WOAH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl REACTION

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  • WOAH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Gene Chandler - Duke Of Earl REACTION
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  • @rickpetersen1745
    @rickpetersen1745 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    This song has a special place in my life. When I was a kid this song came out and at that time I had a dog, a boxer. His name was Duke and every time this song came on the radio or Gene was on TV singing it my dog would run around the house trying to find who was calling him.

    • @timcarr6401
      @timcarr6401 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I remember an old Mike Douglas Show. Mike had David and Julie Eisenhower on and they said this was their song.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Whenever I play Jungle Love by Steve Miller Band my dog does the same thing when he hears that whistle at the end of the synth riff in the intro.

    • @maryerpenbach9517
      @maryerpenbach9517 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gotta love dogs. :-)

    • @jenniferkasowicz9463
      @jenniferkasowicz9463 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh goodness… I was going to reply that my best friend’s mom played this song constantly on the turntable. And they had a boxer (named Abby) but we still danced with that dog to this song so many times. 😊❤️✌️

    • @DianaJG8
      @DianaJG8 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a sweet memory! 🐶

  • @lindamckenzie8154
    @lindamckenzie8154 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    The reason ya'll love older music is because it's pure talent. No special effects, just great artists!!!

    • @brooksysdead
      @brooksysdead ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fax 👏

    • @TonyM1961
      @TonyM1961 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Pure talent makes pure music

  • @andymageen5308
    @andymageen5308 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Gene Chandler was very influential in transitioning from traditional Doo Wop to a more 60’s sound. This still stands up. ✌️

  • @vanessaseymour2634
    @vanessaseymour2634 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Gene Chandler lived down the street from my grammar school in Chicago. He came to perform at the school and afterwards I introduced my 8-year old self to him and shook his hand. That's a memory!

    • @susanpolice8465
      @susanpolice8465 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Vanessa, I grew up in Chicago too! What Grammar school? I went to Francis W Parker/North Side

    • @vanessaseymour2634
      @vanessaseymour2634 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@susanpolice8465 St. Raphael/South Side

    • @olgamountain9904
      @olgamountain9904 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oh, Vanessa, how cool is that.!

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare ปีที่แล้ว +123

    I remember John Goodman performing this song at the end of "King Ralph". Such a great song. BTW, Gene is now 85 years young and still performs from time to time.

    • @taun856
      @taun856 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That was such a fun movie.

    • @sheilameyers152
      @sheilameyers152 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Patrick Hodges…. I grew up with a good friend named Patricia Hodge we sang “Duke of Earl!” So fun!

    • @wallacecallow2255
      @wallacecallow2255 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      On PBS, too, about 10-15 years ago. The doo wop show.

    • @caretaker158
      @caretaker158 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      GREAT movie. John Goodman was perfect for that role, and I loved Camille Coduri as Miranda.... she was great in "Nuns on the Run" with Eric Idle and the late Robbie Coltrane. Got it on DVD.

    • @catwhisperer9489
      @catwhisperer9489 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I grew up in the 60s, but every time this song comes on, since King Ralph, I see John, in my head, singing it---loved that movie!!

  • @Morrell-uw3vn
    @Morrell-uw3vn ปีที่แล้ว +60

    This song really makes you appreciate this era of music. :)

  • @susanbezio6708
    @susanbezio6708 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I was 6 when this song came out and I still love it today. 60 years ago, man time flies. The only way to revive it is by playing it for future generations.💖🙏

    • @ShadowHawk4219
      @ShadowHawk4219 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You are so right Susan, i was 7 when this came out and came to the US in '63, but i remember many of these classic gems from way back. This music stays with you, such good times, life was so simpler back then. Great reaction review Rob Squad.

    • @andrewcoleman6349
      @andrewcoleman6349 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was 6 also when mom, dad, uncle and auntie, mom and pop cousins was partying to this song and some Otis Redding, and Sam Cook, don't make music like that anymore.

  • @matthewhudson5685
    @matthewhudson5685 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Songs like this touch people, move them. They feel fresh and amazing 60 years later.
    You can hear them a thousand times and still want to hear them again.
    I wonder how many songs from today will hold up this well.

    • @andrewpetik2034
      @andrewpetik2034 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A minimal amount.......most of them sound so much alike...they don't stand out from the literal ocean of blazé dreck

    • @matthewhudson5685
      @matthewhudson5685 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andrewpetik2034 Serious questions: Why do you think they sound so much alike? Is it the artists, the record companies, the fans?

    • @donaldromesburg1902
      @donaldromesburg1902 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewhudson5685 record companies

    • @woahblackbettybamalam
      @woahblackbettybamalam ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@matthewhudson5685 Like 4 people write all the hit songs

  • @chrisedwards7095
    @chrisedwards7095 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    We were lucky in the 70's because we got the 50's revival. Not only did we get Grease, Happy Days and American Graffiti, most of the stars from that era were around to cash in on it.

  • @jonpriest
    @jonpriest ปีที่แล้ว +3

    eddie holmans lonely girl is a treat for the ears

  • @no_rubbernecking
    @no_rubbernecking ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Believe it or not, this was played on pop radio stations fairly regularly into the mid 80s. I'm a 70s baby and *I myself* grew up hearing this and watching my folks' generation geek out to it, in '85, '86, when they were late-20s to early-40s.

    • @sheilameyers152
      @sheilameyers152 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Talking about this era of music ! So great! His vocals were smooth and loving ….We would sing along always!

    • @no_rubbernecking
      @no_rubbernecking ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sheilameyers152 And how.

    • @thegingergyrl455
      @thegingergyrl455 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same.

    • @andrewpetik2034
      @andrewpetik2034 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The first Post Office I worked at in Northern Illinois (late 1980s) played an 'oldies' station in the back room and I have SO many memories tied up in this song!!

    • @maryellenazack4466
      @maryellenazack4466 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ABSOLUTELY. PURE TALENT.

  • @empire7179
    @empire7179 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Wow! I was born in 1958 but I remember growing up listening to this record.. You guys make me feel so OLD!!🤣 But I'm honored to see that you guys appreciate the music that I was raised on..❤🎶👏🏽👏🏽👍🏽✌🏽

  • @54nomore
    @54nomore ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This came out back in (1962) and made Gene Chanler a household name. I remember back 61 years ago as an 8-year-old boy strutting down the streets of New York City while singing this song. Those were great memories.

  • @lissalois1822
    @lissalois1822 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I saw Gene Chandler in concert about 10 years ago and when he sang this song the ladies went crazy for him even after all these years he still sang great!

  • @brucew7062
    @brucew7062 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I am so glad that I was born in the 60s. My grandparents had records going back to the late 1800s and into the 1940s. My parents played music from the 40s and 50s on the radio and albums. My older siblings played music from the 60s. Add in the current music on the radio from the 70s and 80s along with my own albums. I got exposed to and really got to enjoy all of the music from the greatest times.

    • @briansmith48
      @briansmith48 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I also got to hear music from by gone era's because of my grandparents, parents and then older siblings. Then now my generation . Gen-Xer.
      This generation coming up has very little musical depth. 😢
      It's sad really. 😓

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@briansmith48 Because listening to music isn't such a communal thing anymore? Each individual with their own individual headphones strapped on like a feeding tube.

    • @ralphkern380
      @ralphkern380 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Say what you will about "Boomers" we were there to carry music from Glenn Miller to Led Zeppelin... and beyond.

    • @debbiepochy6751
      @debbiepochy6751 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was born in 1958 and I absolutely agree! Growing up I heard all the greats my parents listened to like Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. Then onto to everything I loved from the Beach Boys, Beatles to Journey and Bon Jovi and so much more in between! We had such diverse music and the absolute best of times!! 😊

    • @louisb5563
      @louisb5563 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sjw5797 You nailed it in one mate! Mic drop comment! 👍🏻

  • @dalejestes8166
    @dalejestes8166 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Johnny Horton is another 50s & 60s singer Johnny has a lot of big hits even though he died in a accident in 63 .... "battle of new Orleans "is his biggest hit....

