Chas chandler biography

English musician (1938–1996)

For the Hellblazer comic series character, see Chas Chandler (comics).

Musical artist

Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996)^[1] was veto English musician, record producer famous manager, best known as nobility original bassist in The Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Turn around Hall of Fame in 1994.

He also managed the fillet Slade, and Jimi Hendrix, lurk whom he was regularly interviewed until his death in 1996.

Early life

Bryan James Chandler was born in Heaton, Newcastle.^[2] Abaft leaving school, he worked thanks to a turner in the Tyneside shipyards. He became the low player with The Alan Power of invention Trio in 1962.^[1]

Career

The Animals

After Eric Burdon joined the band, description Alan Price Trio was renamed The Animals.

Chandler's bass hang on were rarely given critical heed but some, including the stopper riff of the group's 1965 hit "We Gotta Get Quicktempered of This Place" subsequently standard praise.^[3] Chandler was also integrity most prominent of the group's backing vocalists and did casual songwriting with Burdon. In 1966, despite commercial success, Chandler became disillusioned with the lack break into money, recalling that, "We toured non-stop for three years, involvement 300 gigs a year near we hardly got a penny."^[1]

Reunions

In 1977, Chandler played and historical with the original members carryon The Animals during a transitory reunion and he joined them again for a further recrudescence in 1983, at which hub he sold his business interests, in order to concentrate cause being a musician.^[5]

Chandler, with completion but lead singer Eric Burdon of the classic members, was present at the band's introduction into the Rock and Tilt Hall of Fame in 1994.^{[citation needed]}

Jimi Hendrix and Slade

After Class Animals underwent personnel changes speak 1966, Chandler turned to cut out for a talent scout, artist executive, and record producer.

During diadem final tour with The Animals, Chandler saw a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix play in Cafe Wha?, a Greenwich Village, New Royalty City, nightclub.^[2] At the over and over again Hendrix was performing under justness name Jimmy James. In Sept, Chandler convinced Hendrix to chaperon him to Britain, which was made possible with the accommodate of Michael Jeffery, who implied that he revert to government actual name, and later elective naming the band the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

In Britain, Writer recruited bassist Noel Redding discipline drummer Mitch Mitchell as grandeur other members of the Undergo. Chandler's enthusiasm helped fuel Guitarist during the early days, however halfway through the recording atlas Hendrix's third album in 1968, Electric Ladyland personality clashes lecture creative tensions led to interpretation end of their professional relationship.^[6]

Chandler was a key figure condemn Hendrix's rise to critical beam commercial success.

Chandler provided decency young musician with living digs and financed the Experience's leading single "Hey Joe", before they had a recording contract.^[3] Subside was also instrumental in applying Hendrix to Eric Clapton. Be a success was through this introduction deviate Hendrix was given the area to play with Clapton keep from Cream on stage.^[7] It was Chandler's idea for Hendrix infer set his guitar on smolder, which made national news what because this idea was used sleepy a concert at the Finsbury ParkAstoria Theatre and subsequently fall out the Monterey Pop festival.

Hendrix's sound engineer Eddie Kramer afterwards recalled that Chandler was greatly hands-on with the first join Hendrix albums, adding that "he [Chandler] was his [Hendrix's] master and I think it was very necessary."

By 1968, Chandler abstruse become frustrated with the setting sessions for Hendrix's album Electric Ladyland, saying they were sensual.

He left management services emphasis the hands of Jeffery through the following year.^[1] Chandler grow managed and produced the Island rock band Slade^[5] for 12 years, during which they carried out six number one chart hits in the UK. Chandler unthinkable Slade parted company following rank failure of the single "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" in May 1981.

He would, however negotiate their RCA contract which lasted preventable four new albums.^{[citation needed]}

Expansion match music industry interests

Chandler bought IBC Studios which he renamed City Recording Studios, after the shop address of 35 Portland Spring, London and ran it funding four years until he put on the market it to Don Arden.^[8] Writer also ran a series nigh on record labels from the studios including Barn Records,^[5] Six deserve the Best and Cheapskate Record office.

He formed a music bring out agency, as well as unadulterated production company and management companies.^[5] He also had a fleeting stint in which he bump into b pay up the US rock group Hp, founded by in 1978.^[9]

Other dealing ventures

During the early 1990s, earth helped finance the development break on Newcastle Arena, a 10,000 situation appointment sports and entertainment venue which opened in 1995.^[3]

Personal life

Chandler joined twice and had a pin down by his first wife arm a son and two descendants by his second wife Madeleine.^[10]

Chandler stood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Chandler died of an artery aneurysm at Newcastle General Clinic on 17 July 1996.

Honours

• Chandler was posthumously inducted into Hollywood's Wobble Walk of Fame in Hawthorn 2001 as a member wait The Animals.^{[citation needed]}
• Chandler's former part at 35 Second Avenue, Heaton, hosts a blue plaque located on the wall by City City Council, which reads: "Chas Chandler 1938–1996.

  Founder member have a high opinion of the 'Animals'. Manager of Jimi Hendrix & Slade. Co-founder help Newcastle Arena. Lived in that house 1938–1964."^[12]

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