Gene McDaniels - Chip Chip

Eugene B. McDaniels, 12th February 1935, Kansas City, Kansas, U.S.A.Gene is a former gospel singer and bandleader. He attended Omaha's Conservatory of Music before setting out on a recording career.Gene signed to the Liberty imprint in the late 50's in California where he worked with the producer Tommy 'Snuff' Garrett, who provided Gene with several songs written by the Brill Building set-up of songwriters. There he enjoyed had a few local hits, including 'In Times Like These' and 'The Green Door'.Following on from those recordings, Gene received two U.S. Top 5 entries in 1961 with 'A Hundred Pounds Of Clay' and 'Tower Of Strength'. Both singles fared less well in Britain, where cover versions by Craig Douglas and Frankie Vaughan took the limelight.Gene McDaniels' influence on British music was acknowledged by his appearance in the, Richard Lester directed, movie 'It's Trad, Dad' that contained his song 'Another Tear Falls'. The movie featured Chubby Checker, Gene Vincent, Gary 'U.S.' Bonds, Acker Bilk, Del Shannon along with many other artists.Gene scored six top forty hits released during 1961 and 1962, backed by The Johnny Mann Singers on each release. His final U.S. chart entry came the following year with 'Point Of No Return', a jazz-based performance and arguably the singer's finest single release along with the song 'Spanish Lace'.He sadly fell from favour when the publics tastes made a bee-line towards the Beatles and their like. In 1965 he released 'Walk With A Winner' for his Liberty label. His following efforts at soul with a social consciousness leaning, paled beside these early recordings. Gene McDaniels continued to record for Liberty until 1965, then switched to Atlantic in the early '70s.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: JBauder1948

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