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.

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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, 03/4/2013 @ 04:58am

http://rockhall.com/pressroom/announcements/inductee-terry-sylvester-of-th/

*****GENE CHANDLER- The "Duke Of Earl"*****

Gene Chandler has PERFORMED at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Why don't they let him IN ?? He deserves it !!!

From Wikipedia :

Gene Chandler (born Eugene Dixon, July 6, 1937)[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] best known for his million-selling hits "Duke Of Earl" and "Groovy Situation" and his association with the Dukays, the Impressions and Curtis Mayfield.

Gene is a Grammy Hall Of Fame inductee and a winner of both the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers' (NATRA) "Producer of the Year" Award and a Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award.[2] Chandler is also one of a just a few select artists to chart hit records during the doo-wop, rhythm and blues, soul, and disco eras, with some 40 Pop and R&B chart hits between 1961 and 1986.

Chandler attended Englewood High School on Chicago's south side. He began performing in the early 1950s with the Gaytones. In 1957, he joined a doo-wop group, The Dukays, with James Lowe, Shirley Jones, Earl Edwards and Ben Broyles, soon becoming their lead singer. After his draft into the US Army he returned to Chicago in 1960 and rejoined the Dukays.

The Dukays were offered a recording contract by Nat Records and recorded a single with producers Carl Davis and Bill "Bunky" Sheppard, "The Girl Is a Devil" (1961). This was followed with a session in August 1961 that resulted in four sides, most notably "Nite Owl" and "Duke of Earl." Nat Records chose to release "Nite Owl" and it became a sizeable r&b hit at the end of 1961. Meanwhile, Davis and Sheppard shopped the "Duke of Earl" recording to Vee-Jay Records, who decided to release it by him as a solo artist, but he was re-named "Gene Chandler."

"Duke of Earl" sold a million copies in just over a month.[3] After spending three weeks at number one on the Billboard charts, Chandler purchased a cape, a monocle, a top hat and a cane and became "The Duke of Earl". Chandler can be seen in the full 'Duke' outfit singing "The Duke of Earl" in the movie Don't Knock the Twist in 1962, starring Chubby Checker. His concerts became popular and he performed encores, usually "Rainbow '65," one of his collaborations with Curtis Mayfield. This song was recorded by Chandler three times during his career, becoming a hit each time.

Chandler left Vee Jay in the fall of 1963 and recorded for another Chicago label, Constellation Records. After Constellation went under in 1966, he was signed first to Chess Records and then Brunswick Records. For a time, Chess and Brunswick alternated in releasing Chandler's recordings. He had Top 20 pop hits on Constellation with "Just Be True" (1964) and "Nothing Can Stop Me" (1965), both songs written by Curtis Mayfield and produced by Carl Davis.

Other hits included "What Now", "Rainbow", "I Fooled You This Time", "Think Nothing About It"', "A Man's Temptation", "To Be A Lover", "Rainbow '65" (recorded live at Chicago's Regal Theater), "Bless Our Love", and "You Can't Hurt Me No More." These songs enabled Gene to successfully shed his "Duke Of Earl" typecasting and go on to become a major R&B star.[4] Chandler also had success with his hit cover of James Brown's "There Was A Time" and "You Threw A Lucky Punch", which was released as an "answer" song to Mary Wells's Motown hit "You Beat Me To The Punch".

After a number of years on the road, Chandler decided to become more involved with the production of music, forming his own production company and record labels, Bamboo and Mister Chand. He produced a major hit for himself first time out with "Groovy Situation" on Mercury Records (1970), which reached #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Billboard R&B chart, becoming his second biggest hit after "Duke Of Earl". "Groovy Situation" sold more than a million copies and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. in November 1970.[5]

Earlier, he produced "Backfield In Motion" for Mel And Tim on Bamboo, which climbed to #3 on the R&B chart and reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, following up with "Good Guys Only Win In The Movies" for the duo (#17 R&B, #45 pop). These hits earned him The National Association of Television and Radio Announcers' Producer of the Year Award in 1970, against competition from other nominees, including Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff and Norman Whitfield.[6]

Later that year, Chandler recorded the album Gene and Jerry: One on One, with another top Chicago artist, Jerry Butler on Mercury. He also appeared with The Impressions and Curtis Mayfield on the live album Curtis in Chicago (1973). Chandler appeared on Arthur Louis's album, Knocking on Heaven's Door (1974) alongside Eric Clapton. A spell with Curtis Mayfield's label, Curtom resulted in four self-produced singles in the mid-70s,but none charted.

