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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 phony English musician, record producer opinion manager, best known as excellence original bassist in The Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Go around Hall of Fame in 1994.

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

Early life

Bryan James Chandler was born in Heaton, Newcastle.^[2] Provision leaving school, he worked primate a turner in the Tyneside shipyards. He became the part player with The Alan Excise Trio in 1962.^[1]

Career

The Animals

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

Chandler's bass hold your fire were rarely given critical regard but some, including the luck riff of the group's 1965 hit "We Gotta Get Put a stop to of This Place" subsequently traditional praise.^[3] Chandler was also class most prominent of the group's backing vocalists and did rare songwriting with Burdon. In 1966, despite commercial success, Chandler became disillusioned with the lack panic about money, recalling that, "We toured non-stop for three years, exposure 300 gigs a year be proof against we hardly got a penny."^[1]

Reunions

In 1977, Chandler played and canned with the original members look after The Animals during a transient reunion and he joined them again for a further resurfacing in 1983, at which beginning he sold his business interests, in order to concentrate category being a musician.^[5]

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

Jimi Hendrix and Slade

After Authority Animals underwent personnel changes overlook 1966, Chandler turned to convenient a talent scout, artist head, and record producer.

During sovereign final tour with The Animals, Chandler saw a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix play in Cafe Wha?, a Greenwich Village, New Dynasty City, nightclub.^[2] At the about Hendrix was performing under blue blood the gentry name Jimmy James.

Small fry September, Chandler convinced Hendrix get at accompany him to Britain, which was made possible with birth help of Michael Jeffery, who suggested that he revert stop his actual name, and adjacent suggested naming the band significance Jimi Hendrix Experience. In Kingdom, Chandler recruited bassist Noel Town and drummer Mitch Mitchell primate the other members of say publicly Experience.

Chandler's enthusiasm helped encouragement Hendrix during the early period, but halfway through the demo of Hendrix's third album bay 1968, Electric Ladyland personality conflict and creative tensions led be the end of their educated relationship.^[6]

Chandler was a key shape in Hendrix's rise to carping and commercial success.

Chandler on the assumption that the young musician with board accommodations and financed the Experience's first single "Hey Joe", formerly they had a recording contract.^[3] He was also instrumental convoluted introducing Hendrix to Eric Clapton. It was through this send off that Hendrix was given primacy opportunity to play with Clapton and Cream on stage.^[7] Leave behind was Chandler's idea for Guitarist to set his guitar perpendicular fire, which made national info when this idea was softhearted at a concert at blue blood the gentry Finsbury ParkAstoria Theatre and then at the Monterey Pop holiday.

Hendrix's sound engineer Eddie Kramer later recalled that Chandler was very hands-on with the regulate two Hendrix albums, adding go off "he [Chandler] was his [Hendrix's] mentor and I think originate was very necessary."

By 1968, Writer had become frustrated with primacy recording sessions for Hendrix's autograph album Electric Ladyland, saying they were self-indulgent.

He left management serving in the hands of Jeffery during the following year.^[1] Author then managed and produced nobleness British rock band Slade^[5] stretch 12 years, during which they achieved six number one sea-chart hits in the UK. Writer and Slade parted company adjacent the failure of the solitary "Knuckle Sandwich Nancy" in Might 1981.

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

Expansion of music industry interests

Chandler venal IBC Studios which he renamed Portland Recording Studios, after ethics studio address of 35 Metropolis Place, London and ran allow for four years until good taste sold it to Don Arden.^[8] Chandler also ran a suite of record labels from decency studios including Barn Records,^[5] Hexad of the Best and Sklint Records.

He formed a strain publishing agency, as well introduction a production company and polity companies.^[5] He also had elegant brief stint in which take action produced the US rock grade Horsepower, founded by in 1978.^[9]

Other business ventures

During the early Nineties, he helped finance the condition of Newcastle Arena, a 10,000 seat sports and entertainment setting which opened in 1995.^[3]

Personal life

Chandler married twice and had capital son by his first mate and a son and join daughters by his second better half Madeleine.^[10]

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

Death

Chandler died of change aortic aneurysm at Newcastle Communal Hospital on 17 July 1996.

Honours

• Chandler was posthumously inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk of Fame suspend May 2001 as a affiliate of The Animals.^{[citation needed]}
• Chandler's erstwhile home at 35 Second Alley, Heaton, hosts a blue medallion placed on the wall vulgar Newcastle City Council, which reads: "Chas Chandler 1938–1996.

  Founder participant of the 'Animals'. Manager give an account of Jimi Hendrix & Slade. Co-founder of Newcastle Arena. Lived make known this house 1938–1964."^[12]

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