Chas Chandler
Bryan "Chas" Chandler (born December 18, 1938 in Newcastle ; † July 17, 1996 ibid) was a British musician , producer and manager of various bands.
Life
Bryan Chandler began his career as a bass player in a duo with Alan Price . When singer Eric Burdon , guitarist Hilton Valentine and drummer John Steel joined them, they called themselves The Animals and became a successful rock band in the 1960s.
After the group split in 1966, Chas Chandler built the Jimi Hendrix Experience with Animals ' manager Michael Jeffery . It was also he who discovered Jimi Hendrix at the end of 1966 in "Café Wha?" In Greenwich Village and found the other musicians to found the Jimi Hendrix Experience . It was Noel Redding on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. Chandler produced two albums with JHE .
He also managed and produced the English rock group Slade for twelve years . During this time, Chandler bought the IBC studios and ran them for four years. He also founded Barn Records . He later helped build and develop the Newcastle Arena , a 10,000-seat sports and entertainment hall.
Chandler died of an aortic aneurysm in 1996 .
Web links
- Chas Chandler at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Wieland Harms: The Unplugged Guitar Book. 20 of the most beautiful songs for acoustic guitar. Gerig Music, ISBN 3-87252-249-3 , p. 29.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chandler, Chas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chandler, Bryan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician, record producer and manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1996 |
| Place of death | Newcastle upon Tyne |