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 51-75 of 84 records)

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 84 records)

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.