Gene Chandler
USA
Born: 06 July 1937
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Doo Wop, Early R&B, Northern Soul, Pop-Soul, Uptown Soul, Chicago Soul, Early Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Brown-Eyed Soul
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Gene Chandler is remembered by the rock & roll audience almost solely for the classic novelty and doo wop-tinged soul ballad "Duke of Earl"; the unforgettable opening chant of the title leading the way, the song was a number one hit in 1962. He's esteemed by soul fans as one of the leading exponents of the '60s Chicago soul scene, along with Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. Born Eugene Dixon, he was a member of the doo wop group the Dukays and "Duke of Earl" was actually a Dukays recording; Dixon was renamed Gene Chandler and the single bore h...
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