- Born
- Birth nameEugene Drake Dixon
- 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).
- Famous for the hit song, "Duke of Earl", which he usually sang in his trademark costume cape, monocle and top hat.
- 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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