Sunshine Festival in Upton-Upon-Severn on 30 August 2015. In December, they took their traditional Christmas show to the Hammersmith Apollo. In 2016, the band played in the week 7 episode of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing, performing their song "Rabbit". Musical style The songs for which Chas & Dave are most known are partly comic, and Chas & Dave are strongly identified with London's blue collar and working class pub sing-song culture. Their musical style is called rockney combining "rock" and "cockney", a word Hodges coined in 1976. The style, performed in a London accent, is a fusion of London music hall and rock and roll. The rockney style was intentional from the beginning: when Hodges and Peacock got together as a duo in 1972, they felt an alternative to the way British bands copied American accents was needed. Hodges had toured America with Heads Hands & Feet and was performing in an American accent. He said: He then contacted Peacock about the possibility of forming a band performing songs in their natural voice. According to Hodges, "One Fing 'n' Anuvver", the title track of their first album as Chas & Dave, was their first Rockney song. He first developed the style by speaking the lyrics out loud in his natural spoken accent and phrasing after he had written them. The melody was then added to the words so that his natural voice comes out when singing, instead of an imitation American accent. Chas' death and band legacy On 22 September 2018, Hodges died from pneumonia following treatment for cancer, aged 74. Chas & Dave's work influenced The Libertines, who played their songs at rehearsals. Chas and Dave's Knees Up In 1983, Chas & Dave presented their own variety show, made by LWT and broadcast on ITV, which was set in an East End pub. Episode 1: 21 May 1983, Appearing: Eric Burdon, Linda Lewis and Jeff Stevenson Episode 2: 4 June 1983, Appearing: Lulu, Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, Natasha England, Bobby Knutt and Roy Jay Episode 3: 11 June 1983, Appearing: Mike Berry, The Flying Pickets and Dave Ismay Episode 4: 18 June 1983, Appearing: Paul Shane, Captain Sensible and Berni Flint Episode 5: 25 June 1983, Appearing: Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Rose-Marie and Jimmy Jones Episode 6: 2 July 1983, Appearing: Lonnie Donegan, Diz and The Doormen and Gary Wilmot Xmas Knees Up (1982). Channel Five and Yesterday