Artist Info: Chas Jankel

Chas Jankel was a keyboardist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads, acting as a co-writer with Dury on most of the bands best known songs during the British funk/new wave band's commercial peak (the late '70s). Jankel was responsible for much of the funk influences in the Blockheads music, and that love for rhythmic music was a large part of his solo career.

He released several solo albums in the early 80s, including Chasanova, Questionnaire, Chazablanca, and Looking At You. [read more...]