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Chas Chandler
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English musician, record producer and manager (1938–1996)
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Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, UK
Bryan James "Chas" Chandler was an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in The Animals. He also managed the band Slade and Jimi Hendrix, about whom he was regularly interviewed until his death in 1996. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
- Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal — Self (Archive Footage)2019
- Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin' — Self - Musician2013
- Are You Experienced: An Inside Look — Self2010
- Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland — Self2008
- Jimi Hendrix: American Landing — Self2007
- The Animals: On TV 1964 - 19682006
- My Generation: The Animals — Self1995
- The Year Of Punk1978
- The Dangerous Christmas of Red Riding Hood — Wolf1965
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Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 — 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager of several successful music acts. Born in the Heaton district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he began his career playing bass guitar in a trio with Alan Price. After vocalist Eric Burdon joined them the group was renamed The Animals and became one of the most successful R&B bands ever. Chandler's most famous bass lines are the opening foundation riffs of their 1965 hits "We Gotta Get Out
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Chandler
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Heaton
- Place of death
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Chas Chandler (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1938-12-18
- date of death
- 1996-07-17
- member of
- The Animals
- cause of death
- heart failure
- name in native language
- Bryan James Chandler
- short name
- Chas Chandler
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- Commons category
- Chas Chandler
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Chas Chandler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana