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Encyclopedia > Chas Hodges

Chas Hodges is the piano and guitar playing half of the English music group Chas and Dave. This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... Chas and Dave are cockney pop rock music artists, often billed as Chas n Dave. ...


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Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal (727 words)
Their full names are Chas Hodges (piano, vocals, banjo, guitars) and David Peacock (bass guitar, vocals, banjo, guitars), with Mick Burt on drums.
Chas and Dave have remained famous, in part, because of the songs they have written and recorded for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., of whom both are fans.
Chas and Dave were influenced by many bands, including Jerry Lee Lewis, who taught Chas how to play the piano and Lonnie Donegan.
Rockney geezers | The Guardian | Guardian Unlimited (1155 words)
At least, that is Chas and Dave's version of events and they are sticking to it, introducing the number as such to a packed house at one of their regular gigs at the 100 Club on Oxford Street - where the Sex Pistols played their infamous gig as part of London's first punk festival.
Of course, being the original punk rock outfit, Chas and Dave also got into trouble for swearing on television, though theirs was not the kind of four-letter tirade that had the Sex Pistols hitting the headlines.
All this has, over the years, led to a general conception that Chas and Dave are a knees-up comedy duo to be lumped in with the Barron Knights, the Grumbleweeds and one-hit novelty acts.
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