Chuck Mead (born Charles Lynn Mead in Nevada, Missouri, and raised in Lawrence, Kansas) is an American alt-country musician, producer and musical theater director who was co-founder of BR5-49. In 2009, Mead released his first solo album "Journeyman’s Wager". “I respect the term ‘journeyman’,” Mead said, “because that’s I what consider myself. I’ve been living by my wits musically for more than 20 years now, going from job to job and doing them all pretty well. Certainly there’s a hustle to what I do, but there’s always been a gambling aspect to it, too. With this album, it’s finally all me going all-in. It’s a record that challenges listeners in a good way. Best of all, I’ve challenged myself.” Produced by Grammy-winner Ray Kennedy, the eleven tracks on Journeyman’s Wager embody a core of country music, along with pop, R&B, hillbilly rock, Gospel and beyond. With the exception of occasional reunions on Prairie Home Companion (at the behest of longtime fan Garrison Keillor) and benefits for favorite charities, Mead’s post-BR career soon became known as much for its continued integrity as for its eclecticism. He founded the touring collective The Hillbilly All-Stars featuring members of The Mavericks, co-produced acclaimed tribute albums to Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings, guest-lectured on ‘The Sociology of Modern American Culture’ at Vanderbilt University, and became a staff writer at one of Nashville’s top song publishers. In 2007, he was named Musical Director of Millio