Had his own record label, Mr. Chand in the early seventies.
His first solo recording, "Duke Of Earl" went to #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 and sold over 2 million copies.
Many of his hits in the mid-sixties were written by Curtis Mayfield.
Most of his hits were produced by Carl Davis.
Recorded for the Vee-Jay, Constellation, Mercury, Chi-Sound, Salsoul and FastFire labels.
Singer-songwriter-producer.