As a hit songwriter and publisher, Sandford is the recipient of twelve ASCAP “Most Performed Songs” awards, including John Waite’s “Missing You,” Chicago’s “What Kind of Man Would I Be” and Stevie Nicks’ “Talk To Me.” His songs have also been recorded by Tina Turner, Rod Stewart, Melanie, Roger Daltrey, Berlin, Millie Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Alison Krauss, Rick Springfield, Sammy Hagar, Jimmy Barnes, Don Johnson, David Wilcox, Tyler Hilton, Sheila B. Devotion and others.
Chas is now a BMI writer/publisher.
The most recent check of airplay for “Missing You” was almost 6,000,000 documented plays, making it one of the most played songs of all time.
Credits
As a producer, Chas has worked with Chicago, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Roger Daltrey, Berlin, Willie Nelson, Ron Wood, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Gene Loves Jezebel, Jimmy Barnes, Dan Hill, Gina Schock, Don Johnson and others.
Live highlights include opening for The Eagles on their “Hotel California” European tour, appearing in and recording live in the Robert Altman film, “A Perfect Couple” (including a show at the Hollywood Bowl with the L.A. Philharmonic); two months on Broadway in “Divine Madness” with Bette Midler (appearing in the film of the same name); and playing with the late, great James Brown for a charity show in Augusta, Georgia.
Chuck Ainlay, Chris Lord Alge, Bad English, Jimmy Barnes, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, Berlin, Sandra Bernhardt, John Berry, Suzy Bogguss, Bonepony, Jimmy Bowen, Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, Tony Brown, Tracy Byrd, Shawn Camp, Belinda Carlisle, CNN, Lionel Cartwright, Gary Chapman, Tracy Chapman, Chicago, Toni Childs, Bob Clearmountian, Clarence Clemons, Joe Cocker, Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin, Cosmopolitan Magazine, Michael Crawford, Billy Ray Cyrus, Roger Daltrey, Bo Diddly, Celine Dion, Def Leppard, DC Talk, Billy Dean, Divinyls, Deep Purple, Melissa Etheridge, Lita Ford, Gene Loves Jezebel, Amy Grant, Nanci Griffith, Mick Gazauski, Levon Helm, Dan Hill, Faith Hill, The Iguanas, Jimmy Iovine, Jars of Clay, Don Johnson, Nick Kershaw, KISS, K.D. Lang, Mutt Lange, Tracy Lawrence, Steve Lillywhite, Steve Lipson, Nils Lofgren, Madonna, Cheech Marin, Mary’s Danish, Richard Marx, Terry McBride & The Ride, Michael McDonald, Tim McGraw, Joni Mitchell, Lorrie Morgan, David Lee Murphy, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Harry Nilsson, Jeffrey Osbourne, Dolly Parton, Public Enemy LTD, Queen, The Rembrandts, Restless Heart, Chas Sandford, Gina Schock, Ricky Van Shelton, Mike Shipley, Judson Spence, Dave Stewart, Rod Stewart, Keith Sweat, Russ Taft, Take 6, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Travis Tritt, Tanya Tucker, Tina Turner, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, John Waite, Steve Wariner, WASP, Kevin Welsh, Winger, Peter Wolf, Ron Wood, Michelle Wright, Wynonna, Trisha Yearwood & Dweezil Zappa. |
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