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Gene Chandler
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Born
July 6
,
1937
·
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth name
Eugene Drake Dixon
Mini Bio
Gene Chandler was born on July 6, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for
It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
,
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
and
Save the Last Dance (2001)
.
Trademarks
Famous for the hit song, "Duke of Earl", which he usually sang in his trademark costume cape, monocle and top hat.
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Singer-songwriter-producer.
His first solo recording, "Duke Of Earl" went to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and sold over 2 million copies.
Many of his hits in the mid-sixties were written by
Curtis Mayfield
.
Recorded for the Vee-Jay, Constellation, Mercury, Chi-Sound, Salsoul and FastFire labels.
Had his own record label, Mr. Chand in the early seventies.
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