D. Charles Speer is American singer and guitarist David Charles Shuford (born and raised in Atlanta, GA). He also records as D. Charles Speer & The Helix.

After moving to New York City in the early 90s, Shuford forged a path as a musician adept in multiple sounds and styles. A member of the No-Neck Blues Band for many years, he has also engaged his mind and fingers in other groups such as Enos Slaughter, The Suntanama, Egypt Is The Magick #, and Coach Fingers. Through a steady series of home recordings, the Speer trajectory began to take shape in the early 2000's. Assembling of masses of vibration bearing wood was needed to fulfill one man’s band obligations. The full instrumental ensemble of a Middle Eastern belly dance troupe and a selection of voices from a Cajun band were thereby smashed together to engender a sound wildly alive. After a self released debut solo LP Some Forgotten Country in 2007, Speer then sought out a public performance outlet with the killing-est band in the land, the Helix (recording as D. Charles Speer & The Helix). His second solo LP Arghiledes brought a return focus upon acoustic instrumentation, with a still healthy dose of electric effects and speaker fry. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.