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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." Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke."
Dixon changed his name to Gene Chandler (a surname taken from that of the actor Jeff Chandler), and the song was released at the end of 1961. "Duke of Earl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 13, 1962, quickly rising to become number one on both the pop and R&B charts.
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Recorded by Gene Chandler in 1962, the single released on Vee-Jay Records [1] spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2] In 1965, Gene Chandler scored another hit with this song when he recorded Rainbow '65 (Part 1). [3] Notable artists who have recorded the song include Keith Frank, Loleatta Holloway, and Lenny Breau.
"Groovy Situation" was a hit single when recorded by Gene Chandler on Mercury Records in 1970, in a version produced by Chandler and arranged by Tom Washington. It was Chandler's second-biggest chart hit single, his biggest being the million-selling #1, "Duke of Earl", in 1962. It was taken from his album, The Gene Chandler Situation.
Its first release was Don Gardener & Dee Dee Ford's "Don't You Worry" in March 1969. The label released a further 18 singles, the biggest hit being Gene Chandler's "Nothing Can Stop Me" which reached Number 41 in the UK Singles Chart. [1] Soul City records were initially distributed by Island Records and then Philips Records.
"Duke of Earl" (Gene Chandler, Earl Edwards, Bernice Williams) - Gene Chandler "Love Oh Love" (Janice Hutson, Leroy Hutson, Michael Hawkins) - Leroy Hutson "Amen" (Mayfield, Johnny Pate) - Curtis Mayfield, Gene Chandler, Leroy Hutson and The Impressions
Following the death of Freddie Gorman in 2006, longtime member Hank Dixon and Hank's daughter Terrie Dixon reformed the Originals as a live touring act, with Freddie's son songwriter and producer Dillon F. Gorman, plus the son of Gene Chandler, Defrantz Forrest, to complete the line-up.