It used to be that creative music was most of the music that you heard back in the '30s and '40s, and now it's like 3 percent. So, its kind of a struggle getttin' it out there.

Eventually he set his sights on Los Angeles and to save money for the trip took a job as house bassist for ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee in Springfield Missouri. His first recordings were made that year with Paul Bley. Family
His son Josh Haden is a bass guitarist and singer.

Charles Edward Haden (born August 6 1937 Shenandoah Iowa) is an American jazz musician. Haden is also known for his signature lyrical bass lines.