Comments on: “BIG CHICK” Bigger Than Life

By: Rick Welch

Rick Welch — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 02:09:48 +0000

I met Chick & his family back in the 70’s.I went to church with his family & then met Chick. Tina, I remember what a golden heart he had. Hope your doing well

Rick

By: carl clark

carl clark — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:03:30 +0000

i met chick in the 80s at cletus’s house and he was one of the nicest men i ever met! my sister was best friends with one of his daughters and i just want to say hello from Pataskala.

By: Rick Phillips

Rick Phillips — Sat, 30 May 2009 08:52:50 +0000

I saw Big Chick when he was in Sydney Australia in 1989 with Jeff Fenholt.He was preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ and telling stories of being bodyguard to Prince and other rockers.He got saved or born again when his little grandchild died and Big Chick said “if You are real GOD then bring my grandson back”. The Lord did Chick’s wish and that’s how Big Chick had his life changed.He was a real man as he kept his word to God and went preaching THE KINGDOM OF GOD and he is with THE LORD today.

By: jeff fenholt

jeff fenholt — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:53:44 +0000

Charles “Big Chick” was my best friend. We grew up in Ohio. I think about him all the time and still LMAO at my memories of him. He has a beautiful family. ‘Miss him much.

I do believe we will see him again…..soon.

Jeff Fenholt

By: INTERVIEW WITH HARLAN “HUCKY” AUSTIN | Bodyguard Careers - Bodyguards and Executive Protection

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:23:18 +0000

[...] Mark-Prince’s bass player-was one of my best friends. I went to a lot of rehearsals and met Big Chick who was Prince’s bodyguard at the time, he and I became friends. He asked me “ever think about being a bodyguard?” [...]

By: Tim Hoeflich

Tim Hoeflich — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:05:04 +0000

I met Big Chick in September of 1984 when I was working on the house sound crew at Bogart’s in Cincinnati. Warner Brothers had arrange a pre-tour gig and had it billed as “Red Hot & Blue”. I got to Bogart’s at 7am on the day of the show, to set some extra snakes for all of the miking that was anticipated. I met Big Chic after noon when the band and their personal gear showed up. He came out onto the house floor to meet with the crew. The man was simply intimidating by sight alone. I don’t remember him saying much to us. He mainly wanted to know who were where and what we would be doing. When Warner Brothers sound folks showed up, they took over the operation. I wound up being asked to protect Prince’s ladder on stage right. Prince climbed this to get on top of the PA speaker stack. It was a wild night and I was impressed with the whole operation.

By: Bobby hopkins

Bobby hopkins — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:42:13 +0000

Big Chick loved the lord and was a good friend to me.We went in and out of different prisons teaching the inmates about the lord.Big Chick was a soldier for christ.

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:23:18 +0000

I work his brother Terry at Argosy Casino. he talks about him all the time.

By: PurpleSurfeit

PurpleSurfeit — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:47:24 +0000

I’m just returning to say that I noticed the credit to Hucky in the closing credits on Sign “O” the Times for tour security.

By: PurpleSurfeit

PurpleSurfeit — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:39:17 +0000

I am [soon-to-be] a 35-year old black guy and I landed in the space, seeking information about Chuck “Big Chick” Huntsberry. Prince is my favorite singer and almost everytime I watch the movie, Purple Rain, I am intrigued to seek more of the Prince & Associates story. I didn’t know of his passing away and am deeply sorry to hear of such. As well, I didn’t realize he was no longer of the Prince entourage (as of 1985). I am interested in learning more of what brought that about… and is the Gilbert aforementioned G. Davidson (former president of Paisley Park)? In such a small article, much was learned. I’ve always been impressed by his stature in the movie. Haha, me and Prince are equal in size.