A #1 from early 1962 sprung from some nonsense warm-up vocal exercises by the Dukays. Eugene Dixon modified them into "du-du-du-duke of Earl" as a nod to bandmate Earl Edwards, and based a song around those syllables. The master tape was sold to Vee-Jay Records, so to summarize, Dixon left the group, changed his stage name to Gene Chandler, bought a tux, top hat, monocle and cane, and rode the wave from this. Gene had a big hit with "Groovy Situation" in 1970.
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