Charlie Recksieck is the lead singer, keyboardist and primary
songwriter for the band, The Bigfellas. Recksieck and The Bigfellas
both appear in a 2011 documentary about suicide, Don't Change The
Subject - the band contributes 2 songs to the soundtrack and Recksieck
wrote the score for the movie.
The band and Recksieck released an indie EP in 2003 (Clap!) and their
first album, Chubbed Up in 2008. They also have an EP from 2009 (I Wish
That I Were Gay). The band is known for humorous songs such as "On The
Green" (a golf rap), "4:20", "Adam & Eve & Ted & Alice" and "I Wish
That I were Gay". The Bigfellas have been described as "Steely Dan for
the Pabst Blue Ribbon crowd" while Recksieck himself has been referred
to in the LA Weekly as "Zevonesque".