Chas C Music

Having released a couple of blues albums, this latest offering diversifies back towards hard rock music. If you liked my earlier offering “Wired” then hopefully you will enjoy this one too…

Hot on the heels of slow blues album “Melancholia” I released a album of more uptempo blues music.

Some of you may remember one of my early albums “Blues Merchant” which was named after The Blues Merchants, a band of various incarnations that I fronted back in the late sixties early seventies (yes, I really am that old, more’s the shame). I dedicated this album to fond memories of those times and all the band mates I shared them with. Sadly like my old mentor, John Mayall, many of them are no longer with us – but I like to think they may be listening…

Saddened to hear of the passing of John Mayall

One of the high points of my life was when I was asked to fill in on guitar at a gig in North London in the early 70s. I felt completely outclassed in the company of John and the other Bluesbreakers but I remember him saying to me “I decide who’s good enough to play in my band”. It earned me a 5 word entry on Wikipedia “Chas Crane filled in briefly” which meant more to me than any amount of money.

I still write and record blues to this day thanks to John. I last saw him in Reading after a gig. He didn’t remember me – why would he? – but he was gracious and hid it well. It was a big deal for me but just another day at the office for him. I shall always remember him fondly.

Without him I would never have been inspired to persue my modest attempts at music and my life would have been different so rest in peace John. I shall raise a glass to you while playing the Beano album. It seems only right…

“Melancholia” is an album of slow blues music – hopefully the name says it all.

I hope you enjoy it

Pleased to announce the release of my annual cynical seasonal offering “Enforced Jollity” because, after all, that’s what it really is, isn’t it?

Take a listen on your favourite streaming site, and if you’re not paying through the nose for one, here’s a link to the free YouTube offering…

YouTube link

Yep, it’s Christmas and time to cash in on the Christmas single market. OK I’m a cynical sod, but everybody else does it and to be honest it’s become a bit of a tradition chez moi. A bit like Cliff Richard only without the religious bit.

The new single is now loading to all the major streaming sites so hope you enjoy it.

It’s that time of year when Christmas looms and it’s time to release my Christmas Song, video as usual courtesy of my good friend Dioclese. I’m releasing it on the major streaming site earlier than usual. After all, every other bugger is cashing in so why shouldn’t I ?

Last year I got 38,000 plays on Spotify alone so I’d be chuffed if I beat the record this year. Meantime spare a thought for the poor bloody turkey as you’re singing along !

D’ya wanna be a Christmas turkey?
You wanna be like me?
Gas me up and cut my throat
Cut my feet off, pluck my coat
Stick my innards up my arse
Serve me with Cranberry sauce
Who’d wanna be a turkey like me?

D’ya wanna be Christmas tree?
You wanna be like me?
Chop me down and truss me up
Stand me in the corner all dressed up
Watch me die and chop me up
Never get to see the snow
Who’d wanna be a tree like me?

Christmas comes but once a year
That’s one too many for me
It’s turned into a retail fest
Not what it used to be

D’ya wanna be Christmas Santa?
You wanna be like me?
Vetted by the local plod
To see if I’m some peado sod
Sat around in a big red coat
Smelly kiddies on my knee
Who’d wanna be a Santa like me?

Christmas ain’t no fun more
It’s lovely when it’s over
Don’t know what we do it for
The meanings lost on me

Don’t wanna be a Christmas turkey
Served up as a tasty treat
Don’t wanna be a Christmas tree
With prezzies at my feet
Don’t wanna be a Santa
Working for the minimum wage
Guess Christmas ain’t for me

Who’d wanna be a turkey like me?

My apologies to regular readers and followers of this blog. I can’t believe that the last time I added anything was when I released my 2020 Christmas single. 

Unfortunately things have not been going too well for me this year. I have not enjoyed the best of health and the drugs they have put me on seem to have sapped the creativity from my bones. I’m still here but a shadow currently of my former self. The music just isn’t flowing and lyrics are just not coming to me like they did. 

I’m sincerely hoping that this will be temporary. The drug regime is changing and so, hopefully, will my thought processes. I would have said ‘return to normal’ but I was never that in the first place. 

In the meantime, I hope you continue to enjoy my music on all the normal streaming services. That you are listening means the world to me and I hope the juices will start to flow again soon.