Dave pays tribute to his ‘fabulous mate’ Chas

Dave Peacock, the Chas and Dave musician, has paid tribute to Chas Hodges, his “fabulous mate” who died on Saturday. “I’m going to miss him terribly,” he told BBC News.

Chas, 74, had been undergoing treatment for oesophageal cancer but died peacefully in his sleep, his family said. Dave said he would remember the pianist, guitarist and vocalist as a “fabulous musician and a fabulous mate. All he wanted to do was play music,” he said.