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chas . photograph by andrew d. hurley . hodges at let 's rock bristol june 2015 -lsb- http://www.chashodges.com/ official website -rsb- chas rousers , the outlaws , heads hands & feet , & chas & his band dave , cliff bennett and the rebel 1960 -- present charles nicholas hodges edmonton , greater london , england retreat , emi , rockney 450 solo_singer 28 december 1943 vocals , piano , guitar , bass , banjo rock , pop chas hodges 2015.jpg chas hodges
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chas hodges

chas hodges -lrb- born charles nicholas hodges , on 28 december 1943 -rrb- is an english musician and singer , probably best known for being one half , and lead vocalist , of the english musical duo , chas & dave .
before founding chas & dave , hodges had worked with the producer joe meek , as a session musician , backing jerry lee lewis & gene vincent , and has also played with mike berry and ` the outlaws ' along with ritchie blackmore , and cliff bennett and the rebel rousers , which had mick burt on drums .
he then joined albert lee 's band heads hands & feet before playing with dave peacock and albert in black claw .
he also played piano for a short-lived band called the rockers , which featured roy wood , phil lynott and john coghlan .
hodges claims that he learnt piano by watching jerry lee lewis whilst backing him .
hodges is still famous and popular today among supporters of tottenham hotspur football club owing to singles he has released as chas and dave -lrb- with dave peacock -rrb- .
these include `` glory glory tottenham hotspur '' , `` hot shot tottenham '' , `` when the year ends in one '' , `` spurs medley '' and `` ossie 's dream '' also known as `` spurs are on their way to wembley '' .
in 2009 , following the death of his wife sue , peacock announced his retirement from performing with chas & dave .
however , in 2010 the band announced a tour in 2011 .
they also played their `` christmas jamboree '' at the indigo2 on 23 and 24 december 2011 and 8 december 2012 .
since then they have had a `` back by demand '' tour of the uk between 28 february and 16 may 2013 .
in 2012 , hodges recorded a charity single with chas & his band alongside the 2012 premier league darts players called `` got my tickets for the darts '' which was written by hodges .
the video featured hodges , his band , the 2012 premier league darts players and walk-on girl jacqui adams .
it was released on 18 may , the night after the play-offs at the o2 arena in london , where it was premiered .
proceeds from the single were donated to the haven house children 's hospice .
in 2008 , hodges published a book called `` chas & dave : all about us '' , which took him a quarter of a century to write .
in 2010 , he guested on an album by vince eager -lrb- western star records -rrb- called `` 788 years of rock n roll '' , which also featured albert lee and marty wilde .
the following year hodges returned to the label to record a solo album titled `` together we made music '' .
in 2014 , hodges also guested on simon fowler 's new band merrymouth 's album , `` wenlock hill '' , contributing piano on the song `` salt breeze '' , along with john mccusker who played violin .
