Chas Smash

Chas Smash (born Cathal Joseph Patrick Smyth on January 14, 1959), earlier known as Carl Smyth is a British musician, best known as a backing singer and dancer of the second wave ska band Madness. He also plays trumpet, acoustic guitar, keyboards, tambourine, woodblock, and occasionally takes lead vocals. January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... Two Tone (or 2 Tone) is a style of music created by fusing elements of punk rock and ska. ... From left to right: (upper row) Mike Barson (middle row) Carl Smyth, Graham McPherson (bottom row) Chris Foreman, Daniel Woodgate, Mark Bedford, Lee Thompson Madness are a British ska band who achieved most of their success in the 1980s. ... Trumpeter redirects to here. ... An acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the Classical guitar, but generally strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound. ... A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played with a musical keyboard. ... This article is about musical instrument. ... A woodcut is a method of printing in which an image is carved into the surface of a piece of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface while the non-printing parts are removed, typically with chisels. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...

Chas Smash was the last of the original seven Madness members to join the band. For some time he was a friend of the band dancing onstage and soon he became a permanent member in late 1979. After Madness breaking up in 1986 he formed new band The Madness with Suggs, Lee Jay Thompson and Chris Foreman. It didn't last long and they disbanded once again, only to reform in original lineup in 1992. Graham McPherson, - born 13 January 1961 - (more widely known as Suggs) is the vocalist of the popular second wave ska band, Madness. ... Chris Foreman in Lovestruck video Christopher John Foreman (born August 8, 1956), sometimes nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is a British guitarist, best known a member of a second wave ska band Madness. ...

External links

• Official site
• Official Madness site