    • @taun856
      @taun856 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Funny you should mention him. I was just listening to his song "Whispering PInes" not 15 minutes ago. Love Johnny Horton.

    • @sherigrow6480
      @sherigrow6480 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Love Johnny Horton, and have his Best of. North to Alaska is my favorite

    • @enchantedwooddesigns3462
      @enchantedwooddesigns3462 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      For my Dad it was Honky tonk man he played that one a lot. I like that as well and ballad of new orleans, sink the bismark. My favorites though are songs like ole slew foot and sleepy eyed jonn for the humor )

    • @taun856
      @taun856 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sherigrow6480 That's a good movie too. They should do a reaction to it on their movie channel!

    • @powerslave9365
      @powerslave9365 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I've requested Johnny Horton with no luck yet. Honky Tonk Man, All For The Love Of A Girl, When It's Springtime In Alaska, Comanche etc.etc. So many great tunes from him

  • @TheCrazyNette
    @TheCrazyNette ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll turn 61 years old this year. In the 70's and early 80's one of my older sisters (4 years older) and I were totally hooked on 50's music. This is one of our favorites.

  • @GayJayU26
    @GayJayU26 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The history of music early 60s can’t be written without this song.

  • @TonyM1961
    @TonyM1961 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Such a classic. I have loved this song from the first time I heard it. Perfect song to do the stroll to

  • @haroldmadden887
    @haroldmadden887 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    “And we’ll walk through my Dukedom, and a paradise we will share” absolutely epic!

  • @tracym7568
    @tracym7568 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This song holds a special place in my heart. My father's name was Verl and I grew up listening to him sing this with his name instead. When he passed six years ago, we decided to play this song at his funeral. Everyone was smiling through the tears because it was such a part of his personality his entire life. Thanks for the smiles.

    • @willdwyer6782
      @willdwyer6782 ปีที่แล้ว

      When my grandma remarried after she was widowed, she ended up with a husband named Merton and a brother-in-law named Verlin but everyone called him Verlie. He was a school custodian and his wife Virginia was a school bus driver.

    • @illiniwood
      @illiniwood ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you for sharing such a beautiful memory with us. For now on, every time I hear this song It will remind me of your story.

  • @Russ-gy7tx
    @Russ-gy7tx ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Gene Chandler had a hit "Groovy Situation" released in 1970.

    • @Cookies_crumbs
      @Cookies_crumbs ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I second this for their next reaction to Gene Chandler. I’ve always loved this song.

  • @kman007111
    @kman007111 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Been waiting for this one!! Great stuff!! Need to do some more Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave!!

    • @A10thunderbolt
      @A10thunderbolt ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Second the Sam Cooke recommendation.

    • @beedeegee9374
      @beedeegee9374 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sam Cooke....”You Send Me” ... Please!

  • @ironman6432
    @ironman6432 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was born in 1969, I think it’s great to see you guys appreciate this golden music, it disappeared for decades, young people don’t fully realize how the 1950s were literally the start of the music we listen to today ; before this, there was only polka and things like Lawrence welk played as popular music, at this time the birth of rock and roll music was only played underground due to the musician’s skin colour , but all in all music makes the world go round, your reactions are great and this fun innocent upbeat music is worth bringing back today , society desperately needs a positive reset button and your channel is the way to do it

  • @tcarnold6425
    @tcarnold6425 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ah I've just noticed you've not seen The Marcels - Blue Moon! Probably the most famous doo-wop song ever recorded!

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jay & Amber, you'd like his "Nothing Can Stop Me"!! (1965) Duke Of Earl was 1962.
    edit - you would love Percy Sledge -"When a Man Loves a Woman"!!! (the Original soul classic from 1966!)

  • @KimSimful
    @KimSimful ปีที่แล้ว +7

    PLEASE watch AMERICAN GRAFFITI!! Full of great music from the 50’s and a great cast and story!