In the late 1970s, he found new success with disco-style music, creating hits with his former producer, Carl Davis, including "Get Down" (1978) and follow-ups, "When You're #1" and "Does She Have A Friend?". [1] During this time, he became Executive Vice President of Chi Sound Records, run by Davis, and worked with reggae star Johnny Nash. In the late 1970s, an interest in older musicians inspired the US DJ Wolfman Jack to put together a tour, including vintage acts such as Chandler.

"Duke of Earl" was sampled by Cypress Hill, on the song "Hand on the Pump" from their album Cypress Hill (1991); plus Chandler's song "Hallelujah, I Love Her So" was sampled on their album Black Sunday (1993). In Argentina, where Cris Morena was the host of a popular teenage programe Jugate Conmigo, the song was included on the main intro on the fiction novel, inside the program called: "Life College" (1994). In 1997, Chandler was inducted as a Pioneer Award honoree into the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.

In 1988, "Duke of Earl" was included on the soundtrack of Hairspray. "Groovy Situation" appeared on Anchorman: Music from the Motion Picture (2004). In 2002, "Duke Of Earl" was inducted into the Grammy Hall Of Fame.[7] Groovemaster K. and 88-Keys sampled Chandler's "When You're #1" for their song "Frisco Disco".[8] His #1 hit "Duke Of Earl" has also been selected by The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll .[9][10]

Chandler still performs in Chicago, Las Vegas and elsewhere in the US. He also performs occasionally in Europe
He id still knocking 'em dead at the age of 76. The years have not diminished his vocal power or performance skills one iota !!!

Posted by Bill G. on Friday, 07/19/2013 @ 20:32pm

http://ourrockandrollhalloffame71305.yuku.com/topic/1676/Gene-Chandler-The-Duke-Of-Earl?page=5

*****GENE CHANDLER- The "Duke Of Earl"*****

In his "Top of The Charts" forum, Charles Crossley Jr. once asked me:

"How do you feel Chandler has evolved, developed or perpetuated rock and roll?"

Here was my reply. You can read it on my "Gene Chandler" site there :

1) Did he have at least a reasonable number of chart hits ? - YES. combined Pop & R&B chart hits :40.

2)Did he write his own material ? - YES.

3) Did he receive any awards for writing his own material ? YES.

4) Did he influence other artists, especially in other genres of music ? YES. You know that, Charles, You came up with their names. Pop Rock, Rap, Reggae, Disco, R&B.

5) Did he have career longevity ? Definitely YES. From his first hit in 1961, until the present day: 51 years.

6) Did his popularity extend beyond the United States? YES.

7) Did he influence genres outside of music ? (motion pictures,television, plays etc) YES.

8 )Did he work with any other big names ? YES. (Mayfield, The Impressions, Eric Clapton, Jerry Butler, Johnny Nash, Barbara Acklin, Wolfman Jack, Arthur Louis, etc.

9) Did his popularity and music trancend genres ? YES. He was one of the few artists who can legitmately lay claim to have charted hits during the DOO-WOP, R&B, SOUL, and DISCO eras. If that's not perpetuating Rock and Roll, I don't know what is.

Far from being a Percy Sledge, Gene Chandler is a singer, songwriter, producer, record company executive, entrepreneur, and owner of two music publishing companies. And with some 40 US chart hits on the Pop & R&B charts , his 25 years of chart success dwarfs that of many current artists.
GENE CHANDLER "The Duke of Earl" , deserves induction .

