Chas Cronk
British musician
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Chas Cronk is an English musician, best known as the bass player and acoustic guitarist for the Strawbs[1] from 1973 to 1980 and again from 2004 to 2023.
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| Background information | |
| Born | Charles Cronk |
| Genres | Progressive rock, art rock, folk rock |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Member of | Strawbs |
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| Website | chascronk |
Cronk also toured and recorded with Steve Hackett and Rick Wakeman in the 1980s and Cry No More in the 1980s and 1990s. He released a solo album, Liberty, in March 2022 on Renaissance Records (USA). He is currently playing bass with the Colin Blunstone Band having started in April 2024.
Discography
Albums
Phillip Goodhand-Tait band
- Songfall (1972)
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Strawbs
- Hero and Heroine (1974)
- Ghosts (1974)
- Nomadness (1975)
- Deep Cuts (1976)
- Burning for You (1977)
- Deadlines (1978)
- Heartbreak Hill (1978)
- Blue Angel (2003)
- Déjà Fou (2004)
- Strawbs Live at Nearfest 2004 (2005)
- A Taste of Strawbs (2006) (box with 4 CDs, recordings 1967–2006)
- Strawbs NY '75 (2007) (live recording of a 1975 show)
- Lay Down with the Strawbs (2008) (double CD recorded live at The Robin in Bilston 5 March 2006)
- The Broken Hearted Bride (2008) (with the Hero and Heroine line-up)
- Dancing to the Devil's Beat (2009)
- Strawbs 40th Anniversary Celebration Vol. 1: Strawberry Fayre (2010)
Acoustic Strawbs
- Painted Sky (2005) (Acoustic Strawbs live)
- Acoustic Gold (2011)
Rick Wakeman
- The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)
- Crimes of Passion soundtrack (1984)
- Glory Boys (1984)
- Live at Hammersmith (1985)
- Wakeman & Cousins – Hummingbird (2002)
Cry No More
- Smile (1986)
- Cry No More (1987)
- Love and Power (1989) (produced by Andy Richards)
- Strawbs 40th Anniversary Celebration Vol. 1: Strawberry Fayre (2010)
Solo
- Mystic Mountain Music (2002)
- Liberty [LP] (2022) (Renaissance Records)
Lambert Cronk
- Touch the Earth (2007)
Steve Hackett
- Time Lapse (2001)
- Live Archive 70/80/90s (2001)
- Defector: Deluxe Edition (2016 remaster – Disc 2 1981 Live at Reading Festival)
Singles
Unless otherwise stated, the details are of the singles released in the UK.
Strawbs
- "Shine on Silver Sun"/"And Wherefore" (1973)
- "Hero and Heroine"/"Why" (1974)
- "Hold on to Me (The Winter Long)"/"Where do You Go" (1974)
- "Round and Round"/"Heroine's Theme" (1974) (US and Italy only)
- "Grace Darling"/"Changes Arrange Us" (1974)
- "Angel Wine"/"Grace Darling" (1975) (Japan only)
- "Lemon Pie"/"Don't Try to Change Me" (1975)
- "Little Sleepy" (1975) (US and Portugal only)
- "I Only Want My Love to Grow in You"/"Wasting My Time (Thinking of You)" (1976)
- "So Close and Yet So Far Away"/"The Soldier's Tale" (1976) (US only)
- "Charmer"/"Beside the Rio Grande" (1976)
- "Back in the Old Routine"/"Burning for You" (1977)
- "Keep on Trying"/"Simple Visions" (1977)
- "Heartbreaker" (1977) (US and South Africa only)
- "Joey and Me"/"Deadly Nightshade" (1978)
- "New Beginnings"/"Words of Wisdom" (1978)
- "I Don't Want to Talk About It"/"The Last Resort" (1978) (US only)
DVDs
Strawbs
- Complete Strawbs: The Chiswick House Concert (2002)
- Strawbs Live in Tokyo DVD, plus Grave New World, the movie (2003)