  • @BigBadWolf1st
    @BigBadWolf1st ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The transition when he hits the chorus gets me. The whole song changes during that time. The rhythm, the backbeat and his pitch goes up several octaves. He does it in a way that you don't really grasp how much has changed. Listen closely to appreciate it. He performed this live a few dozen years later and still sounded incredible.

  • @sandralorenz1796
    @sandralorenz1796 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I grew up with the music of the 40s, 50s and 60s. In the 60s, everybody was trying for the falsetto. So much better than what you hear today. Your reactions crack me up.

  • @richardmartin9565
    @richardmartin9565 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Times were uncertain for us Black kids back then. The Duke of Earl at least showed us some dignity. Hard to explain. A year or so later, Martin Luther King pumped more dignity into me. Forever grateful.

  • @gbh0031
    @gbh0031 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Another song from that time that you will like is “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me” by Mel Carter.

    • @Paladin70
      @Paladin70 ปีที่แล้ว

      Now that man had one heck of a voice. Good call!!

    • @melissagerber7231
      @melissagerber7231 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yes, indeed!

  • @juangalt3496
    @juangalt3496 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm 74 and love your reactions to the music of the 50s and 60s. I have one issue, though. It was the MALT shop not the "soda pop" shop where kids gathered back then. LOLOL Keep on keeping on.

  • @lindawalker6105
    @lindawalker6105 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    When I was in college in the early sixties, this song literally caused the walls of the student center to vibrate. Full volume--great memories.

  • @bebic7903
    @bebic7903 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Arthur Conley "Sweet Soul Music" (1967) Beat Club. I think you'll really enjoy his moves as well as the horns.

  • @BillO964
    @BillO964 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow talk about a flashback. I was 9 years old but my older sisters loved this. I grew up listening to their 45rpm records.

  • @williamarmstrong7721
    @williamarmstrong7721 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Another song by Gene Chandler you might want to check out is "Groovy Situation"!

  • @chrisb3976
    @chrisb3976 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You two are absolutely awesome for playing music like this. Timeless classics!!!!! :)

  • @yankeeboyno7
    @yankeeboyno7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This takes me back to the 6th grade😁 We would sing it because it was just fun.

    • @ScottieContact
      @ScottieContact ปีที่แล้ว

      I love hearing songs that take you back. Brings back memories.

  • @williamcwoodjr8075
    @williamcwoodjr8075 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was the top song when i had my first date as a freshman in high school.....never will forget it!

  • @carsonroyal3519
    @carsonroyal3519 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Stay in the 60s. React to Eddie Holman singing “Lonely Girl”. He can “get up there”

  • @donnabeaudin9114
    @donnabeaudin9114 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    We used to sing this in the car when it came on the radio, 1960s. I feel so much emotion hearing this❤️

  • @williamjackson6705
    @williamjackson6705 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The song you need to hear by Gene is "Rainbow'65 ". He's still alive & performing .

  • @lutellOFC
    @lutellOFC ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this music ! I am Brazilian! I listen everyday this song ! Duke of earl ❤

  • @mimibee626
    @mimibee626 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great song. Thanks for showing GOATs.

  • @8315max
    @8315max หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The song is 62 years old in 2024 and still carriers its weight!. Gene Chandler is great, but who was the background group! They were pros!!

  • @glennk1931
    @glennk1931 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of the best tunes for crazing back in the day. One of my favorites.

  • @nach2821
    @nach2821 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Now, get your parents to dance to this. This song is a "Cha-cha" and watching people who can really dance, to this song, is what was happening in 1962. One of the top songs of the early 60's.

  • @keithginn750
    @keithginn750 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Love your reactions to the older songs. Would recommend reacting to The Association, starting with Never My Love.

    • @proudmoon3
      @proudmoon3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ...and followed by "Cherish"! :)

    • @sjw5797
      @sjw5797 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Along Comes Mary"! Their tour-de-force.

    • @williamthompson-xm3dy
      @williamthompson-xm3dy ปีที่แล้ว

      First album I ever bought. Unfortunately it was for my sister.

  • @kathryncassandraward4764
    @kathryncassandraward4764 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This was a HUGE hit!