Posted by Bill G. on Friday, 07/19/2013 @ 20:49pm

****GENE CHANDLER The "Duke of Earl****

According to Charles Crossley Jr. on his "Top of The Charts" site :


"I already found many of those acts before, but that last post significant also added to the acts I already had. Gene Chandler is becoming a contender now.

Here's the current list of acts who have cited Gene Chandler as an influence, have covered or sampled his songs (in particular, "The Duke Of Earl"), or have collaborated with him: the Beach Boys, Smokey Robinson solo, Frank Zappa, the Four Tops, the Impressions, Al Green, Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Steely Dan, the Spinners, Randy Newman, Billy Joel, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, New Edition, Al Kooper, the Stylistics, Hall & Oates, the Guess Who, John Hiatt, Cypress Hill, the Delfonics, Barbara Acklin, Don Henley solo, Mike Bloomfield solo, Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills & Nash, Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth, the Mindbenders, Billy Paul, Johnny Nash, Prince Buster, Mel & Tim, Sha Na Na, the Walkmen, the Dead Milkmen, UB40, Men Without Hats and many others.

Now, Bill G., that's what I mean by tell me who was influenced by Gene Chandler. Now, there's a list that makes me sit up and take notice."

Posted by Bill G. on Friday, 07/19/2013 @ 21:09pm

I have always thought that sometimes 1hit is better than a hundred hits
Lets send good thoughts !

Posted by Happy on Friday, 07/19/2013 @ 23:20pm

I'm still not 100% sold on the Duke, but I do enjoy reading you making the case for him. Very interesting and informative. He won't be near the top of my queue anytime soon (SRV&DT still hold that spot, with the Marvelettes, Spinners, Tokens, and Chubby Checker behind that, not necessarily in that order), but he may make into the queue eventually.

Posted by Philip on Sunday, 07/21/2013 @ 11:49am

****GENE CHANDLER "The Duke of Earl"****

Here is how he stacks up with FRL voters in favor of induction:

GENE CHANDLER- 78%

CHUBBY CHECKER- 77%

THE MARVELETTES- 70 %

THE SPINNERS- 78 %

CHIC- 64%

JOE TEX- 56 %

(figures are as on 7/21/13)

With the sole exception of CHUBBY CHECKER, every artist on this list has been nominated before...and some have been nominated MULTIPLE TIMES .

Although not nominated , Chubby has , at least , been on the RRHOF's "Previously Considered" list.

GENE CHANDLER has NEVER been nominated OR previously considered....yet, with the sole exception of THE SPINNERS... the "Duke of Earl" has a higher percentage rate of approval for induction than any other artist on this list, according to FRL voters.

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 07/21/2013 @ 16:36pm

So.... why hasn't Gene Chandler been nominated...not even ONCE ??

This man is now 76 years old...Does he have to DIE , like Donna Summer did...like several of The MIRACLES did? and all but one of The Famous Flames and all but two of The Midnighters did...just to get recognition ?

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 07/21/2013 @ 20:06pm

****GENE CHANDLER****

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. "

Gene also produced a major hit for himself with "Groovy Situation" on Mercury Records (1970), which reached #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and #8 on the Billboard R&B chart, becoming his second biggest hit after "Duke Of Earl". "Groovy Situation" sold more than a million copies and received a gold disc awarded by the R.I.A.A. in November 1970.

That song was hardly "bottom rung".

Here's more from Wikipedia :

"Earlier, he produced "Backfield In Motion" for Mel And Tim on Bamboo, which climbed to #3 on the R&B chart and reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100, following up with "Good Guys Only Win In The Movies" for the duo (#17 R&B, #45 pop). These hits earned him The National Association of Television and Radio Announcers' Producer of the Year Award in 1970, against competition from other nominees, including Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff and Norman Whitfield."

Here's a man who beat out such super producers as Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Norman Whitfield...but he's STILL NOT IN.

Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 02:24am

Gene has worked with numerous Rock Hall Inductees in the past... including 3 time inductee Eric Clapton. One good word from him is all that it would take...if others joined him, Gene would be a shoo-in...

Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 09:21am

Bill G. you know how it is. Having a high induction chance by FRL voters may actually reduce his chance. You never know how they (actual voters) are thinking & it could be that having 'fanboys' like us love his work drops him down in their eyes.

Hope that's not true. He seems ripe for an Early Influence nod, at least.

Posted by Paul in KY on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 09:23am

Plus people only usually vote on acts they care about or really hate. Only regular visitors like us do otherwise.

Posted by Philip on Monday, 07/22/2013 @ 12:37pm

****Gene Chandler: The "Duke of Earl"****
Numerous awards. Some 40 Pop and R&B Chart Hits. One of the few artists in music who can legitimately lay claim to having chart hits during the Doo-Wop, R&B, Soul, and Disco Eras. Owner of 2 music publishing companies. Record label owner and Talent Scout.One of the leading exponents of The Chicago Sound. (The Impressions,The Dells, The Chi-Lites,Jerry Butler, Major Lance, etc.)The man who recorded one of the most iconic tunes of ALL TIME !! Why isn't the "Duke of Earl", Gene Chandler, in the Rock Hall ??

Posted by Bill G on Saturday, 03/29/2014 @ 18:35pm

****Gene Chandler: The "Duke of Earl"****

Numerous awards. Some 40 Pop and R&B Chart Hits. One of the few artists in music who can legitimately lay claim to having chart hits during the Doo-Wop, R&B, Soul, and Disco Eras. Owner of 2 music publishing companies. Record label owner and Talent Scout.One of the leading exponents of The Chicago Sound. (The Impressions,The Dells, The Chi-Lites,Jerry Butler, Major Lance, etc.)The man who recorded one of the most iconic tunes of ALL TIME !!
And a 2014 Inductee into the Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame.
Why isn't the "Duke of Earl", Gene Chandler, in the Rock Hall ??

Posted by Bill G. on Wednesday, 10/7/2015 @ 20:13pm

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 Wednesday, 10/7/2015 @ 20:14pm

https://www.facebook.com/rockandrollhalloffame/

Gene Chandler is now 80 Years Old, as of 2017.

Although he has NEVER ONCE received even a NOMINATION for induction into
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , He is now a DOUBLE INDUCTEE into The R&B Music Hall of Fame.

In 2014 , Gene received his first induction as a Performing Artist.

In 2016, He was inducted AGAIN, Having received a Special Award as an R&B Music Pioneer .

Not ONCE has Gene EVER received even a NOMINATION for Induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in it's 31 year history.
****NOT EVEN ONCE****

If YOU want to see THE DUKE of EARL on the ballot for 2018 Induction , contact them NOW .
Here is their Facebook Page:

https://www.facebook.com/rockandrollhalloffame/

Contact the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame there (click on the above link) and tell them
that YOU want to see GENE CHANDLER on the ballot for a 2018 INDUCTION !!!
TOO MANY of our R&B Pioneers have been passing away without receiving proper credit for their accomplishments .R&B Artists in general have been SNUBBED EN MASSE for the last 8 YEARS .
Let's get him in NOW while he is STILL ALIVE to receive the honor !!

*Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Record Executive, Music Publisher, Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee,Talent Scout.

*Some **40** Pop and R&B Chart Hits Between 1961-1986.

*One of the few singers that can legitimately lay claim to having charted hit records during the Doo-Wop, R&B,Soul, and Disco Eras.

* Winner of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers' (NATRA) "Producer of the Year" Award (Beating out such heavyweights as Gamble and Huff AND Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong)

* Winner of The Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award .

* DOUBLE INDUCTEE into The R&B Music Hall of Fame.

*Creator of one of the most ICONIC songs of ALL TIME !!

