Duke Of Earl Song

It is the best known of chandler s songs and he subsequently dubbed himself the duke of earl.

Duke of earl song. The 1962 massive hit that reached 1 in the billbioard chart. Chandler wrote and performed many more songs and collaborated with many of the greats in the soul and r b world. Gene chandler duke of earl. The song was penned by chandler bernice williams and earl edwards.

Duke of earl is a 1962 us number one song originally by gene chandler. Chandler attended englewood high school later known as englewood technical prep academy on chicago s south side. His signature hit is the 1 billboard hot 100 chart song duke of earl 1962. I guess it was one of the last doo wop songs.

The year 1962 had some giant hits this was one. Duke of earl is a 1962 us number one song originally by gene chandler. Babbling babette from tulsa ok i loved duke of earl when it was released in early 62. This song was a 2002 inductee into the grammy hall of fame.

It was originally a voice warm up exercise for gene chandler s born as eugene dixon band the dukays.