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| Chas and Dave singer Chas Hodges dies aged 74 | Chas and Dave singer Chas Hodges dies aged 74 |
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| Chas Hodges, one of the musical duo Chas and Dave, has died. | |
| A statement on the pair’s Twitter account said: “It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our very own Chas Hodges. | |
| “Despite receiving successful treatment for oesophageal cancer recently, Chas suffered organ failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning.” | “Despite receiving successful treatment for oesophageal cancer recently, Chas suffered organ failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning.” |
| It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our very own Chas Hodges. Despite receiving successful treatment for oesophageal cancer recently, Chas suffered organ failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning. pic.twitter.com/bwxqfHUjUg | It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of our very own Chas Hodges. Despite receiving successful treatment for oesophageal cancer recently, Chas suffered organ failure and passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning. pic.twitter.com/bwxqfHUjUg |
| Tributes quickly poured in. The football club Tottenham Hotspur, who performed several songs with Hodges, tweeted: “The club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our own.” | |
| Among the many hits Hodges did with the club, Tottenham, Tottenham; Hot Shot Tottenham, and Ossie’s Dream were favourites among fans. | |
| Everyone at the Club is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one of our own, Chas Hodges. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this difficult time. pic.twitter.com/AMB7pWHUa4 | |
| The comedian Rob Beckett tweeted he was saddened by the death of Hodges, who, with Dave Peacock, “wrote the soundtrack to my childhood.” The Welsh music critic Simon Price tweeted: “I don’t know if I’ve ever had as much shameless fun at a gig as last time I saw Chas & Dave.” | |
| The musical duo were popular during the 1970s and 80s, with hits such as Rabbit and Snooker Loopy. They split in 2009 after the death of Peacock’s wife, but reunited a year later. | |
| In 2017, Hodges was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and the group were forced to cancel a number of tour dates as Hodges underwent treatment. | |
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