Gene Chandler - I Can Take Care Of Myself

The Duke of Earl himself sings his Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino anthem "I Can Take Care Of Myself". From 1962 to 1970 Gene Chandler put half a dozen songs in the top forty, but he will always be best known for 1962 R&B chart topper "Duke Of Earl" that launched his career. These days he is best known for so so many records which broke massive on the Northern Soul Scene for example "There Was A Time", "Such A Pretty Thing", "Nothing Can Stop Me", "Let Me Make Love To You", "Bet You Never Thought" and too many more to mention. Back in early 1999, this was yet another legendary Northern Soul smash that we filmed for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul". The much missed late great Otis Leavill brought us to Gene and asked him to film for us in Otis's apartment, to make this one and only one-time performance especially for us and I'm so glad that we did it.