    • @stevejette2329
      @stevejette2329 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Kath - YES !! For a song declaring himself to be a duke of 'Earl', it was huge !!
      Which would indicate it's the voices, not the writing. Now 75, the memories come back.

  • @melissagerber7231
    @melissagerber7231 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When I was a child in 1965,we loved when the radio station would flash back to this one.

  • @bobbrogley1033
    @bobbrogley1033 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Saw Gene Chandler at numerous concerts over the years, mostly of them "oldies" shows. He would always enter the auditorium through the rear exit doors, with all the spotlights focused to the back of the room. So cool! Live shows sounded just like the recording!

  • @kesleycottrell1416
    @kesleycottrell1416 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The vocals on the Doo Woop is really amazing. Keep in mind this is actually their voices. This is a long time before computers.

  • @djgrant8761
    @djgrant8761 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the 1980s this song was used in an Australian advertisement for Decore shampoo. Instead of singing Duke of Earl the people would sing Decore. Look out for the 1988 advert on TH-cam.

  • @megdelaney3677
    @megdelaney3677 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please react to -1.The Clovers: Love Potion Number 9 -2.The Coasters: Poison Ivy -3.Lloyd Price: Stagger Lee -4.Jody Reynolds: Endless Sleep -5.Ray Peterson: Tell Laura I Love Her -6.? and the Mysterians: 96 Tears 7.The Robins: Smokey Joe's Cafe -Thanks!!!

  • @leroypaulsen4566
    @leroypaulsen4566 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My parents used to listen to the "oldies but goodies" and I didn't HATE it, but I definitely didn't appreciate it like I do now. I've lived through enough garbage pop music now to really see what we are missing out on. A) This music is pure talent, no tech tricks involved. If they had to perform a surprise concert, they could without skipping a beat. Nobody would have to scramble for laptops and tablets. And B) they had the good sense to hit you within seconds of the start, and finish like 2 minutes later. None of these songs ever wear out their welcome.

  • @davidwalker683
    @davidwalker683 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Awesome song.. awesome performance… thanks guys

  • @danor6812
    @danor6812 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gene Chandler isn't his real name. He was part of the group "The Earls". When they auditioned for a record company. They presented this song as a B side to their first 45. The record company knew it was a hit just as the other song was. They didn't want them to release 2 hit songs at the same time. So they released "Duke of Earl" as a separate solo act. Just to get them both out there right away. The "Earls" had some damn good Doo Wop hits.

  • @ashleygonzales4098
    @ashleygonzales4098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Tutti frutti- little Richard
    It’s a man’s workd- James brown
    I feel good- James brown

  • @cheredoremi1922
    @cheredoremi1922 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He also sings the gorgeous ‘I’m The Traveling Kind’…that song is so beautiful!

  • @walterpanovs
    @walterpanovs ปีที่แล้ว

    Chandler had a #1 Pop and #1 R&B hit with this one in 1962. Although he released a number of singles through the '60s he didn't hit pay dirt again until 1970 with the wonderfully smooth and charming "Groovy Situation" (#12 Pop and #8 R&B).

  • @dianehenkel9088
    @dianehenkel9088 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    At concerts he came on stage wearing a cape and top hat, walking with a walking cane. I saw him live at 2 concerts. He was amazing!

  • @jasonbaxter7458
    @jasonbaxter7458 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gene Chandler is a lost Legend.Lost in the croud of Elvis and The Beatles.I love his voice.Amazeing❤

  • @kenjordan5750
    @kenjordan5750 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the most iconic doo wop songs of the era, along with Blue Moon.

  • @SusanJohnston
    @SusanJohnston ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is classic!!!😂😂😂😂😂I have some funny memories from this! Duke Duke Duke Duke of Earl❤❤❤❤❤

  • @waltw4537
    @waltw4537 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Now! One of the ultimate Cool performers! Enjoy! One of my drum corps buddies started wearing a cape because of Gene. Sharp! You go, Amber! . Go Luca! It'll never come back again. Unless a lot of things got kinder and gentler. Sigh! Great reaction, guys. Thanks.

