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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
Category Archives: chuck sturgeon music
Music Video for new release “Double A-R-P”
My country band, Sturgeon Country, has released another song today along with a music video to accompany it. Go check us out on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music, Bandcamp, etc. We appreciate your support.
I Bought a Guitar From Temu. Is it junk? Is it playable? Do I really need another guitar?
I took a chance and bought a guitar off of Temu, the Chinese site that sells stuff for dirt cheap prices. Is it junk? Is it playable? Do I really need another guitar? I went through the spinning of wheels … Continue reading
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New Music Video for “Uncle John’s Catfish Pond”
My country band, Sturgeon Country, has released a music video for our current released single “Uncle John’s Catfish Pond“. The song is about family and childhood memories. Enjoy. Like and subscribe to our YouTube channel.
Amazon $99 Guitar Kit Build
I recently bought a guitar build kit from Amazon. It cost me $99.99 and was in the body style of a Telecaster. I figured for $99 I couldn’t fail. So I built it. It is the STRICH DIY Electric Guitar … Continue reading
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Sturgeon Country busy with new song releases
My band, Sturgeon Country, has been busy in the month of January. We’ve got two new releases to share. Both have music videos to accompany them. So here is those videos. Hillbilly Hootenanny is a newly written song that came … Continue reading
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Tagged #AI, #aimusic, #aimusicvideo, #countrymusic, #countrysong, #musicvideo, #sturgeoncountry, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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2026 New Years Goals
Health Goal – Lose 35 lbs Another repeat goal. *sigh*. A never ending story. One of these days I’ll get back into the groove where I lost 80 lbs and got down to my high school weight. Is 2026 the … Continue reading
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Sturgeon Country Releases New Songs
My band, Sturgeon Country, has released two more songs, in addition to the Christmas song, “Christmas is Special“. “Forever and a Day” was released on December 17, 2025 and “Me and Her, You and Him” was released on December 19, … Continue reading
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Sturgeon Country – a new country band
Good news, YouTube has recognized my country band’s @SturgeonCountry channel as an Official Artist Channel (OAC). You’ll be able to listen to any song releases there as well as view any music videos and other content. Check it out (click … Continue reading
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Christmas is Special Music Video
I wrote and recorded a Christmas song for a songwriting contest called Christmas is Special. A demo was created of me singing and playing guitar. I took that demo and used Suno (AI) to create a country song. I created … Continue reading
Makin’ Music with EZKeys 2 Demo Part 6
In this video I review my song that I created from scratch starting with EZKeys 2. This is the final video in the series. This is Part 6. I have mixed the final version of the song and have distributed … Continue reading
Retirement Ain't Easy 