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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 <a href="spotify:artist:2AV6XDIs32ofIJhkkDevjm">Curtis Mayfield</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:0U2mUJuJkthantMGmsJygP">Jerry Butler</a>. Born Eugene Dixon, he was a member of the doo wop group <a href="spotify:artist:3yyO68pDLnXB97Eirjvt0u">the Dukays</a> and "Duke of Earl" was actually a <a href="spotify:artist:3yyO68pDLnXB97Eirjvt0u">Dukays</a> recording; Dixon was renamed Gene Chandler and the single bore his credit as a solo singer. Chandler never approached the massive pop success of that chart-topper (although he occasionally entered the Top 20), but he was a big star with the R&B audience with straightforward mid-tempo and ballad soul numbers in the mid-'60s, many of which were written by <a href="spotify:artist:2AV6XDIs32ofIJhkkDevjm">Curtis Mayfield</a> and produced by Carl Davis. Chandler's success became more fitful after <a href="spotify:artist:2AV6XDIs32ofIJhkkDevjm">Mayfield</a> stopped penning material for him, although he enjoyed some late-'60s hits and had a monster pop and soul smash in 1970 with "Groovy Situation." His last successes were the far less distinguished disco- and dance-influenced R&B hits "Get Down" (1978) and "Does She Have a Friend?" (1980). ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi
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