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Dixon changed his name to Gene Chandler (a surname taken from that of the actor Jeff Chandler), and the song was released at the end of 1961. "Duke of Earl" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on January 13, 1962, quickly rising to become number one on both the pop and R&B charts. The song held the number-one spot for three weeks, and was on ...
Gene Chandler (born Eugene Drake Dixon; July 6, 1937) is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke."
Bernice Williams is an American songwriter and music business manager, who wrote the 1960s song "Duke of Earl" [1] [2] along with Gene Chandler and Earl Edwards. [3] The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002 and is in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. [4]
Dion had three songs on the Year-End Hot 100. This is a list of Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1962 . [ 1 ] The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 29, 1962, is based on Hot 100 charts from the issue dates of January 1 through October 31, 1962.
It should only contain pages that are Gene Chandler songs or lists of Gene Chandler songs, as well as subcategories containing those things (themselves set categories). Topics about Gene Chandler songs in general should be placed in relevant topic categories .
"Games People Play" is a song written, composed, and performed by American singer-songwriter Joe South, released in August 1968. [1] It entered the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1969 and won the 1970 Grammy Awards for both Best Contemporary Song and the Song of the Year .
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number one hits of 1962.. That year, 14 acts achieved their first number one songs, namely Joey Dee and the Starliters, Gene Chandler, Bruce Channel, Shelley Fabares, Mr. Acker Bilk, David Rose, Bobby Vinton, Neil Sedaka, Little Eva, Tommy Roe, The Four Seasons, Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crystals, and The Tornados.
"Games People Play" (Joe South song), 1968; covered by Inner Circle, 1994 "Games People Play" (The Spinners song), also known as "They Just Can't Stop It (The Games People Play)", 1975; Games People Play, a 1993 album by Pink Cream 69; The Games People Play, a 2012 album by Paul Lamb; Games People Play, an album by The PeeChees