Gene Chandler

Gene Chandler

Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful songs, "Duke of Earl" and "Groovy Situation", and his association with the Dukays, the Impressions, and Curtis Mayfield. Chandler is a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee and a recipient of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award. He is one of the few singers to achieve chart success spanning the doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul and disco musical eras, with some top-40 pop and R&B chart hits between 1961 and 1986. Chandler was inducted as a performer into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame on August 24, 2014. In 2016, he became a double inductee in the R&B Music Hall of Fame with his induction as an R&B music pioneer.

Birth and Death Data: Born July 6, 1937 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1966 - 1969

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 84 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	118420	between 1963 and 1966	Rainbow '65	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118421	between 1963 and 1966	I can take care of myself	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118422	between 1963 and 1966	I can't save it	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118423	between 1963 and 1966	Mr. Big Shot	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118424	between 1963 and 1966	I hate to be the one to say	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118425	between 1963 and 1966	Kissin' in the kitchen	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118426	between 1963 and 1966	I wake up crying	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118427	between 1963 and 1966	Stand by me	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118428	between 1963 and 1966	Festival of love	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118429	between 1963 and 1966	Daddy ' s home	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118430	between 1963 and 1966	Turn on your love light	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118431	between 1963 and 1966	So many ways	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118432	between 1963 and 1966	I'll follow you	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118433	between 1963 and 1966	Lonely island and burning	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118434	between 1963 and 1966	Walk on with the Duke	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118435	between 1963 and 1966	You left me (remake)	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118436	between 1963 and 1966	Forgive me	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118437	between 1963 and 1966	Soul hootenanny	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118438	between 1963 and 1966	Monkey time	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118439	between 1963 and 1966	What now	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118440	between 1963 and 1966	Just be true	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118441	between 1963 and 1966	Ain't no use	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118442	between 1963 and 1966	God bless our love	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118443	between 1963 and 1966	A song called soul	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118444	between 1963 and 1966	If you can't be true	Gene Chandler	vocalist