Tag Archives: The Dukays

Nolan Opportunity was a fixture around the music picture in Chicago for a long time; a vocalist of considerable skill who, by virtue of poor timing and business circumstances beyond his control, by no means quite got the proper break at the proper time to accomplish a number of the …

The Dukays’ bright future dimmed only once record-company shenanigans did them in; their 1961 smash “The Duke of Earl” was acknowledged solely with their lead singer, Eugene Dixon (aka Gene Chandler), who still left the group after it had been re-released on another label. One of the most well-known groupings …

Gene Chandler is remembered from the rock and roll & roll target audience nearly solely for the vintage novelty and doo wop-tinged spirit ballad “Duke of Earl”; the memorable opening chant from the title at the forefront, the track was lots one strike in 1962. He’s esteemed by spirit fans …