1. Bryan James "Chas" Chandler was an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in The Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
18 Facts About Chas Chandler
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Chas Chandler managed the band Slade, and Jimi Hendrix, about whom he was regularly interviewed until his death in 1996.
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Chas Chandler became the bass player with The Alan Price Trio in 1962.
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Chas Chandler was the most prominent of the group's backing vocalists and did occasional songwriting with Burdon.
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In 1977, Chas Chandler played and recorded with the original members of The Animals during a brief reunion and he joined them again for a further revival in 1983, at which point he sold his business interests, in order to concentrate on being a musician.
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In Britain, Chas Chandler recruited bassist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell as the other members of the Experience.
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Chas Chandler's enthusiasm helped fuel Hendrix during the early days, but halfway through the recording of Hendrix's third album in 1968, Electric Ladyland personality clashes and creative tensions led to the end of their professional relationship.
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Chas Chandler was a key figure in Hendrix's rise to critical and commercial success.
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Chas Chandler provided the young musician with living accommodations and financed the Experience's first single "Hey Joe", before they had a recording contract.
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Chas Chandler was instrumental in introducing Hendrix to Eric Clapton.
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Chas Chandler left management services in the hands of Jeffery during the following year.
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Chas Chandler then managed and produced the British rock band Slade for 12 years, during which they achieved six number one chart hits in the UK.
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Chas Chandler bought IBC Studios which he renamed Portland Recording Studios, after the studio address of 35 Portland Place, London and ran it for four years until he sold it to Don Arden.
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Chas Chandler ran a series of record labels from the studios including Barn Records, Six of the Best and Cheapskate Records.
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Chas Chandler formed a music publishing agency, as well as a production company and management companies.
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Chas Chandler had a brief stint in which he produced the US rock group Horsepower, founded by in 1978.
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Chas Chandler married twice and had a son by his first wife and a son and two daughters by his second wife Madeleine.
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Chas Chandler died of an aortic aneurysm at Newcastle General Hospital on 17 July 1996.