(Don't Believe It ? Go to YouTube and type in "DUKE OF EARL" to see just HOW MANY times it's been covered, on television , plays, movies, and records !!)

LET'S GET THE LEGENDARY "DUKE of EARL on the BALLOT in 2018 !!

Posted by Bill G on Tuesday, 07/25/2017 @ 14:52pm

https://www.facebook.com/rockandrollhalloffame/

Contact the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame there (click on the above link) and tell them
that YOU want to see GENE CHANDLER on the ballot for a 2018 INDUCTION !!!
TOO MANY of our R&B Pioneers have been passing away without receiving proper credit for their accomplishments .R&B Artists in general have been SNUBBED EN MASSE for the last 8 YEARS .
Let's get him in NOW while he is STILL ALIVE to receive the honor !!

*Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Record Executive, Music Publisher, Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee,Talent Scout.

*Some **40** Pop and R&B Chart Hits Between 1961-1986.

*One of the few singers that can legitimately lay claim to having charted hit records during the Doo-Wop, R&B,Soul, and Disco Eras.

* Winner of the National Association of Television and Radio Announcers' (NATRA) "Producer of the Year" Award (Beating out such heavyweights as Gamble and Huff AND Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong)

* Winner of The Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award .

* DOUBLE INDUCTEE into The R&B Music Hall of Fame.

*Creator of one of the most ICONIC songs of ALL TIME !!

(Don't Believe It ? Go to YouTube and type in "DUKE OF EARL" to see just HOW MANY times it's been covered, on television , plays, movies, and records !!)

LET'S GET THE LEGENDARY "DUKE of EARL on the BALLOT in 2018 !!

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 07/8/2018 @ 02:20am

****************THE DUKE OF EARL****************

GENE CHANDLER JUST TURNED...DRUM ROLL,PLEASE.....

81 -EIGHTY ONE- 81- EIGHTY ONE- 81 YEARS OLD ON

****************JULY 6TH 2018 !!*******************

AND HE'S STILL PERFORMING !!! {{{WHAT ??}}}
That's right !! 40 Pop & R&B chart hits, numerous songwriting awards !! Singer, songwriter, producer- record exec. music publisher...Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee...
and 57 YEARS after his first hit in 1961...he's STILL out there....while most of his comtemporaries are literally DEAD !!!

SOMEBODY GIVE THIS GUY AN INDUCTION, ALREADY !!!!

*********"INDUCT THE DUKE in 2019 !!!"***********

Posted by Bill G. on Tuesday, 07/31/2018 @ 00:24am

*********GENE CHANDLER: The DUKE of EARL*********

Another ACCOLADE for"The Duke"

GENE CHANDLER is now a DOUBLE-INDUCTEE into the
R&B Hall of Fame !!
But never ONCE has he even been NOMINATED for The R&R HoF.
Ever since it's inception , GENE CHANDLER has ALWAYS been rated HIGHER than Joe Tex by FRL voters.

He STILL IS. 63 % for Gene VS. 53% for Joe Tex

Yet, TEX has been nominated 5 TIMES with
NO INDUCTION, while GENE has NEVER EVEN BEEN NOMINATED...NOT EVEN ONCE .
What's WRONG with this picture ??

Posted by Bill G. on Monday, 10/1/2018 @ 19:30pm

*********GENE CHANDLER: The DUKE of EARL*********

Another ACCOLADE for"The Duke of Earl":

GENE CHANDLER is now a DOUBLE-INDUCTEE into the
R&B Hall of Fame !!
in addition to the regular award, He has received a SPECIAL AWARD as an R&B MUSIC PIONEER.

He is also a GRAMMY HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE !!

But never ONCE has he even been NOMINATED for The R&R HoF (!!!)

Ever since it's inception , GENE CHANDLER has ALWAYS been rated HIGHER than Joe Tex by FRL voters.

He STILL IS. 63 % for Gene VS. 53% for Joe Tex.
At one time , his positive FRL rating was as high as 91% !!

