Gene Chandler (Duke of Earl) is 80 years old (birthdate: July 6,
1937).
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As of October, 2013, Gene "The Duke of Earl" Chandler, is still
alive. His current age is 76, and he is still performing.
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The song, Duke of Earl, was a number-one hit for Gene Chandler
in 1962. Cover versions have been recorded by many artists
including Sha Na Na, Daddy Cool, Youth Brigade, and Wayne Fontana
and the Mindbenders.
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Born under the name Eugene Dixon, Gene Chandler - as he would
become - was named so by the marketers at Vee-Jay Records, when
faced with his first hit record "Duke of Earl", initially intended
as a group hit by the band The Dukays, a doo-wop group which he
joined in 1957.
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The number 1 song February 16 was "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee
Gees beginning February 4 for 4 weeks.