has become the heart and soul of network television drama hit Nashville, set in the country music scene of its namesake, he’s had a rollercoaster emotional ride through addiction, cancer, bereavement and fatherhood.īut for guitarists who watch the show, he’s also the most enviable figure, adding an essential sense of authenticity to the five seasons he’s spent so far playing the veteran guitar-slinger and singer Claybourne, who represents old-school country values and wields a bevy of drool-worthy vintage instruments.Īnd when it comes to the subject of guitar playing, Charles loves the chance to share his very real passion for it… If Deacon Claybourne is the role of Charles Esten’s life, it also feels like one he was born to play. (Image credit: David McClister) Introduction
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