Gene Chandler

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Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6, 1937) also known as "The Duke of Earl" or simply "The Duke", is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, producer and record executive. He is one of the leading exponents of the 1960s Chicago soul scene. He is best known for his million-selling hits "Duke Of Earl" and "Groovy Situation," and his associations with the Dukays, the Impressions and Curtis Mayfield. A Grammy Hall Of Fame inductee, and winner of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers Producer of the Year Award, and the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award, and one of the few artists to chart hit records during the doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul, and disco eras, Chandler had forty Pop and R&B chart hits between 1961 and 1986.

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Discography

Album

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1961 The Duke of Earl Gene Chandler 1
1978 Get Down Gene Chandler 1
1979 When You're # 1 Gene Chandler 1
— Soul Master Gene Chandler 1

Album + Compilation

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1994 Duke of Earl Compilation Gene Chandler 1
1999 The Brunswick Years 1966-1969 Compilation Gene Chandler 1
2004 The Duke of Earl Compilation Gene Chandler 1
— Greatest Hits Compilation Gene Chandler 1
— Rainbow '80: A Golden Classics Edition Compilation Gene Chandler 1

Single

Year Title Artist Rating Releases
1961 Duke of Earl / Kissin' in the Kitchen Gene Chandler 1
1962 Rainbow / You Threw a Lucky Punch Gene Chandler 1
1965 Nothing Can Stop Me / The Big Lie Gene Chandler 1
1968 Show Me the Way to Go Barbara Acklin & Gene Chandler 1
1976 From the Teacher to the Preacher / Little Green Apples Barbara Acklin & Gene Chandler 1
— Little Green Apples Barbara Acklin & Gene Chandler 1

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