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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.
Oct 19, 2012 · Cathal Smyth - aka Madness trumpet player Chas Smash - talks to Cordelia Lynch about his new solo album, which charts the break-up and fall out from his 28-year marriage. ...more.
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May 12, 2015 · Cathal Smyth, formerly known as Chas Smash, talks about his new solo album and his life after Madness. He reveals the personal tragedies that inspired his songs and why he left the band for a while.
Carl Smyth, also known as Chas Smash (born Cathal Joseph Patrick Smyth, January 14, 1959, in Middlesex Hospital, London, England), is an English born musician of Irish immigrant parents, best known as a backing singer and dancer in the 2 Tone ska/pop band Madness.
In October 2014, Cathal Smyth, aka Chas Smash, left Madness to pursue a solo career. His debut solo studio album, A Comfortable Man, was released on 11 May 2015 by Phoenix Rising Recording Co.
Cathal Joseph "Carl" Smyth (born 14 January 1959), also known as Chas Smash, is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. His career spans more than 40 years. Smash came to prominence in the late 1970s as backing vocalist, trumpet player and dancer for the English band Madness...
