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Chas and Dave’s best-known songs included “Gertcha,” “Rabbit,” and “Ain’t No Pleasing You.” Hodges began his career as a session musician and played with both Gene Vincent and ...

I fancied going on the piano so it all worked out good. DAVE: Chas is very nifty on the guitar ... are more a way of life than just a band. I'm godfather to Chas's three kids, our wives are best mates ...

But we go all around Ireland ... so I would say 2014 was the best year to date for Chas & Dave.” This vast number of live shows, a quantity that puts a number of their much younger ...

Phil Jupitus once said of Chas & Dave’s music in the BBC Documentary Last Orders: “There is a bounce and a joy to it and that’s what people love about them. There’s a celebration of life in their ...

Musician Chas Hodges was best known as one half of the cockney ... Hodges published a book called Chas & Dave: All About Us in 2008. Peacock retired from the group in 2009 after his wife Sue ...

Chas Hodges said: “We pride ourselves on being good musicians and we’re always thinking of how to give the act a bit of spark all the time ... “It did happen once, Dave packed up for ...

A few years ago, it looked like Chas & Dave would be no more after vocalist ... years), and remain out on the road doing what they do best to this day – to the delight of their many followers.

Fame and Fortune: From East End to £1m home in the country, one half of Chas & Dave on car investments ... Whether it’s me writing a song or Dave penning one – all royalties are divided ...

performed with a strong affection for all things English reminiscent of many of the great music hall artists many years previously". Image caption, Chas Hodges (right) pictured with Dave Peacock ...

Chas said: "Dave's wife – she died in 2009, sadly – and my wife were best friends ... It hasn’t really changed my life at all." “I’m 100% positive,” Joan said at the time.