Curly Chalker

Curly Chalker
Birth nameHarold Lee Chalker
Born(1931-10-22)October 22, 1931
Enterprise, Alabama
DiedApril 30, 1998(1998-04-30) (aged 66)
Hendersonville, Tennessee
GenresCountry, gospel
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPedal steel guitar
Years active1950s–1990s

Harold Lee Chalker (October 22, 1931 – April 30, 1998), known professionally as Curly Chalker, was an American pedal steel guitarist.

Born in Enterprise, Alabama, Chalker began playing the lap steel guitar while still in his teens and made his professional debut in the nightclubs of Cincinnati, Ohio.