(1959-01-14) 14 January 1959 (age 65) Fitzrovia, London, England[1]
Genres
Ska
pop
new wave
2-tone
Occupation(s)
Singer-songwriter
multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)
Vocals
trumpet
bass
guitar
Years active
1978–present
Labels
Rolled Gold
Musical artist
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]
In addition to trumpet, Smyth plays the bass guitar (having initially joined Madness as a bassist), acoustic guitar and other 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]
^"Results for England & Wales Births 1837–2006". search.findmypast.co.uk. 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography: Madness". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
^Buskin, Richard (June 2006). "Classic Tracks: 'Our House' by Madness". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
Cathal Joseph "Carl" Smyth (born 14 January 1959), also known as ChasSmash, is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was the secondary...
living in London, is the youngest daughter of Cathal Joseph Smyth (AKA ChasSmash), of the ska band Madness, and Joanna Brown. Smyth began her acting career...
disrupted by skinhead violence and, in a 1979 NME interview, Madness member ChasSmash was quoted as saying "We don't care if people are in the NF as long as...
music video featured appearances from Madness bandmates Mike Barson and ChasSmash. This was followed by "Camden Town", a homage to Suggs's favourite part...
Suggs dressed as a boy entering the chemist's shop with Lee Thompson and ChasSmash behind him, playing the saxophone and trumpet respectively. On entering...
Everett Morton Horace Panter Roddy Radiation Ranking Roger The Selecter ChasSmash The Specials Neville Staple Suggs Lee Thompson Dave Wakeling Daniel Woodgate...
Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. "Smiling Smash: An Interview with Cathal Smyth, a.k.a ChasSmash, of Madness - Ska/Reggae - 08/16/99". 19 February...
shorter. The song is mainly instrumental, except for some ad-libbing by ChasSmash at the beginning, the sound of "Waiter!" approximately 42 seconds into...
on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2010. "Smiling Smash: An Interview with Cathal Smyth, a.k.a ChasSmash, of Madness". Archived from the original on 19...
disbanded in 1986, he formed a new band The Madness with Thompson, Suggs and ChasSmash, but they broke up after releasing their debut album, the eponymous The...
Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31. Nick Duerden (4 October 2014). "ChasSmash | After the madness, going solo | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved...
"I Pronounce You" is the debut single by English ska and pop band the Madness from their self-titled debut studio album The Madness. It was released as...
family at Heaven nightclub, called Can You Bear It?, alongside Suggs and ChasSmash of Madness, who had both been friends with Connell since he was 12. In...
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