  • @danielduchesne8957
    @danielduchesne8957 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For some reason, this one and "Blue Moon" are synonymous to me.

  • @johndalessandro9157
    @johndalessandro9157 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Billy Joel mentions Duke of Earl in Keeping the Faith. Also if you like high voices do The Lion Sleeps Tonight but the Tokens one of all time iconic songs.

  • @Lakeshore14
    @Lakeshore14 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thank you so much for reacting to this. It was one of my favourites back in the day. This song was huge and always played at our high school dances. Everyone loved it. Thanks again. 👏👏🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @ritamulloy3522
    @ritamulloy3522 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Also gene chandler sang The Rainbow 65 and rainbow 80 Mind blowing!

  • @byzinski
    @byzinski ปีที่แล้ว

    🙋🏻‍♂️ GENE ‘The Duke’ CHANDLER
    One of my favorites, ever 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
    Portland Oregon USA 🇺🇸

  • @mt0115
    @mt0115 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And that’s more like, a ton of music for you two from the 60s and 70s for you to discover.😎🍺

  • @patrickoconnor3844
    @patrickoconnor3844 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Gene Chandler hit with Duke of Earl when I was a Junior in High School. It really caught on with the guys in my home-room. Doo-wop goes back before that, but I think this one is right up there with Get a Job (if you haven't heard of that, check out the Sha Na Na version, even if they weren't the ones that introduced it!) Gene is from my hometown Chicago, and still lives here. We're in a County, but if we had a Duke instead of a Count, it'd be Gene Chandler! Cheers! (Wife and I taught school in Chicago so blessings to schoolteachers like you, J!)

  • @dawnmiller6899
    @dawnmiller6899 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was 7 when this came out and it was played all the time for years. Always one of my favorite songs. Good choice

  • @ColoradoGrami
    @ColoradoGrami ปีที่แล้ว

    Now you're talking!!! This is a for sure a "stroll" song, as in the dance the stroll. Many, many memories. These were my young teen years. 💞

  • @armadillotoe
    @armadillotoe ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was a young boy I saw a movie about early rock & roll. They had a performance of this man performing Duke of Earl. That must have been 60 years ago or more, and I still remember the effect that had on me. Thank you for showing this.

  • @sanchezproductions87
    @sanchezproductions87 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was born in 87 but this is one of my favorite songs of all time. My mom used to play records when I was a kid and this song was something that I gravitated to. It will always have a special place in my childhood and beyond.

  • @APixieNinja
    @APixieNinja 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I learned how to dance to this song, along with 4 or 5 other songs that were my father's absolute favorites. I miss dancing with him. Miss you Daddy!

  • @stasha27
    @stasha27 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love this song! I've always loved oldies.

  • @larryairgood4320
    @larryairgood4320 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Get A Job" by the Silhouettes hit the Number 1 spot on the Billboard pop and the R&B singles charts in February of 1958.
    Do-woppish fun that showed up in movies like "Stand By Me", "Trading Places", "American Graffiti", and "Good Morning, Vietnam". You need to hear all of it someday....

  • @glennallen239
    @glennallen239 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was born in 1964 and I remember this Song from my Youth. I heard it on the Radio Stations all of the Time. When we had a 50's Sock hop in my Junior High Days in the 70's this song was played at the Dance!

  • @M_ondo
    @M_ondo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This fantastic song always puts me in a good mood. Never got tired of it in 60 yrs. Great from start to finish. A GROOVY SITUATION in 70 by Gene is very very good also.

  • @kestrelle5345
    @kestrelle5345 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hard to overstate how popular this song was when I was ten. I know it like the back of my hand.

  • @duaneford8875
    @duaneford8875 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Time for Jay to check out some "pop rap" from 1974, song: "Life is a rock" by Reunion.

  • @shirleyujest7786
    @shirleyujest7786 ปีที่แล้ว

    As a little kid, this was a favorite. We would get together with two other families after church and all of us kids would do skits for the parents. We would dress up and act out the songs or lip sync them. We would do Carol Burnett skits too. We did a skit for 'Leader of the Pack'. My little brother had a leather jacket and he rode his tricycle and we used our Barbie van to run into him so he could crash his bike like in the song. No iphones, no video games, no tablets, just pure, good old imagination.

