Charles James McDevitt (born 4 December 1934) is a Scottish musician, one of the leading lights of the skiffle genre which was highly influential and popular in the United Kingdom in the mid-to-late 1950s. More about Chas McDevitt
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McDevitt was born in Eaglesham, Glasgow, Scotland. His family moved to Camberley, Surrey, when he was a child. As a teenager he taught himself the banjo, and began corresponding with blues artists including Josh White. He also joined a local Dixieland jazz group. By 1955, he had moved to London, and began playing with the Crane River Jazz Band. At the same time, he formed a small skiffle group, which busked and performed in coffee bars and jazz clubs in Soho. It won a talent contest, organised by Radio Luxembourg.The most expensive item with a signature of Chas McDevitt (Jet Harris Signed Photo Postcard, The Shadows.Rare. 1960s. Chas McDevitt) was sold in February 2021 for £29.00 while the cheapest item (Chas McDevitt personally autographed card) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was February 2021 with an average selling price of £15.60 for an autographed item of Chas McDevitt. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2015 with £20.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Chas McDevitt is worth £7.24.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chas McDevitt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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CHAS MCDEVITT & NANCY WHISKYNANCY AND CHASS-ROLLERCOASTER E.P (SIGNED) EX | £2.20 | ||
Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas/6 Folk Hits/1965 Columbia 7 Single + Autograph | £9.99 | ||
CHAS McDEVITT * TAKES YA BACK DON'T IT * SIGNED LP JOY JOYS 263 PLAYS GREAT | £8.95 | ||
CHAS McDEVITT - SKIFFLE GROUP FRONT MAN - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTO | £1.00 | ||
Chas McDevitt - Takes Ya Back Don't It (UK Vinyl LP - Signed By Chas McDevitt) | £7.49 | ||
Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas - Signed Autograph | £19.99 | ||
Chas McDevitt personally autographed card | £0.99 | ||
CHAS McDEVITT signed photograph | £3.99 | ||
Jet Harris Signed Photo Postcard, The Shadows.Rare. 1960s. Chas McDevitt | £29.00 | ||
THE CHAS McDEVITT SKIFFLE GROUP Autographed booklet (Bear Family Records) N.Mint | £12.50 |