Charles DeChant

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Charles DeChant
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Charles DeChant performing in 2018
Background information
Also known asMr. Casual
Born (1945-06-10) June 10, 1945 (age 80)
Florida, U.S.
OccupationMusician
Instruments
  • Saxophone
  • flute
  • keyboards
Website charliedechant.com

Charles DeChant (born June 10, 1945) is an American musician. He is best known for his association with Hall & Oates. [1]

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Career

Born in Florida on June 10, 1945, [2] [ unreliable source? ] DeChant has been playing in Hall & Oates since 1976. [3] Notable saxophone solos are heard in the songs "One on One", "Maneater," the extended version of "Say It Isn't So," and "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)."[ citation needed ] DeChant toured with Hall & Oates throughout the 2010s [4] and has been a sometime member of Daryl Hall's band for Live from Daryl's House . [5]

References

  1. ↑ Darling, Cary (August 16, 1980). "Talent in Action". Billboard . Vol. 92, no. 32. p. 27. ISSN   0006-2510.
  2. ↑ "75th birthday wishes on 10 June, 2020". Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ John Oates, Chris Epting (2018). Change of Seasons: A Memoir, St Martin's Press, p. 228
  4. ↑ "Daryl Hall and John Oates review – elegantly crumpled soft-rock statesmen". the Guardian. April 25, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ Charlie Dechant Sax Solo – "Green Onions", March 4, 2012, archived from the original on March 7, 2022, retrieved March 7, 2022
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