Autographs of Chas McDevitt
Charles James McDevitt (born 4 December 1934) is a Scottish musician who was 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.
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.
In late 1956, whilst recording the song "Freight Train" – written by folk blues singer Elizabeth Cotten – for Oriole Records, studio owner Bill Varley suggested they should add a female singer. As a result, folk singer Nancy Whiskey was invited to join the Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group, and they re-recorded the song with her vocals. The record became a hit in the UK in 1957 at the height of the skiffle boom, reaching Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Traded items with a signature of Chas McDevitt
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 March 2025 with £22.45 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2021. In average, an autographed item from Chas McDevitt is worth £8.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Chas McDevitt were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Chas McDevitt & Shirley Douglas Signed Black & White Photograph 6x3.5 Inches | £6.79 |  |
| CHAS McDEVITT - SKIFFLE GROUP FRONT MAN - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTO | £1.00 | |
| CHAS McDEVITT AND FRIENDS (1999) CD ALBUM ROCK 'N ROLL / SKIFFLE - SIGNED | £10.78 | |
| Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas - Signed Autograph | £19.99 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed | £25.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP Joy JOYS263 VG/EX 1976 signed, Takes Ya | £22.45 | |
 | Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP JOYS 263 AUTOGRAPHED | £6.25 | |
| Chas McDevitt Takes Ya Back Don't It LP JOYS 263 AUTOGRAPHED | £8.20 | |
| The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group - Takes Ya Back, Don't It...Signed Vinyl (LP) | £13.75 | |
