SATURDAY night drinkers at a Great Baddow pub enjoyed the dulcet Cockney tones of one half of 'rockney' pairing Chas and Dave last weekend.
Chas Hodges came to The Blue Lion pub with his band to sing old-time favourites such as Rabbit, Gertcha and the Sideboard Song to 120 people at the event, which had been a year in the making.
Main organiser and self-styled biggest fan Ben Whitehead, 33, said: "He brings so much energy and he has the crowd in the palm of his hand.
"I've seen him 100 times and you don't understand the happiness that he brings to the crowds until you are at one of his gigs.
"It's the second time I have met him but it was the first time I have been able to talk to him.
"We were talking about his past – he's worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, Eric Clapton and The Beatles.
"He was very, very down to earth.
"I was very nervous about meeting him but it's just like talking to another local."
Chas also changed the lyrics to one of his trademark songs Down to Margate to "down The Bluey", which proved a hit with the crowd, who danced, whistled, cheered and applauded throughout the gig.
The main show, which lasted 75 minutes, was called a "dream come true" by Mr Whitehead, who hopes to host a similar event at the pub in the future, while making it "bigger, better and grander".
Edmonton-born Chas, who was supported by band Midlife Crisis who did a 90-minute set to get the event started, said that the crowd were fantastic and he hoped that he would work with Ben and the Blue Lion again in the future.
Mr Whitehead said: "It was fantastic – if I could do it again tomorrow, I would."
The 33-year-old, who now lives in South Woodham Ferrers but is originally from Great Baddow, first started buying Chas and Dave's music ten years ago and has been hooked ever since.
Chas Hodges is one half of the group Chas and Dave – the other half being David Peacock.
The cockney rock duo started in 1975 and some of their most famous hits include Rabbit, Down to Margate and the Sideboard Song.
