Chas Chandler's Birth Card: The King of Hearts

In the record

Bryan James "Chas" Chandler (18 December 1938 – 17 July 1996) was an English musician, record producer, manager and the original bassist in the Animals, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. The birth-card coordinate for December 18 is the King of Hearts — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1994 Performers with The Animals induction.

Rock Hall record

• 1994 Performers — inducted member of The Animals

The King of Hearts coordinate

Chas Chandler's birthday maps to the King of Hearts (The Compassionate King). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Chas Chandler. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You hold emotional authority without hiding behind it.

Live King of Hearts meaning page

Chas Chandler in the public record

He also managed the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Slade. Chandler was born in Heaton, Newcastle. After leaving school, he worked as a turner in the Tyneside shipyards. He became the bass player with The Alan Price Trio in 1962. After Eric Burdon joined the band, the Alan Price Trio was renamed The Animals. Chandler's bass lines were rarely given critical attention but some, including the opening riff of the group's 1965 hit "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" subsequently received praise. Chandler was also the most prominent of the group's backing vocalists and did occasional songwriting with Burdon. In 1966, despite commercial success, Chandler became disillusioned with the lack of money, recalling that, "We toured non-stop for three years, doing 300 gigs a year and we hardly got a penny." The original line-up dissolved in September 1966, and Burdon formed a new line-up known as "Eric Burdon and the Animals".

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Chas Chandler (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the Ace of Diamonds

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Chas Chandler, and not a forecast of induction.

You start a resource in motion because you trust you can make and keep value. You're wired to build, accumulate, and create resources. Money and material success are your native language. You're the one who starts from nothing and builds something.

In 1966, despite commercial success, Chandler became disillusioned with the lack of money, recalling that, "We toured non-stop for three years, doing 300 gigs a year and we hardly got a penny." The original line-up dissolved in September 1966, and Burdon formed a new line-up known as "Eric Burdon and the Animals".

Paired on shared wording: money, success.

Also on the record

1. In 1977, Chandler played and recorded with the original members of The Animals during a brief reunion and he joined them again for a further revival in 1983, at which point he sold his business interests, in order to concentrate on being a musician.
2. Chandler, with all but lead singer Eric Burdon of the classic members, was present at the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
3. After The Animals underwent personnel changes in 1966, Chandler turned to becoming a talent scout, artist manager, and record producer.
4. During his final tour with The Animals, Chandler saw a then-unknown Jimi Hendrix play in Cafe Wha?, a Greenwich Village, New York City, nightclub.

Other inductees with this card

• Duane Allman — 1995 Performers with The Allman Brothers Band
• Eddie Brigati — 1997 Performers with The (Young) Rascals
• Elliot Easton — 2018 Performers with The Cars
• Florence Ballard — 1988 Performers with The Supremes
• Greg Hawkes — 2018 Performers with The Cars
• Joe Walsh — 1998 Performers with Eagles
• Keith Richards — 1989 Performers with The Rolling Stones
• Mel Taylor — 2008 Performers with The Ventures
• Michael "Mike D" Diamond — 2012 Performers with Beastie Boys
• Mike Bloomfield — 2015 Performers with The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
• Phife Dawg — 2024 Performers with A Tribe Called Quest
• Rick Wright — 1996 Performers with Pink Floyd
• 1 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Chas Chandler's birth card?

The King of Hearts. December 18 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Chas Chandler's dates come from?

Birth date 1938-12-18 is the day-precision date on Chas Chandler's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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