In an interview with Chuck Hansen, we’re given the behind the scenes look on the re-recording of famous 50-year-old track “Your Mama Don’t Dance” by Loggins & Messina. Hansen has been rubbing elbows and jamming out with music legends like Tower of Power and Huey Lewis, and the News and now Lifehouse will come to benefit from it all.
Chuck Hansen’s passion for music was first sparked by his brother teaching him how to play the clarinet in the 2nd grade. His exploration as a musician soon led him to the baritone sax which would later spark the nickname Chuck “Bari” with close friends and fellow musicians. Although Chuck’s studies took him to UC Berkeley for his BS and UCLA for his MBA, he continued to play brass at night clubs for fun.
While Chuck continued on to a career as an environmental entrepreneur and private impact investor and has founded several successful companies in these fields, he spent all his spare time playing sax for various artists and bands, both live and as a studio musician at his studio, called The Track Shack Studios, in Sacramento.
Fast forward to 2005—Chuck’s relationship with Tower of Power lead guitarist and executive producer, Jeff Tamelier, leads to an introduction to Huey Lewis in NYC. This soon led to Chuck “standing-in” the horn section at several performances from Squaw Creek Olympic Village, to the coveted AT&T Pro Am Band, and parties at Clint Eastwood’s Tehama Golf Club. Chuck was in with the Rock and Hollywood royalty gang, but with a laugh he says, “he was hanging on by a thread.”
The conversation around a collaboration on “Your Mama Don’t Dance” started in 2008. Despite their friendship that had grown around playing music and golf, Chuck admits that he was hesitant to ask Huey to sing on the track with him and The Shackers. A deal was then brokered with the encouragement of mutual friend Jeff Tamelier. Soon thereafter, Huey flew out from Montana to start recording at The Track Shack Studios. There was not an exchange of funds to make the track happen, so it was decided that a charity should benefit from the sales of the new interpretation of “You’re Mama Don’t Dance”. This is when Huey introduced Chuck to Lifehouse and his work as the Honorary Chair of the annual fundraising gala, Great Chefs and Wineries.
It’s been in the making for 10 years, but the track is now available for purchase with 100% of the proceeds going to support Lifehouse programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. The big hearts of these musicians can truly be felt throughout the track! We hope that you will purchase, download, and enjoy this very special version of “Your Mama Don’t Dance” by Chuck Bari & The Shackers featuring Huey Lewis. The track is available on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Beatport, and Spotify.
