◇ image via WikipediaGene Chandler
Gene Chandler is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Mary Wells, Lloyd Price and Vee-Jay Records. Those roots explain a lot about how Gene Chandler arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Major Lance, The Dells, Chuck Jackson, Betty Everett and The Vibrations, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Leroy Hutson, Jerry Butler, The Impressions, Eric Clapton and Johnny Nash, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around Gene Chandler, reaching back through Curtis Mayfield and forward to Leroy Hutson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Gene Chandler is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive. Chandler is nicknamed "the Duke of Earl" or, simply, "the Duke." He is best known for his most successful songs, "Duke of Earl" and "Groovy Situation", and his association with the Dukays, the Impressions, and Curtis Mayfield.
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Gene Chandler connections
Gene Chandler grew out of Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Mary Wells and Lloyd Price, shares an orbit with Major Lance, The Dells, Chuck Jackson and Betty Everett, went on to shape Leroy Hutson, Jerry Butler, The Impressions and Eric Clapton. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Gene Chandler
Sounds and acts that shaped Gene Chandler.
Artists similar to Gene Chandler
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Gene Chandler.
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- Jr. Walker & The All Starsartist
- Percy Sledgeartist
- The Chi-Litesartist
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