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{{Short description|Musician (drummer and percussionist)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Terry Chimes
| image             = The Clash in San Diego, 1982 (Terry Chimes).jpg
| caption           = Chimes in 1982
| image_size        = 
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name        = Terence Chimes
| alias             = Tory Crimes
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1956|07|05}}
| birth_place       = [[Stepney]], London, England
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| death_place       = 
| instrument        = Drums, percussion
| genre             = [[Punk rock]], [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]], [[glam punk]], [[rock and roll]]
| occupation        = Musician, drummer, [[chiropractor]]
| years_active      = 1975–present
| label             = 
| associated_acts   = [[the Clash]], [[Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers]], [[Cowboys International]], [[Generation X (band)|Gen X]], [[the London Cowboys]], [[Hanoi Rocks]], The Cherry Bombz, [[Black Sabbath]], [[Billy Idol]], [[London SS]], The Crunch, Anita Chellemah Band
| website           = {{Official website|http://terrychimes.com/}}
| current_members   = 
| past_members      = 
}}

'''Terence Chimes''' (born 5 July 1956, [[Stepney]], London, England)<ref>{{cite book
 | last = Du Noyer
 | first = Paul
 | title = The Clash
 | series = Modern Icons
 | date = 18 September 1997
 | publisher = Virgin
 | location = London
 | isbn = 1-85227-715-7
 | oclc = 58830766
 | page = 93}}</ref> is an English musician, best known as the original drummer of [[punk rock]] group [[the Clash]]. He played with them from July 1976 to November 1976, January 1977 to April 1977, and again from May 1982 to February 1983 both preceding and succeeding his replacement [[Topper Headon]]. Chimes also drummed for [[Generation X (band)|Generation X]] from 1980 to 1981, [[Hanoi Rocks]] in 1985, and [[Black Sabbath]] from 1987 to 1988. In 2003, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of The Clash.

==Career==

===The Clash===
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Terry Chimes met [[Mick Jones (The Clash)|Mick Jones]] and [[Paul Simonon]] through the local music scene, and would team up with [[Joe Strummer]] and [[Keith Levene]] to form the Clash.

Both Chimes and Levene subsequently left, but Chimes was brought back to record the band's self-titled debut album, ''[[The Clash (album)|The Clash]]''. On the album sleeve, he was credited as Tory Crimes. After recording the album, Chimes left the band once again and was replaced by [[Topper Headon]].

In 1982, Headon was forced out of the band for his drug addiction, and Chimes was asked to rejoin. He participated in The Casbah Club tours for both the US and the UK, a brief tour supporting [[the Who]], and the following [[Combat Rock]] tour back in the USA. He appeared in the music video for the single, "[[Rock the Casbah]]." After the [[Jamaica]]n World Music Festival of 1982, he left for the third and final time.

===Other bands===
After leaving The Clash, Chimes drummed in bands including [[Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers]] briefly in 1977 and 1984, [[Cowboys International]] in 1979, [[Generation X (band)|Gen X]] from 1980 to 1981, [[Hanoi Rocks]] in 1985, the Cherry Bombz in 1986 (with ex Hanoi Rocks members [[Andy McCoy]] and [[Nasty Suicide]] and ex [[Sham 69]]/Wanderers/[[the Lords of the New Church]] Dave Tregunna) and [[Black Sabbath]] on their [[The Eternal Idol|Eternal Idol]] Tour in 1987–88.<ref>[http://www.black-sabbath.com/personnel/chimes.html blacksabbath.com – Band member page for Terry Chimes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041010170348/http://www.black-sabbath.com/personnel/chimes.html |date=10 October 2004 }} includes a photo of Chimes in a Black Sabbath video; he did not appear on any Sabbath recordings. In 2013 he joined THE CRUNCH with Sulo Karlsson (Diamond Dogs),
Terry Chimes (Clash), Dave Tregunna (Sham 69) and Mick Geggus (Cockney Rejects).</ref> He also played drums with [[Billy Idol]] for a period of time.

===Later years===
In 2003, he was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of The Clash.  At the induction ceremony, he gave an acceptance speech praising Topper Headon's work.

He currently plays drums for the Crunch<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metal-rules.com/metalnews/2015/06/13/terry-chimes-the-crunch/|title=TERRY CHIMES – The Crunch, ex- The Clash, Hanoi Rocks, Black Sabbath and more..|date=13 June 2015}}</ref> and the Anita Chellemah Band.

==Personal life==
Since 1994, Chimes has worked as a [[chiropractor]] in Essex at his clinic, Chimes Chiropractic. He also runs chiropractic seminars.

He was nominated as a Scouting in London Ambassador for [[the Scout Association]] Region for Greater London at an Adult Appreciation ceremony in 2008.<ref>[http://www.scoutinginlondon.org.uk/Pages/ambasadors.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908023930/http://www.scoutinginlondon.org.uk/Pages/ambasadors.html|date=8 September 2008}}</ref>

He is a practising Catholic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catholicherald.co.uk/punk-rocker-describes-his-return-to-catholicism/#!|title=Punk rocker describes his return to Catholicism|date=28 January 2014|first=Madeleine|last=Teahan|work=Catholic Herald}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Pat |title=Passion Is a Fashion: The Real Story of The Clash |orig-year=2004 |edition=4th |year=2005 |publisher=[[Aurum Press]] |location=London |isbn=1-84513-113-4 |oclc=61177239 }}
* {{cite book |last=Gray |first=Marcus |title=The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town |orig-year=1995 |edition=5th revised |year=2005 |publisher=Helter Skelter |location=London |isbn=1-905139-10-1 |oclc=60668626 }}
* {{cite book |last=Green |first=Johnny |author2=Garry Barker |title=A Riot of Our Own: Night and Day with The Clash |orig-year=1997 |edition=3rd |year=2003 |publisher=Orion |location=London |isbn=0-7528-5843-2 |oclc=52990890 }}
* {{cite book |last=Gruen |first=Bob |author-link=Bob Gruen |author2=Chris Salewicz |author2-link=Chris Salewicz |title=The Clash |orig-year=2001 |edition=3rd |year=2004 |publisher=Omnibus |location=London |isbn=1-903399-34-3 |oclc=69241279 }}
* {{cite book |last=Needs |first=Kris |author-link=Kris Needs |title=Joe Strummer and the Legend of the Clash |date=25 January 2005 |publisher=Plexus |location=London |isbn=0-85965-348-X |oclc=53155325 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/joestrummerlegen00need }}
* {{cite book |last=Topping |first=Keith |author-link=Keith Topping |title=The Complete Clash |orig-year=2003 |edition=2nd |year=2004 |publisher=Reynolds & Hearn |location=Richmond |isbn=1-903111-70-6 |oclc=63129186 }}
{{Refend}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://terrychimes.com/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160216182951/http://www.thecrunch.london/ thecrunch.london]
* [https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6060180.stm Should I stay or should I go now?] (BBC News Magazine, Fri 20 October 2006)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041010170348/http://www.black-sabbath.com/personnel/chimes.html Black Sabbath Online: Terry Chimes]

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[[Category:Generation X (band) members]]
[[Category:Glam rock musicians]]
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[[Category:People from Stepney]]
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