2nd Place Winner 2022 International Blues Challenge, Memphis, TN.
Winner of the Phoenix Blues Society's Blues Challenge (2018, 2019 and 2021) and finalist in The Blues Foundation's  "International Blues Challenge Memphis, Tn." for 2019!

Former bassist for Lucky Peterson and Grammy Award winner James Cotton, Charles "CROS" Mack has shared the stage with a number of accomplished artists in a variety of genres;  alternative rock group Inflatable Soule, rap group Cypress Hill, blues,R&B and jazz artists Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, James Brown, B.B. King, Solomon Burke, Mavis Staples, Robert Lockwood Jr., Hubert Sumlin, Keith Richards, Marcus Miller, Otis Taylor, Shemekia Copeland, Otis Rush,Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball, Bernard Allison, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healey, Jimmy Johnson, Kenny Neal, Mark Hummel and numerous Jazz ensembles, along with the US Navy and Army Bands.

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By fusing an amazing blend of music and experience over his career CROS brings an incredible and unique presence to every performance.  You will experience a multitude of feelings and emotions all while sitting back and enjoying the ride through a mixture of soul, funk, blues, rock, R&B and folk that will leave you satisfied but clamoring for more.