| Chas Chandler | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Bryan James Chandler |
| Born | 18 December 1938, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Died | 17 July 1996 |
| Genre(s) | R&B psychedelic rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, record producer and manager |
| Associated acts | The Animals Jimi Hendrix Experience Soft Machine |
Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. "The Experience" redirects here For other uses of this term see Experience (disambiguation. Soft Machine was an English rock band from Canterbury, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color
Born in the Heaton district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he began his career playing bass guitar in a trio with Alan Price. Heaton is located in the east end of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, approximately 2 miles from the City Centre Newcastle upon Tyne ( (often shortened to Newcastle) is a city and Metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, England The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Alan Price (born 19 April 1941 in Fatfield, County Durham, England) is a Musician, Songwriter, Record After vocalist Eric Burdon joined them the group was renamed The Animals and became one of the most successful R&B bands of the 1960s. Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941, Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne) is the former lead singer of The Animals and War The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Chandler's most famous bass lines are the opening foundation riffs of their 1965 hits "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" and "It's My Life". A hit single is a recorded track or single that has become very popular " We Gotta Get out of This Place " occasionally written " We've Gotta Get out of This Place " is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia " It's My Life " is a rock song composed by Roger Atkins and Carl D'Errico and recorded as a 1965 hit single by The Animals. Chandler was also the most prominent of the group's backing vocalists and did occasional songwriting with Burdon. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both
After the group split up in late 1966, Chandler reinvented himself, becoming manager of Jimi Hendrix and recruiting other musicians to form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter "The Experience" redirects here For other uses of this term see Experience (disambiguation. He also produced their first two albums. Chandler was also instrumental in introducing Hendrix to Eric Clapton. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer It was through this introduction that Hendrix got a chance to play with Clapton and Cream on stage. Cream were a 1960s British rock band
Chandler then went on to manage and produce the English rock band Slade for twelve years, as well as Nick Drake. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. Slade are an English Glam rock band Slade were one of the most recognizable acts of the glam rock movement and were at their peak the most commercially popular Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974 was an English Singer-songwriter and Musician best known for his acoustic autumnal songs During this time, Chandler bought and ran IBC Studios for four years and launched Barn Records. The IBC Recording Studios (IBC International Broadcasting Company) were recording studios in 35 Portland Place, London England
He later helped develop Newcastle Arena, a ten-thousand seat sports and entertainment venue that opened in 1995. The Metro Radio Arena Newcastle is an 11000 seat sports and entertainment venue based in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Chandler had one son, Steffan, from his first marriage. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** He later married Madeleine Stringer, the 1977 Miss United Kingdom and the sixth runner-up at Miss World 1977, and they had a son, Alex, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Katherine, together. Miss United Kingdom is a title held by the highest ranking British contestant in the Miss World Beauty pageant. The 27th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17 1977 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK.
Chandler died of a heart condition in Newcastle in 1996, days after performing his final solo show.
The character Francis "Chas" Chandler from the comic book Hellblazer is named after him. Hellblazer is a contemporary horror Comic book series published by the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics.
Chandler's former home in Heaton is to be remembered with a black plaque placed on the wall. [1]
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