Blondie Chaplin

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Blondie Chaplin
Chaplin in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Terrence William Chaplin
Born	(1951-07-07) 7 July 1951 (age 73) South Africa
Genres	Rock blues blues-rock ska reggae rocksteady
Occupation(s)	Singer musician songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar bass
Years active	1968–present
Labels	Brother Records Reprise Records Capitol Records Columbia Records Asylum Records

Terrence William "Blondie" Chaplin (born 7 July 1951) is a South African singer and guitarist from Durban, where he played in the band the Flames in the mid to late 1960s. From 1972 to 1973, he was a member of the Beach Boys and contributed to their albums Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" (1972) and Holland (1973).^[1] During his stint with the Beach Boys, he sang the lead on the popular song, "Sail On Sailor". Chaplin was a long-term backing vocalist, percussionist, and acoustic rhythm guitarist for the Rolling Stones on their recordings and tours over a 15-year period, starting in 1997. Chaplin has released two solo albums, Blondie Chaplin (1977) and Between Us (2006).