Photograph of Chuck Dailey at Forest Park Elementary School

Chuck Dailey is pictured here speaking to students about music at Forest Park Elementary School in Columbus. He performed several musical pieces on his guitar for the students as well.

Dailey is an internationally renowned guitarist and composer who taught music in the Worthington area throughout the 1970s and ‘80s. He owned the Chuck Dailey Guitar Center in the Graceland shopping center, where he had his studio, sold musical instruments and taught guitar lessons. With a teaching staff of 12, the studio served up to 700 students per week.

Dailey was born on the west side of Columbus to a professional banjo-playing father and music-teaching mother. His first public performance was at age five, performing the accordion on WHKC radio in Columbus, and he began teaching music at the age of 14. After high school and serving three years in the United States Army, he has focused his career on teaching, performing and composing music.

In addition to his wide-ranging achievements as a performer and teacher, Dailey’s albums of relaxation music have received recognition from health professionals and schools for their ability to calm and relax patients and students. In 1998 he was recognized by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio for his contribution to music in Greater Columbus.