Chuck Wicks performs "Stealing Cinderella" at wedding of UT coach's daughter
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Chuck Wicks performs "Stealing Cinderella" at wedding of UT coach's daughter

Monday, October 1, 2007 – Chuck Wicks received an unexpected invite this week from University of Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer to perform at his daughter Courtney's wedding.

Fulmer was recently listening to WIVK in Knoxville when the station played Wicks' debut single "Stealing Cinderella," which tells the story of a young man who is asking for his girlfriend's hand in marriage. As a father of three daughters, Fulmer called the station to get in touch with Wicks to invite him to play the song at his daughter's wedding.

"This song hit me like a ton of bricks as I was driving back to my office from a luncheon speech," said Fulmer. "I have three wonderful daughters, the oldest which is getting married. The song touched me deeply as it was about me and my girls and the way we all love and adore each other, all the time knowing there will be a time for them to move on with their adult life. The song accurately expressed the emotions of this father having to face giving up his Cinderella."

Wicks immediately accepted the invitation to perform an acoustic version of the single at the reception this past Friday night.

"I was so honored to play Coach Fulmer's daughter's wedding," said Wicks, who co-wrote the song with Rivers Rutherford and George Teren. "It is one thing to perform in concert but to have a song you wrote touch someone so deeply that they ask for you to perform on one of the most special days of their lives - that is incredible."

Wicks celebrated the best new artist launch at country radio for 2007 when "Stealing Cinderella," had 52 first week stations when it went for adds Sept. 10. The single currently sits at 31 on the R&R/Billboard country chart.


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CD review - Turning Point Talk about a long break. Chuck Wicks' "Stealing Cinderella" cracked the Top Ten and entered the daddy/daughter dance pantheon forever, way back in 2007. That single was from Wicks' debut record, "Starting Now." Now here we are, and the pride of Smyrna, Del. is ready at last to deliver his sophomore effort. It's true that Wicks has kept busy, moonlighting as a TV host, dancer, actor and general pinup pretty boy. But the years have not been entirely kind. ...
CD review - Rough There's a possibility that the name Chuck Wicks doesn't quite ring a bell with you, but he's the guy behind Stealing Cinderella, his debut hit single from 2009. Since then, Wicks has had mid-level success, seeing further singles make respectable gains, but nothing like that first big hit. Now, Wicks is back with "Rough," a five-song EP that showcases some great songwriting and solid delivery and just may be what gets Wicks back in the game. Wicks manages to include a ...
CD review - Starting Now It isn't often that a country singer kicks off a career with a weepy, contemplative ballad and enjoys a good measure of success right out of the gate. Yet, Chuck Wicks managed to pull it off with his unlikely hit "Stealing Cinderella." And it stirred plenty of emotions - including those of University of Tennessee football coach Phil Fulmer, who asked the Delaware native to perform the song about a young man asking for his girlfriend's hand in marriage at Fulmer's ...


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