#588 Gene Chandler & Opinions on The Feelies
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🗓️ 3 March 2017
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
From 1962 to 1970, Chicago soul singer Gene Chandler recorded nineteen top forty hits, but he'll forever be known as the "Duke of Earl." As a young artist, he performed across the country, including the Jim Crow South, later transitioning from performer to award-winning producer. Gene Chandler joins hosts Greg Kot and Jim DeRogatis for a conversation. Plus, a review of the new album by New Jersey rock band The Feelies.
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| 0:00.0 | I've noticed a number of peculiar incidents among the members of the student body all having to do with rock and roll music. |
| 0:13.0 | Oh, I'm down, picture man. Now if you don't think this song is the greatest song ever I will fight you. In the 1960s Chicago soul singer |
| 0:35.5 | Jean Chandler had almost 20 hit songs but one towers above all of them Duke of |
| 0:41.2 | Earl. I'm Greg Kot and I'm'm Jim De Regattis. Gene Chandler |
| 0:45.0 | talks with us about touring in the Jim Crow South, transitioning from |
| 0:48.6 | performer to producer and the lasting legacy of the Duke of Earl. Plus, we'll review in between the new album by New Jersey's legendary feelings. |
| 0:57.4 | That's all coming up on Sound Opinions. |
| 0:59.6 | This is Sound Opinions and later on in the show, show Jim we are going to review the new album by the |
| 1:05.8 | feelings now this is a band that takes his time between albums is their first in six years |
| 1:10.6 | only six albums Greg in 40 years. |
| 1:14.0 | That's later in the show. |
| 1:15.2 | But first, Gene Chandler, the Duke of Earl. |
| 1:18.1 | Doo, Duke of Earl. |
| 1:21.1 | Do, Duke of Earl. do do do go go go |
| 1:22.8 | cover do do do go do go go do |
| 1:25.0 | go do go go do do |
| 1:27.0 | do go go do do go |
| 1:30.0 | do do do |
| 1:32.0 | do do do do do do, do, do, do, |
| 1:34.0 | do, do gabo, |
| 1:35.0 | do, |
| 1:36.0 | As I walk through this world, |
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