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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	118395	1/26/1967	Baby that's love	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118396	1/26/1967	You can't hurt me no more	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118397	1/26/1967	Nothing can stop me	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118398	1/26/1967	No one can love you (like I do)	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118399	1/26/1967	Good times	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118400	1/26/1967	Here come the tears	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118401	1/26/1967	Bet you never thought	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118402	1/26/1967	Buddy ain't it a shame	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118403	1/26/1967	(I'm just a) Fool for you	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118404	between 1963 and 1966	Wish you were here	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118405	between 1963 and 1966	From day to day	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118406	between 1963 and 1966	Pretty little girl	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118407	between 1963 and 1966	London Town	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118408	between 1963 and 1966	You left me	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118409	between 1963 and 1966	A little like lovin'	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118410	between 1963 and 1966	Miracle after miracle	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118411	between 1963 and 1966	Soul hootenanny, part 2	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118412	between 1963 and 1966	A song called soul	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118413	between 1963 and 1966	If you can't be true	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118414	between 1963 and 1966	Everybody let's dance	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118415	between 1963 and 1966	Just let it be	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118416	between 1963 and 1966	The big lie	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118417	between 1963 and 1966	Monkey time	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118418	between 1963 and 1966	Ain't no use	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118419	between 1963 and 1966	A song called soul (remake)	Gene Chandler	vocalist
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
Decca	118453	1/10/1967	What now my love	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118454	1/10/1967	To choose	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	118455	1/10/1967	The girl don't care	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119061	June 1967	[Unknown title(s)]	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119062	June 1967	There goes the lover	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119063	June 1967	Tell me what I can do	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119064	June 1967	[Unknown title(s)]	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119788	1/10/1968	Love won't start-1	Barbara Acklin ; Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119789	1/10/1968	Baby it's you	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	119790	1/10/1968	Show me the way to go-1	Barbara Acklin ; Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120130	3/25/1968	From the teacher to the preacher-1	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120132	3/25/1968	Anywhere but nowhere-1	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120438	June 1968	Never give you up	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120439	June 1968	Never give you up	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120440	June 1968	Blind heart	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120441	June 1968	Since you've been gone	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120442	June 1968	Laughter to tears	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120443	June 1968	Cowboys to girls	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120444	June 1968	Teacher, teacher	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120445	June 1968	Fooling around	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120446	June 1968	Lonely avenue	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120447	June 1968	Pit of loneliness	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120496	July 1968	Those were the good old days	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120497	July 1968	[Unknown title(s)]	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120877	October 1968	Little green apples	Barbara Acklin ; Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120878		[Unknown title(s)]	Barbara Acklin ; Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120952	November 1968	Will I find love	Barbara Acklin ; Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	120953	November 1968	[Unknown title(s)]	Barbara Acklin ; Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	121139	February 1969	Familiar footsteps	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	121263		Eleanor Rigby	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	121264		[Unknown title(s)]	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	121265		[Unknown title(s)]	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	121266		This bitter earth	Gene Chandler	vocalist
Decca	121344		Suicide	Gene Chandler	vocalist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chandler, Gene," accessed November 8, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308033.

Chandler, Gene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 8, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308033.

"Chandler, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 November 2024.