Gene Chandler is one of the most forgotten or not talked about Soul Legends ever.He started out in the group the Dukey's and had a few minor hit with them but it would be the Doo=Wop classics "Duke of Earl" in 62 that got Gene a nukber one hit. Je had hits throughout the 60's all the way to the 1980's. He was one of the best doing Chicago Soul.


Some of my favorites:
- Just Be True
- Think Nothing About It
- What Now
- Rainbow (DAMN!)
- To Be a Lover
- Familiar Footsteps (Soul Train theme)

I loved his "Rainbow", the live version is beyond stunning (this song paved the way for the LIVE version of "Distant Lover", I think... )

Have to say though besides that and "The Duke of Earl", I'm not too familiar with him but I don't dispute that he was an underrated musician. But I'd probably heard some of these songs already, just had no idea who sung them.

Timmy84 said:

If you like 60's nothern soul from Chicago and Philadelphia (he recorded in both cities) then you'll love some Gene Chandler. Curtis Mayfield worked with him alot from 1962-1967 so his musc has a nice Imnpressions/Major Lance/Jerry Butler feel to it (the Impressions are singing back-up on a lot of his tunes).

When he got Phily he worked with lots of Phily artist.

Oh yeah I'm sure I'll appreciate him.

Rainbow live
I'm asking you baby! I'm asking you baby! I'm asking you baby!

When i was a little boy, my dad had his duke of earl album. The label was
pink and i think he recorded for upfront records. He had on a knight's
armor suit. I can't even remember the names of the songs on the album. Like
someone said earlier i am really only familiar with duke of earl and his earlier
live version of rainbow and rainbow 80.

duke duke duke duke of earl duke duke!

I'm not really familiar with his material but I have several rock and roll hits CD's that include that song

Here is a track of Gene Chandler I found streemed on a web-site.


I Fooled You This Time
http://www.melingo.com/th...ooledy.ram


(this isn't file sharing is it )
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