Yet, TEX has been nominated 5 TIMES, with
NO INDUCTION, while GENE has NEVER EVEN BEEN NOMINATED...NOT EVEN ONCE !!

What's WRONG with this picture ??

FAR from being a one-hit wonder, GENE has had some 40 Pop & R&B Chart Hits...spanning from 1961-1986. He is one of the few musical artists to chart hits during the DOO-WOP,R&B,SOUL,and DISCO eras.

Singer, songwriter, producer,record executive, music publisher,talent scout, philanthropist, and recording artist, he is STILL touring and knocking 'em DEAD at the ripe old age of ***81!!!***

"THE DUKE" actually BEAT OUT GAMBLE & HUFF and NORMAN WHITFIELD to win the NATRA "PRODUCER OF THE YEAR" AWARD in 1970, and just had a street named after him in his native Chicago.

Among his many credits was the discovery and production of MEL & TIM ,who had major hits with "BACKFIELD IN MOTION", "STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN", and "GOOD GUYS ONLY WIN IN THE MOVIES".He also produced many other artists, including music legend JOHNNY NASH.

He has worked with CURTIS MAYFIELD, JERRY BUTLER, ERIC CLAPTON, the IMPRESSIONS, WOLFMAN JACK,and others.

Yet,he's NEVER had a nomination, and JOE TEX gets nominated ***FIVE TIMES??***

His music has been used in TV shows,Plays, Motion Pictures,and Commercials...he's had hits with "Rainbow","Just Be True", "Nothing Can Stop Me" ,(Both Top 20 Pop), the iconic million-plus selling #1 hit "Duke of Earl",The million-seller "Groovy Situation",and has appeared on Dick Clark's "WHERE THE ACTION IS" and "AMERICAN BANDSTAND", "SOUL TRAIN", ABC's "SHINDIG', Britain's "TOP OF THE POPS", 'HOLLYWOOD A GO-GO",THE TONIGHT SHOW Starring JOHNNY CARSON, THE PBS "DOO-WOP 50" television special,THE LLOYD THAXTON SHOW,
The 1962 Chubby Checker film,"DON'T KNOCK THE TWIST, and has more IMDb credits than you can shake a stick at !!!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151369/

Yet,he's NEVER had a nomination, and JOE TEX gets nominated ***FIVE TIMES??***

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE ??

Induct "THE DUKE !!"

Posted by Bill G. on Sunday, 10/7/2018 @ 20:37pm

*************** GENE CHANDLER: THE DUKE OF EARL **************
For over 10 YEARS , FRL voters have given GENE CHANDLER a HIGHER PERCENTAGE
VOTING MARGIN than Joe Tex for eligibility for INDUCTION into the ROCK and ROLL HALL of FAME.
Yet, JOE TEX has been nominated NUMEROUS TIMES, with NO INDUCTION, while GENE CHANDLER has NEVER BEEN NOMINATED...NOT EVEN ONCE. WHY ?
Some 40 Pop and R&B Chart Hits between 1961 and 1986. SINGER, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, RECORD EXECUTIVE, TALENT SCOUT, and MUSIC PUBLISHER.
...but NO NOMINATION. His 1961 hit "DUKE OF EARL" is one of the most iconic songs of all time having been used in movies, television, plays and commercials. He is a Grammy Hall of Fame Inductee, and a winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious PIONEER AWARD. GENE CHANDLER is also one of the few artists who can boast of charting hits through the DOO-WOP, R&B, SOUL, and DISCO ERAS...
... and one of FEWER STILL that is a DOUBLE INDUCTEE into The RHYTHM and BLUES HALL of FAME.
Yet, not a single nomination for induction into the ROCK and ROLL HALL of FAME.
EVER.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE ?
******************** INDUCT THE DUKE !! ********************

Posted by Bill G on Monday, 07/5/2021 @ 00:06am

Please !!! ......While he is still alive !!!

Posted by Joe-Skee on Thursday, 10/17/2024 @ 11:33am