JULY 6: Happy Birthday to The Duke of Earl (Born 7-6-37)

Born July 6, 1937 - Gene Chandler

  a/k/a The Duke of Earl

From 1962 to 1970 Gene Chandler put nineteen songs in the top forty,

 but he will always be known all over the world as the Duke of Earl; his first hit that topped the pop 
and R 'n B charts in 1962 and launched his career…

After all his early successes, Gene decided to put his energy into producing, arranging and hyping other acts. Gene formed two music-publishing companies, a production company and was 
President of Bamboo Records…

Gene’s biggest hit at Bamboo was "Backfield in Motion" by Mel and Tim in 1969..

Gene won the NATRA Producer of the Year award in Houston, Texas in August of 1970…

Today, Gene still lives in Chicago and attributes his success to his faith in God. His romantic performance style along with his superbly rich voice still makes him a hot number and fabulous performer to contend with. He still packs them in decades later----- Nothing can stop the Duke of Earl. Nothing, and he’s doing just fine…

Checkout the official Gene Chandler website…    

 

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