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    Chris Childs

    Feb 01, 2022 5 minutes

    Christopher James Childs, to give him his full name, was born in the UK village of Writtle, Essex in 1959. The bass player and producer joined rock legends Thunder in 1996 and continues to hammer out irresistible tunes with the band to this day. In the live arena, his low-end antics have been much in demand by a diverse host of names including Paul Young, Roger Daltrey, Russ Ballard, Don Airey, Lulu, and Samantha Fox. He has lent his bass skills to other household names, including Bad Company vocalist Robert Hart, Colin Blunstone, Andy Summers, Robert Fripp, Then Jericho, and Go West. He has also guested alongside other bass legends like Nathan East, Pino Palladino, and Abraham Laboriel.

    It’s fair to say that Childs is one of the UK’s most talented and high-achieving bassists, then, but

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