Chas Chandler

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

Chas Chandler
Chandler in 1965
Background information
Also known asChas Chandler
Born
Bryan James Chandler

(1938-12-18)18 December 1938
Heaton, Newcastle, England
Died17 July 1996(1996-07-17) (aged 57)
Newcastle, England
Genres
Occupations
Instruments
Years active1957–1996
Formerly ofThe Animals

Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer and manager, best known as the original bassist in the Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. He also managed the band Slade, and Jimi Hendrix, about whom he was regularly interviewed until his death in 1996.

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