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...

later recruited John Hasler on drums and Cathal Smyth (better known as Chas Smash) on bass guitar. Later in the year, they were joined by lead vocalist...

shouted for a few times, the Madness version features a spoken intro by Chas Smash and a barely audible but insistent background chant of "here we go!"....

1986, Thompson formed a new band The Madness with Foreman, Suggs and Chas Smash, but they broke up after releasing one album in 1988. Thompson then joined...

by this name include the following: Charlie Chas Balun (1948–2009), American writer and film critic Chas Betts (born 1986), American Olympic athlete and...

English ska and pop band Madness and was written by second lead vocalist Chas Smash and guitarist Chris Foreman. It was released as the lead single from their...

music video featured appearances from Madness bandmates Mike Barson and Chas Smash. This was followed by "Camden Town", a homage to Suggs's favourite part...

disrupted by skinhead violence and, in a 1979 NME interview, Madness member Chas Smash was quoted as saying "We don't care if people are in the NF as long as...

living in London, is the youngest daughter of Cathal Joseph Smyth (AKA Chas Smash), of the ska band Madness, and Joanna Brown. Smyth began her acting career...

peaked at number 1 in Ireland. "Wings of a Dove" was written by Suggs and Chas Smash and they also share lead vocals here. The song featured steel drums by...

spent 10 weeks in UK charts peaking at number 14. The song was written by Chas Smash and Chris Foreman and tells a story of a workaholic who suffers a fatal...

burps, squeaks, lead vocals on track 10 Daniel Woodgate – drums, congas Chas Smash – backing vocals, trumpet Technical Clive Langer – producer, engineer...

Daniel Woodgate – drums, fire extinguisher Mark Bedford – bass guitar Chas Smash – backing vocals, trumpet, lead vocals on "Solid Gone" Technical Clive...

Hammersmith, included comedian Phill Jupitus and Cathal Smyth (Madness' Chas Smash). Go! Beat Records was launched as a subsidiary for artists like Beats...

Everett Morton Horace Panter Roddy Radiation Ranking Roger The Selecter Chas Smash The Specials Neville Staple Suggs Lee Thompson Dave Wakeling Daniel Woodgate...

"What's That" is the second and final single by English band the Madness from their 1988 eponymous studio album. It was released in the UK only on 7" and...

and 10 Dan Woodgate – drums, percussion Additional personnel Cathal "Chas Smash" Smyth – backing vocals, "various shouts and fancy footwork", lead vocals...

on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2010. "Smiling Smash: An Interview with Cathal Smyth, a.k.a Chas Smash, of Madness". Archived from the original on 19...

shorter. The song is mainly instrumental, except for some ad-libbing by Chas Smash at the beginning, the sound of "Waiter!" approximately 42 seconds into...

Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. "Smiling Smash: An Interview with Cathal Smyth, a.k.a Chas Smash, of Madness - Ska/Reggae - 08/16/99". 19 February...

Suggs dressed as a boy entering the chemist's shop with Lee Thompson and Chas Smash behind him, playing the saxophone and trumpet respectively. On entering...

return of founder member Mark Bedford but the departure of Cathal Smyth (Chas Smash). The album received supportive reviews from a variety of publications...

"Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" is a song by British band Madness from their fourth album The Rise & Fall. It spent 9 weeks in the UK charts, peaking at...

"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...

negligible. The newspaper used the name "Bez" as a generic label for Chas Smash of Madness, Andrew Ridgeley of Wham!, Andy Fletcher of Depeche Mode, Paul...

disbanded in 1986, he formed a new band The Madness with Thompson, Suggs and Chas Smash, but they broke up after releasing their debut album, the eponymous The...

not stay for the whole filming session. Upon its release, Neil Tennant of Smash Hits stated, "This new Madness single is world-weary and melancholy, although...

Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2018-07-31. Nick Duerden (4 October 2014). "Chas Smash | After the madness, going solo | Life and style". The Guardian. Retrieved...

Suedehead: The Best of Morrissey. The song featured backing vocals from Chas Smash of Madness. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed...

"Johnny the Horse" is a single by British band Madness from their 1999 album Wonderful. The song struggled to make an impact in the charts after the success...