Vinnie Chas

Vinnie Chas
Born	May 4, 1963 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Died	April 6, 2010 (aged 46) Vancouver, Washington, United States
Genres	Hard rock, glam metal
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar, vocals
Years active	1986–2010
Labels	MCA

Vincent Charles Pusateri (May 4, 1963 – April 6, 2010), best known by his stage name Vinnie Chas, was an American musician. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, he moved to Washington State as a child and while growing up there, he went to Bethel High School and was in several bands with childhood friend Jerry Cantrell. In 1987, Chas joined Hollywood-based hard rock band Pretty Boy Floyd as their bassist. He died of heart failure on April 6, 2010, in Vancouver, Washington, and is laid to rest in Spanaway, Washington.

Discography

With Pretty Boy Floyd

• Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - (1989)
• The Vault - (2002)
• Tonight Belongs to the Young Remastered demos - (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)

External links

• Vinnie Chas MySpace Page
• Official Pretty Boy Floyd website
• Pretty Boy Floyd MySpace Page