Charles L. Thaxton Jr. (aka Char-El), 66, of Cambria, California, formerly of Fostoria, Ohio, passed away Tuesday March 19th, 2019. Charles was born June 18, 1952 to the late Charles L. and Lillian Thaxton of Fostoria, Ohio. He graduated Fostoria High School in 1970 and married his beloved Stefani June Thaxton on February 27, 2019. A lover of complex musical compositions, Charles began playing the keyboards in high school and in 1969, began to perform with numerous Ohio-area rock bands including Stargate, Magik Dayze, and Dayz’d Past. Continue reading “Magik Dayze Keyboardist, Charles Thaxton, aka Char-el, Dead At 66”
ARIZONA MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT HALL OF FAME INDUCTS MR. LUCKY’S
Magik Dayze performed here on a regular basis from 1979 – 1981
Inductee Biography for MR. LUCKY’S
In 1966 Phoenix businessman Bob Sikora built and opened what was to become Arizona’s first gambling casino called Mr. Lucky’s. When the state of Arizona vetoed the idea of casino’s Mr. Lucky’s reverted to a nightclub featuring country music upstairs and rock and roll teen acts in the basement ! Continue reading “ARIZONA MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT HALL OF FAME INDUCTS MR. LUCKY’S”
First Track From Upcoming Katherine Drive CD Now Available
Download Now From The Magik Dayze Store
Recorded at Katherine Drive, Huntington Beach, CA.
Robin Evans – guitars and vocals
Doug Bonnell – drums and vocals
Charles Thaxton – synths, B-3, Mellotron and vocals
Michael DiMattio – bass, Taurus pedal, guitar and vocals
James Brian Davis (James Robert Davis) – vocals
Look up James on iTunes.
Engineer – Joe Orians
Mix and Master at original session – Joe Orians, Magik Dayze
Cover Art – Michael DiMattio
Digitized and remixed for CD – Michael DiMattio, Hot Springs Studio
