“Classic Americana” or “Americana Classic.” Take your pick, said Charlie Spring, 58. Either should give you a pretty good idea of what type of music the Puget Sound-area performer will bring to the Farmer’s Market at Country Village June 12.

Along with Celtic folk musician Fae Wiedenhoeft, Spring actually opened the Farmers Market annual summer concerts on June 5. Spring will return to Bothell a few more times later this summer.

Based in Totem Lake, the acoustic guitar player said his music career began the night he watched the Beatles on the “Ed Sullivan Show.” He was 13 at the time.

“I really liked all those screaming girls,” Spring said.

Nowadays, Spring added his shows touch on everything from Louis Armstrong to Hank Williams. Of course, the Beatles are in the mix, as well, along with Jimmy Rogers, the Carter Family, Johnny Cash and Neil Young. He also throws in a few original tunes from his four, self-produced CDs. All in all, Spring figures he has a total repertoire of about 500 songs.

“I do a lot of ’60s because that’s my generation, but I don’t do any songs I don’t like … I try to do something for everybody, no matter what age.”

After being inspired by the Fab Four and their loud female fans, by the time he was 15, Spring and his band (of which he can’t recall the name) were preforming their first gig at Seattle’s old Greenwood Theater. The group played between movies. Their spotlight was the house projector aimed at them minus any film.

“It was real low tech,” Spring said. He admitted the band never really worked out and Spring said he found that a day job went along with having a wife and children. He never stopped playing, but he largely stepped away from the stage for many years, instead selling cars and managing a Nordstrom’s store. Then he hurt his back and was unable to work. He drew on his musical background and started performing at senior centers all around the Seattle area. His first such show actually was at Bothell’s Adult Day Center and he’s played there numerous times since then.

“I just sort of fell into them,” Spring said of the senior shows. “It’s a great thing. The music really brings back memories for them. And not bad memories. It just brings forth the good memories.”

Spring said music again became his full-time job in 2002. He figures he does 40 to 50 performances at senior centers and similar spots every month. Spring added he also enjoys hitting the farmers markets around the area.

“I like the farmers markets because of what they stand for,” he said. “You know, buying the food right from the farmer who grew it.”

Spring was born and raised in Seattle, though he said some people don’t believe it because of the accents he uses during his performances.

“I can kind of put on the accent of whoever I’m covering,” Spring said. “I try to sound like them, whether it’s Hank Williams or Neil Young.”

Spring said while his family knows he’s no rock star, they support his performing for a living. Spring added his son, Michael, 29, is actually a better guitar player than his dad, though not a professional musician. He said his 5-year-old grandson “sings like whipper-will.” According to Spring, his bottom line is a simple one.

“I love what I do,” he said.