On This Date (July 17, 1996) Chas Chandler / The Animals; Managed Jimi Hendrix
Posted by themusicsover on July 17, 2008
Chas Chandler
December 18, 1938 – July 17, 1996
Chas Chandler (in photo with Jimi Hendrix) wore many hats throughout his music career. During the early ’60s, he co-found the Animals with Alan Price and Eric Burdon, playing bass for the band. After the group broke up, he got into artist management, his famous client being Jimi Hendrix. Later, he produced records for Slade and Nick Drake while running his own recording studio and eventually starting his own label, Barn Records. In his later years, Chandler helped develop the Newcastle Arena, which opened in 1995. Chandler died on July 17 of the following year of a heart condition.
