A FANTASTIC PERFORMER !! 50 years in show business, over 30 chart hits, songwriter, producer, record executive, entrepreneur...hardly a one hit wonder after the million-selling "DUKE OF EARL". Still rocking and rolling today, at the the age of 72!! Hits include the Top 20 hits JUST BE TRUE, NOTHING CAN STOP ME,WHAT NOW,I FOOLED YOU THIS TIME, GOD BLESS OUR LOVE,RAINBOW,A MAN'S TEMPTATION,YOU CANT HURT ME NO MORE,GOOD TIMES, THERE WAS A TIME, RAINBOW'65,GET DOWN, TO BE A LOVER, and many more, including the 1970 R.I.A.A. Certified Million-Seller, GROOVY SITUATION. Former Executive Vice President of Chi-Sound Records, he helped the careers of numerous artists,including JOHNNY NASH, MEL & TIM,and many others. His songs have been sampled and covered by many artists and have been featured in numerous films.

I just attended of of his shows 3 weeks ago, and he put on a dynamic performance that artists one third his age couldn't do!!!

A Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductee, and winner of The National Association of Television and Radio Announcers (NATRA) Producer of the Year Award in 1970,a winner of THE RHYTHM and BLUES FOUNDATION'S PIONEER AWARD, and an artist that was SO HOT in the Sixties, that he was signed by 3 different record companies....at THE SAME TIME !! (Chess Records, Constellation Records, and Brunswick).
I dont see how the the RRHOF could have possibly ignored GENE , yet nominated JOE TEX , who had nowhere NEAR the number of hits, and inducted PERCY SLEDGE, who had ONLY ONE.
One of the few artists who had hits during the DOO-WOP, R&B, SOUL, and DISCO eras...and is still going strong today...and still drawing huge crowds at his concerts the world over!!!

GENE CHANDLER should have ALREADY BEEN INDUCTED!!!

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 03.7.10 @ 11:47am

THE "DUKE OF EARL" , Gene Chandler , was also featured in 2 PBS specials.... and STOLE THE SHOW BOTH TIMES!! Way to go, Gene !!

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 03.7.10 @ 12:03pm

PUT "THE DUKE" IN !! HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE ALREADY!!!

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 03.14.10 @ 12:11pm

Gene Chandler "THE DUKE" IN ACTION !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bw55sR4ec8

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 03.14.10 @ 12:25pm

GENE "The Duke of Earl" CHANDLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME YEARS AGO !!! How he's not in ,( with over 30 chart hits, and a Grammy Hall Of Fame Inductee,singer,songwriter , producer, entrepreneur, and record executive, 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) but one -hit wonder Percy Sledge is, BLOWS MY MIND !!! This man is one of the FOUNDING FATHERS of SOUL &R&B!! http://www.genechandler.com/

Posted by Bill G. on Friday, 08.5.11 @ 14:18pm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Chandler

GENE CHANDLER (The Duke of Earl) is now 74 years old.He has had over 30 chart hits, is a Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee , and winner of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award.... He's been performing for over 50 years...Singer, Songwriter,Producer,and Record Executive...and winner of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers Producer of the Year Award.And,I might add, can still out-performs artists decades younger, even today. I know. I've seen him ....several times.One of the leading exponents of The Chicago Sound in the late '50s 60's,One of the few artists who can boast having hits during the DOO-WOP,R&B, SOUL, and DISCO Eras, Gene Chandler,like his fellow Chicagoans , JERRY BUTLER, THE IMPRESSIONS, CURTIS MAYFIELD, AND THE DELLS, deserves induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !!!

Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 08.29.11 @ 16:49pm

GENE "The Duke of Earl" CHANDLER has had a LOT more hits than numerous inducted artists....and he wrote and produced a lot of his own stuff , too. How PERCY SLEDGE and JIMMY CLIFF have gotten inducted ....and JOE TEX has gotten nominated ...but GENE hasn't recieved EITHER ONE, boggles the mind !!!

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 11.30.11 @ 03:47am

****GENE CHANDLER****

From Wikipedia:

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, R&B, Soul, and Disco eras.Chandler has had more than thirty chart hits.

Singer-songwriter, record producer, record company executive

The man is 74 years old !! How much longer does he have to WAIT ??

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 11.30.11 @ 03:51am

****GENE CHANDLER****

"RAINBOW '65" A 2 part hit single...recorded LIVE in '65....at Chicago's famous Regal Theatre !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpAa2k1Wnw

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 11.30.11 @ 03:56am

I saw BOTH of them on the SAME show, three years ago...Believe me when I say, GENE CHANDLER MURDERED PERCY SLEDGE ON STAGE !!!

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 11.30.11 @ 04:07am

****GENE CHANDLER****


On ABC's SHIVAREE singing "NOTHING CAN STOP ME"

A Billboard Top 20 Pop hit (Top 10 R&B) - written and produced by CURTIS MAYFIELD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obaugJUClr8&feature=related

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 11.30.11 @ 04:14am

Gene should've been inducted YEARS ago. FAR more hits than Joe Tex...and more prolific to boot !!

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 02.8.12 @ 01:13am

I think that my dad should be inducted also ,I've had many years with him and to this day, he STILL PERFORMS all over the world I'm working on a project for him I want him to have his flowers while he is still here.I love YOU DAD!

Posted by forrest on Sunday, 02.19.12 @ 21:25pm

***GENE cHANDLER- FROM WIKIPEDIA***

Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6, 1937, Chicago, Illinois)[1] 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.[1] 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 has had more than thirty chart hits.

