Chuck E. Weiss, Musician Who, in Love, Inspired a Hit Song, Dies at 76
Chuck E. Weiss, blues musician, club owner, and oversized Los Angeles character who was immortalized in Rickie Lee Jones’ breakout hit “Chuck E.’s in Love,” died on July 20 at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles . He was 76. His brother Byron said the cause was kidney failure. Mr. Weiss was a voracious musicologist, … Read more