Gene Chandler - What Now

[MusicandDancing4Ever]

The black girl behind Gene, is singing along with him, she know her music. The white kids looking lost.

[MusicandDancing4Ever]

Gene is one of the best! Some girls preferred Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, they were great, but some girls preferred Gene, I'm one of them, he could always make me swoon. He needs to have a story done on him. He is truly unsung. Is he even inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, if not, that is a tragedy! The people should be fired over there for not inducting Gene Chandler.

[calihartley2010]

I wish black singers of today would give up rap and sing like these 60's black artists. I would give anything if they would sing like this. Such class and nothing of that trashy stuff we have today.

[jabrilhenry100]

One of the greatest soul-stirring voices of all times! GO GENE!

[FlyinS4]

What a song. I have met a many beautiful girl in high school dancing to that song. That song was the bomb in the 60's and still is.

[cbjrcher]

Sweet Chicago soul

[bromancollins]

@cbjrcher I feel you on that. Even though I'm from the East Coast, that Chicago soul is a beast! The fact that Curtis Mayfield was a major architect of it made me like it the most. Much Respect!!!

[CooolCally]

His voice is like flawless, just perfect!

Love it<3 He is really handsome too:D gotta find my 2010-gene chandler hihi<3

[kariebeez]

I hear like songs like this and their appeal is that they always speak (or sing) to the deep pain love can bring. What now... what else can go wrong. Nothing like real R&B and soul to tell that story.

[1967MOD]

OH MY gOD i LOVE IT THE SOUND GIVES ME THE SHIVERS ITS A FAB NUMBER SO SEXY.

[JerkinTime]

"What Now" de Gene Chandler es la cancion mas maravillosa de todos los tiempos,es mi cancion

[BoogieMonsterful]

Yeah you can definitely tell this is curtis, but gene was a fantastic singer.

got this and I'm glad my kids will be able to hear it coming off the 45 like I can

[tonnyy06]

Gene Chandler was of Chicago music giants although Curtis Mayfield wroter most of Gene music including this song. Jerry Butler Major Lances , Curtis most of their songs

[LyricLove101]

Check out,. Get On Down for a soulul dance flavor! This is the Duke of Earl!

LyricLove101

[oldersoul1]

Gene would have been bigger if all his hits was not on one album.

[don1985don]

great song but gene was goin up against temps, marvin, jerry butler etc that iswhy didnt make top, my opinion anyway but hell its still a great song!

[tonysbj]

I'm a stepper in Chi-town. You know this hit the spot. I was at a fund raiser a few years back and Gene was there. Yeah, he took a picture with me. As my sister would say, you guys are the bomb-diggity dang-dong. Thanx.

[geraldineamercuri]

Es la primera vez que escucho esta canción, está muy bonita, gracias por subrila :) mis mejores deseos.

[Hotrodbb]

This is a great song, and Gene, like so many other artists from that period, never got the credit he/they deserve. We got cheated out of songs like this back then and were force-feed music they (producers and record company excecutives) wanted us to hear and buy. Too bad. But thanks to you guys for posting.

[19spartan84]

This is one of the reasons I love U Tube, we all get to see awesome rare footage of amazing artist's....Thanx for posting!.

[MusicDude86]

such a great song, a far cry from Duke of Earl.

[PJDooWop]

What a phenominal song. I heard this back in 1993 for the first time and set out to find the 45. Surprisingly it took me almost 10 years to find this record. I do not understand how this record didn't hit #1.

[roxieashachris]

It did back in the day. I was in High School.

[MusicDude86]

went to number 40 on the pop charts in 1965...I'm not sure about how well it did on the R&B charts, but I'll say it hit the top 10.

[soln4suhreborn]

"what now" was the first Gene Chandler record i was exposed to. my mom & dad had the 45. i was probably 7 or 8 years old when i first heard it in the 70's. still one of the finest songs i've ever heard!

[motown250]

brill

[northerngirl72]

Fantastic voice,track and footage,thanks

[ethanedwards420]

i dig this.

[rhythmbluessoul]

Gene Chandler had a helluva voice. He should be on top as one of the best soul artists alongside Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Jackie and Wilson. Gene is my absolute favorite and boy could he sing ballads. He sung some of the best soul ballads, Just Be True, What Now, God Bless Our Love, Man's Temptation, Here Comes The Tears, To Be A Lover, and songs such as these and others always pleases.

[JazzyJ1318]

And he sang NOTHING CAN STOP ME! I SAW HIM AT AN OLDIES SHOW IN AUGUSTA GA ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO. hE WAS LIPSYNCING BUT BWE ENJOYED HIM!

[MusicDude86]

why was he lip syncing?

[JAMMISTRESS]

@MusicDude86 I know this song very well and have seen it performed live many times. HE IS NOT LIPSYNCING.

[JazzyJ1318]

i guess he probably has lost his beatiful voice. He is about 75 or so! it really was agreat odies show. Chaka khan and Peobo bryson were also on the show!

[williamg2552]

@JazzyJ1318 I saw Gene last year in California. He headlined a big oldies show , and he sang live . Believe me, that man hasn't lost NOTHIN' !!!

[JazzyJ1318]

@williamg2552 I'm sorry that you disagree! The song that he lipsynched was "Rainbow". He stayed on stage while singing it. He walked up and down the isle when singing some of the other songs!. I love hims so much. He was the man back in the day with the top hat, the cane and the cape!!

[williamg2552]

@JazzyJ1318 I'm not disagreeing with what YOU saw, I'm merely telling you what I SAW . And, when I saw Gene, he sang his entire show live.

[door2yourheart]

Great song, fantastic singer! Its so good to see classic artists performances on here, thank you!

[blakths78211]

Yes, Curtis Mayfield composed this tune and

the Impressions are the background singers

featured here.

[meloportu]

@blakths78211 wicked

[gfhandel]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but this was composed by Curtis Mayfield, and The Impressions are doing back up? One of my favorites!

[mhomer4]

What show was this?

[mhomer4]

I found out it was Hollywood A Go Go

[gfhandel]

1965...One of the best....thanks for posting!