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, including SINISTER and RAZE. In 1987, Chas joined Hollywood-based hard rock band

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as their bassist. He died of heart failure on April 6, 2010, in

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, and is buried in

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Discography

With Pretty Boy Floyd

*'' Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz'' - (1989) *''The Vault'' - (2002) *''Tonight Belongs to the Young''

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- (2003) *''The Demos Collection'' - (2003) *'' The Vault 2'' - (2003) *''Dirty Glam'' - (2004) *''The Greatest Collection - The Ultimate Pretty Boy Floyd'' - (2004)

With Rattlin' Bones

* Rattlin' Bones (1995)

References

External links

Vinnie Chas MySpace Page

Official Pretty Boy Floyd website

Pretty Boy Floyd MySpace Page
2010 deaths American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists 1963 births 20th-century American bass guitarists 20th-century American male musicians {{US-bass-guitarist-stub