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Post by Wynn Chester on Sept 22, 2018 12:54:45 GMT
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Post by McCann on Sept 22, 2018 12:59:25 GMT
RIP
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Post by ace5150 on Sept 22, 2018 13:23:52 GMT
That's a punch to the guts. Him and Dave were just so iconic with catchy sing-a-long songs.
RIP Chas, thanks for the music.
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Post by yoyopickles on Sept 22, 2018 15:28:31 GMT
Im shocked to hear this news, I knew he'd been ill, but thought he was on the mend.
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Post by barrythebook on Sept 22, 2018 15:33:02 GMT
Very sad news.
When I was younger and Chas & Dave were in the charts etc. I always enjoyed their songs but regarded them as a bit of a comical act.
It's only more recently that I appreciated what very talented musicians and songwriters they were/are.
RIP.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Sept 22, 2018 16:03:55 GMT
Rubbish news.  RIP Chas. |
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Post by jno on Sept 22, 2018 16:26:25 GMT
WHAT?!! Gutted. Saw Chas'n'Dave in the 80s with my granny - she was shocked by their supporters being so rowdy, but I loved it.
Here is our Chas giving Ritchie Wigmore a run for his money in 'The Outlaws'
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Post by ace5150 on Sept 22, 2018 16:49:17 GMT
With Mick Underwood on drums!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 17:37:11 GMT
Really sad news.
'Ain't No Pleasing You' was good enough to and should have made No. 1 back in 1982. Bucks Fizz took the honour that week.
RIP
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Post by daz on Sept 22, 2018 17:45:46 GMT
Och that is not good news. He was a highly respected musician who played for some of the best in the business over the years, but you wouldn't expect anything less from a man who learned his trade the hard way, no X Factor for him.
Very sad news
RIP
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2018 17:52:21 GMT
Chas did have a link with reality TV when, in 2016, he encouraged his mate (1960s singer) Mike Berry to appear on 'The Voice'. Chas was seen interviewed about why he got Mike to appear on the show.
Chas also produced Berry's 1980 comeback Top 10 hit single 'The Sunshine of Your Smile'.
Clearly Chas was a man of many talents.
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Post by bodiesstuntdouble on Sept 22, 2018 21:46:12 GMT
This is awful news :-(
I've always been a fan of Chas and Dave (watch their BBC documentary on youtube it's great). A fine and versatile musician with a fantastic career and his passing is bloody sad to say the least
God bless sir
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Post by gra966 on Sept 23, 2018 11:08:43 GMT
This is very sad news . I always loved Chas & Dave songs , their lyrics were absolutely brilliant , especially their first hit Gertcha ! R.I.P |
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Post by daz on Sept 23, 2018 12:15:27 GMT
This is very sad news . I always loved Chas & Dave songs , their lyrics were absolutely brilliant , especially their first hit Gertcha ! R.I.P They played out to this on last nights 'Off The Ball'. Even though their roots and lyrics were of a London band they had a huge following north of the border, class always travels well. |
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Post by Portland Road on Sept 26, 2018 20:54:51 GMT
I think they were popular globally. Chas & Dave (and their drummer Mick Burt) were Cliff Bennett's Rebel Rousers in the mid 60s. Chas then joined the prog rock band Head Hands & Feet who were on the cusp of major success in the early 70s, being the support for major acts like Humble Pie and Deep Purple, and appearing on 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'. By the mid 70s he was back working with Dave Peacock once more, which culminated in the Chas n Dave act being formed (with Mick Burt re-joining them). Initially, they often did sessions for others, and played on the Labi Siffre song 'I got The (Blues)' whose backing track was lifted to be used on Eminem's breakthrough single 'My Name Is....' (1999). Yes, Chas n Dave played on an Eminem single....  As others have suggested, in theory they were a novelty act suited to light entertainment or the club circuit, yet like The Wurzels they could be so much more than that  'Ain't No Pleasing You' was a superb single. R.I.P. Chas Hodges. |
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Post by Portland Road on Sept 28, 2018 6:53:12 GMT
Just been browsing elsewhere, and I suspect that Dave Peacock was a Rebel Rouser for only some of the time?
Here is a West German TV clip with Chas clearly evident on bass (& Micky Burt on drums), but Dave doesn't appear to be there.
A great raw performance:
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Post by felixdeburgh on Sept 28, 2018 7:37:53 GMT
BBC4 are repeating their documentary on the duo at 8pm tonight.
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Post by McCann on Sept 28, 2018 19:57:16 GMT
It was a good show. Good they got recognised for their music by Jools and others before the lights went out.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 30, 2018 10:44:20 GMT
Just saw the 2012 documentary 'Last Orders' and what a extraordinary and fulfilling life Chas Hodges led. Working as a backing musician for Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley and Gene Vincent, session work with the producer Joe Meek, playing alongside Ritchie Wigmore, Eric Clapton and Alvin Lee, opening for Led Zeppelin at Knebworth 1979 and the list goes on.
Interesting to see that Chas spent his entire working life being a musician.
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Post by thewoodster on Oct 1, 2018 8:55:38 GMT
RIP chas.
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Post by jno on Oct 1, 2018 17:18:59 GMT
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'Ain't No Pleasing You' was a superb single.