  • @rwschumm
    @rwschumm ปีที่แล้ว

    WOW! This is a Universal Classic from 50's/60's! Know It,Love It, and Sing Along to It! :) Always LOVE Harmonies in Older Music. Thx Guys! Have a Great Week! :)

  • @smartcookie493
    @smartcookie493 ปีที่แล้ว

    My uncles. My mom's 5 brothers had a band where they sang Motown classics and the songs of the 50s 60s and 70s. This was an amazing song My uncle Ron sang. ❤️

  • @carolebuckle7977
    @carolebuckle7977 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    In the Uk we had this song remade by a group called ‘Darts’ it was a hit here in the 1970’s 🇬🇧xx

  • @EricHenning
    @EricHenning ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This may the weirdest bit of song trivia of all time. When you’re driving on a highway, play “Duke of Earl.” If you set your speed so the white lines go by in time to the beat, you’ll be going exactly 55 MPH.

  • @Samurai_Stoner
    @Samurai_Stoner ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is why I love music, a good song will stand the rest of time

  • @kittykaleidoscope434
    @kittykaleidoscope434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow y'alls grandparents were babies when this song was being made 🤣 I'm getting old 😘 I was a few years old too 👏

  • @judithnash3740
    @judithnash3740 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so thankful for growing up in this Era of music!! The absolute best music!!!

  • @ed.z.
    @ed.z. ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was sooo huge in my home town of Brooklyn, NYC. Every teen dance party had this going. A classic legend.

  • @hsc69
    @hsc69 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best word ever in a song, my " Dukedom" only the Duke knew he had a Dukedom.

  • @RedBud315
    @RedBud315 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm about to hit 60 in March so this came out before I was born but, music has always been part of my family life and as usual all people relate to the songs they hear at certain time of their lives. When I was about 10 and beyond I loved to listen to everything from the 50's to my time period. Then later in the 90's when I was in my 30's I worked midnight shift with a man in his 50's and out of respect of my elders we listened to "HIS" music which was oldies. I love that phrase because now oldies is the stuff from the 90's or later. He was totally shocked that I could "Name That Tune" in 3 notes or less every time, lol. I love all the songs you have listened to and figure you will eventually run out unless you really go back in time and glad you did this one. Even though your channel is called Rob Squad I call it Amber and Robs Squad because Ambers my girl. Okay Rob, you're my boy too as we love you both in our home.

  • @NeptuneLady1957
    @NeptuneLady1957 ปีที่แล้ว

    It startles me to know, for sure, I could be your GRANDMOTHER!! I was child of 5 when this came out; but I remember it. My Daddy was very into music, had a vast album and 45 collection and great equipment for the day. His side gig was being a DJ (disc jockey) “spinning records” in night clubs. I raised my son (now age 29) to know music from my generation and years before (including big band). We have to teach our children!! Expose them to ALL genres and styles! I love when I hear him grooving to the music of my generation and my parents’ generation! Gene Chandler was still making music into the 70s (Get Down and Groovy Situation) and the 80s (remade Rainbow which was, by the way, from 1962).

  • @lkeeleyjenkins3430
    @lkeeleyjenkins3430 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember my late father playing this song in hi cortina. I was about 7 and has remained one of my favourites. Didnt do as well in the UK charts bizarrely

  • @wcmatta
    @wcmatta ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I graduated HS in’66 so, Ahhhhhhhh! The music then was just that, music, pure and unmanufactured.

  • @wallacecallow2255
    @wallacecallow2255 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is the kind of song you always heard on Happy Days and American Graffiti- shows like that.

  • @roberttreborable
    @roberttreborable ปีที่แล้ว

    Your show does help bring old music back... Showing another generation great music from the past and a trip down memory lane for the older views...

  • @cassyharrison3592
    @cassyharrison3592 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh my goodness, this was the coolest song back in the day. Junior High for me.