Gene Chandler

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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 1-25 of 84 records)

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

(Results 1-25 of 84 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chandler, Gene," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308033.

Chandler, Gene. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/308033.

"Chandler, Gene." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.