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Chas Smash
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Cathal Joseph "Carl" Smyth (born 14 January 1959), also known as Chas Smash, is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the secondary vocalist, trumpet player and dancer for the English band Madness from their inception in the late 1970s until 2014.[2]
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Birth name | Cathal Joseph Smyth |
Born | (1959-01-14) 14 January 1959 (age 65) Fitzrovia, London, England[1] |
Genres | 2-tone |
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Years active | 1978–present |
Labels | Rolled Gold |
In addition to trumpet, Smyth plays the bass guitar (having initially joined Madness as a bassist), acoustic guitar and various percussion instruments. He performs lead vocals on some Madness tracks, such as "Michael Caine", "Wings of a Dove", "One Step Beyond" and "Madness (Is All in the Mind)". Initially an occasional songwriter, he became a more frequent contributor and was credited as co-writer on the band's international hit "Our House".[3]