08-05-2022, 03:46 AM
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Boz, Skydog, The Duke of Earl, & Lady (Almost-Duchess) Ottoline
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Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938; née Lady Cavendish-Bentinck of The Dukes of Portland, half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland, noted British patroness of the arts) aquatically disporting herself along the Lido, Venice, Italy -- August, 1908.
William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He became prominent for his series of albums in the late 1970s, and songs "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" from Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.
Gene Chandler (b. 1937; American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive) disporting himself in some grotto-like soundstage somewhere in America.
The song “Duke of Earl” started as a vocal exercise by The Dukays, a group from Chicago that included singers Eugene Dixon and Earl Edwards, both of whom already had some success on the R&B chart. Other group members were James Lowe, Shirley Jones, and Ben Broyles. They would warm up by singing "Do do do do..." in different keys. On one occasion, Dixon changed the syllables he was singing to include Earl's name, and the chant gradually became the words "Du..du..du..Duke of Earl." The pair worked on the song with songwriter and mentor Bernice William and then recorded it with the other members of The Dukays. The record was never released, but Dixon decided to go solo with it. Dixon changed his name to Gene Chandler. The solo version, which was released late in 1961, rose quickly to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts in 1962. Chandler continues to tour and perform.
This song was re-popularized when Sha Na Na (a cabaret-style '50s-nostalgia group fresh from Columbia University, NYC, which had formed around its original nucleus, The Lamés -- as in, of course, the gold-lamé outfits so characteristic of Las Vegas-style doo-wop couture) first boggled the minds -- and then won over -- the young audience at a certain music festival held in upstate New York in 1969. Sha Na Na went from this debut to having multiple hit albums and their own TV show by the early '70s.
Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1938; née Lady Cavendish-Bentinck of The Dukes of Portland, half-sister of 6th Duke of Portland, noted British patroness of the arts) aquatically disporting herself along the Lido, Venice, Italy -- August, 1908.
William Royce "Boz" Scaggs is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He became prominent for his series of albums in the late 1970s, and songs "Lido Shuffle" and "Lowdown" from Silk Degrees (1976), which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Scaggs continues to write, record music, and tour.
Gene Chandler (b. 1937; American singer, songwriter, music producer, and record-label executive) disporting himself in some grotto-like soundstage somewhere in America.
The song “Duke of Earl” started as a vocal exercise by The Dukays, a group from Chicago that included singers Eugene Dixon and Earl Edwards, both of whom already had some success on the R&B chart. Other group members were James Lowe, Shirley Jones, and Ben Broyles. They would warm up by singing "Do do do do..." in different keys. On one occasion, Dixon changed the syllables he was singing to include Earl's name, and the chant gradually became the words "Du..du..du..Duke of Earl." The pair worked on the song with songwriter and mentor Bernice William and then recorded it with the other members of The Dukays. The record was never released, but Dixon decided to go solo with it. Dixon changed his name to Gene Chandler. The solo version, which was released late in 1961, rose quickly to #1 on both the pop and R&B charts in 1962. Chandler continues to tour and perform.
This song was re-popularized when Sha Na Na (a cabaret-style '50s-nostalgia group fresh from Columbia University, NYC, which had formed around its original nucleus, The Lamés -- as in, of course, the gold-lamé outfits so characteristic of Las Vegas-style doo-wop couture) first boggled the minds -- and then won over -- the young audience at a certain music festival held in upstate New York in 1969. Sha Na Na went from this debut to having multiple hit albums and their own TV show by the early '70s.