mark sweeney. chas hodges — one half of the musical duo chas and dave — has died at the age of 7a.cock in 1975 and became pioneers of the musical style labelled "rockney". they had 8 top—a0 singles, including rabbit, ain't no pleasing you and snooker loopy. chas hodges passed away as a result of organ failure. he'd been suffering from cancer for some time. let's listen now to their first top 20 hit gertcha, from top of the pops in 1979. # gertcha when the kids are swinging on the gate # gertcha when the # gertcha! chas hodges, who's died aged 7a. the former tottenham and chelsea midfielder, micky hazard, who collaborated on tracks with chas and dave for tottenham's 1981 and 1982 fa cup final wins, spoke to me a little earlier. he was an incredibly lovely gentleman. my first memory of him was playing in football tournaments with him, organised by his ex—manager bob england. and then obviously, when we ossie's dream in 1981, i think it is the most iconic football record release, and it was a m football record release, and it was a joy to reach the woodwork with them. i think it reach