How A Battle Creek Dad Became a Music Legend
How A Battle Creek Dad Became a Music Legend Charles Westover was just a young dad working in a carpet store in Battle Creek in 1961. The job put food on the table for his wife, Shirley, and their three young kids. “Chuck” had finished his service in the Air Force, which had brought the family to Fort Custer in Battle Creek. Shirley even worked as a ticket agent for North Central Airlines at Kellogg Airport for a time. The family lived at Brown’s Trailer Park on Avenue A, just west of town. After work, Chuck moonlighted, playing guitar and singing at the Hi-Lo Club four nights a...