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 02.26.12 @ 02:37am

http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Gene%20Chandler.html

GENE CHANDLER- A HISTORY IN PICTURES

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 02.26.12 @ 02:47am

Wow he is great!

Posted by Happy on Sunday, 02.26.12 @ 06:49am

http://ourrockandrollhalloffame71305.yuku.com/topic/1676/Gene-Chandler-The-Duke-Of-Earl?page=1

****GENE CHANDLER****

"The Duke Of Earl" has been criminally overlooked. A lot of people on FRL have ignored him repeatedly on their "Rock Hall Revisited" and "Rock Hall Projected" blogs, not because he isn't worthy of induction, but because they simply aren't aware of his major accomplishments in the music industry , or because they thought he was just a "one hit wonder". This is incorrect, Chandler has had 40 Pop and R&B Chart hits over 25 years, and has had worldwide influence. Singer, songwriter, producer, record executive, owner of two music publishing companies,entrepreneur,and one of the few artists who can legitimately lay claim to having had hit records during the DOO-WOP,R&B, SOUL, and DISCO eras, Gene has had a SIGNIFICANT impact on the history of Rock and Roll, and his songs have been covered by artists all over the world, in multiple music genres.A Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee, winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundations'prestigious Pioneer Award and the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers Producer of the Year Award.

Click on the above link to Charles Crossley's website to see our discussion on my reasons why "The Duke Of Earl" deserves to be inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 03.7.12 @ 12:39pm

I believe that GENE CHANDLER is deserving of induction,or at least consideration for induction. He is one of those artists that ,while meeting all of the qualifications for induction,( a long,storied career, major influence on others, great performer, numerous chart hits, wrote and produced his own material, as well as that of other artists, worldwide popularity, etc, ) seems to have fallen through the cracks, for one reason or another (didn't record for one of the two major sixties R&B labels , limited Pop Chart penetration, doesn't have a major Rock star pushing for him, like Ron Wood did for Bobby Womack, or Billy Joel and Paul Shaffer did with Little Anthony and The Imperials,etc - are you listening,Eric Clapton ?), but, like fellow Chicagoans The Dells,who were inducted in 2004, DID have a long string of hits, consistently high-quality work, and were important in the early days of Rock and Roll. Chandler was also involved in the Executive Capacity, owning two music publishing companies, and even his own label for a time,(Bamboo Records) as well as being Vice President of Chi-Sound Records .But ,The Dells took many years to finally get in . Gene Chandler is 74 years old He has never really left the public eye in over 51 years of performing, and has that major iconic (actually two) iconic hits that have gotten even more popular with time, and have been used in movies , plays , TV Shows etc. He has won the Rhythm & Blues foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award, the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers Producer of the Year Award, and is in The Grammy Hall Of Fame. Ironically, when Bobby Womack was inducted, Pop and Rock music fans said: "Who in the world is HE ?" and "Why does HE merit induction?" But , there's more to life than the Pop Charts. Bobby certainly deserved induction, and Gene does too.

Time is marching on . Gene should be recognized.

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 03.14.12 @ 15:05pm

81% of those who voted here on FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS say that Gene Chandler , " THE DUKE OF EARL" deserves induction. I must say I agree with them .

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 03.14.12 @ 15:09pm

http://ourrockandrollhalloffame71305.yuku.com/topic/1676/Gene-Chandler-The-Duke-Of-Earl

*****GENE CHANDLER*****

Click on the above site to see my reasons why GENE CHANDLER, the "Duke of Earl", should be inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME .

Posted by Bill G on Friday, 06.29.12 @ 22:31pm

http://ourrockandrollhalloffame71305.yuku.com/topic/1676/Gene-Chandler-The-Duke-Of-Earl

Check out this blog on Charles Crossley's "Top Of The Charts" website to see my reasons why I think that GENE CHANDLER, The "Duke Of Earl", deserves to be inducted into the ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.

Posted by Bill G. on Thursday, 09.13.12 @ 15:44pm

Unfortunately I don't think Gene will be inducted, although he did have an impressive career. Only reason I say that is because he's only known for his 'Duke of Earl' hit. He's had several titles on the R&B charts, but hey, so did some of the other forgotten people like Tyrone Davis and Joe Simon. And he had some crossover hits that were mostly on the bottom rung on the Hot 100. I really dig his disco tune 'Get Down' though.

Posted by Jason Voigt on Monday, 03.4.13 @ 02:15am

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On the "FUTURE ROCK LEGENDS" website, bloggers are encouraged to vote on many different artists, to see which ones THEY feel should be inducted into THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME. Here are some stats:

(Votes are measured in precentages,and are as of 2/6/13) :

CHIC-63%

MARY WELLS - 70%

THE MARVELETTES - 70%

THE SPINNERS - 77%

GENE CHANDLER - 79 %

INTERESTING FACT : With the SOLE exception of GENE CHANDLER, ALL of the other artists on this list have been nominated for R&R HOF Induction at least ONCE-yet , Gene wins the FRL poll- with a higher percentage-over ALL of the others.
Also , keep in mind that classic R&B fans are NOT the only ones voting here...but rather, fans from the FULL SPECTRUM of Rock and Roll Music.
So...why no induction for Gene ?
Why not even a nomination ?
Kinda mades you wonder, doesn't it ?

Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 03.4.13 @ 04:58am