website years_active first_album birth_place aliases name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.genechandler.com/ www.genechandler.com -rsb- 1957 & ndash ; present '' duke of earl '' chicago , illinois , u.s. `` duke '' the duke of earl '' , `` the gene chandler solo_singer 6 july 1937 r & b , soul gene chandler
 eugene dixon singer-songwriter , record producer , record company executive
gene chandler

gene chandler -lrb- born eugene dixon , july 6 , 1937 -rrb- nicknamed `` the duke of earl '' or simply `` the duke '' , is an african-american singer , songwriter , music producer and executive .
chandler is known best for his most successful songs `` duke of earl '' and `` groovy situation '' and his association with the dukays , the impressions and curtis mayfield .
gene is a grammy hall of fame inductee and a winner of both the national association of television and radio announcers ' -lrb- natra -rrb- `` producer of the year '' award and the rhythm and blues foundation 's pioneer award .
chandler is also one of a just a few singers to vend successful record singles and albums during the doo-wop , rhythm and blues , soul , and disco musical eras , with some 40 pop and r&b chart successes between 1961 and 1986 .
on august 24 , 2014 , chandler was inducted into the official rhythm & blues music hall of fame .
