Gene Chandler: The Duke Is Back
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, February 1979
RIGHT NOW, Gene Chandler's 'Get Down' is just about the biggest disco record in the country. Presently, Gene is touring the country promoting his biggest record in almost a decade.
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