First Name |
George
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Middle Name |
Mac
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Last Name |
Duke
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Full Name at Birth |
George Mac Duke
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Birthday |
12th January, 1946
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Birthplace |
San Rafael, California, USA
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Died |
5th August, 2013
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Place of Death |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Cause of Death |
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Buried |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Build |
Large
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
American
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Occupation Text |
Musician, composer, musical director, producer, educator
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Occupation |
Musician
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Claim to Fame |
songs such as, Reach For It, Dukey Stick, Say That You Will, Heroes, and Reach Out, just to name a few
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Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz fusion, R&B, Funk, Alternative Rock, Rock And Roll, Jazz Pop, Post-Disco, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Progressive Rock, Jazz Rock
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Music Genre |
Jazz, Piano
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Year(s) Active |
1967– 2013, 1967–2013, 1966–2013
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Music Style |
Jazz-Pop
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Music Mood |
Sophisticated
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Instrument |
Piano
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer, Saxophone, Keytar, Flute, Bass, Trombone, Bass Guitar
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Record Label |
Pacific Jazz, Pickwick, Mps/saba, Mps/basf, Atlantic, Epic/CBS, Elektra, Warner Bros., Bizarre, Telarc Jazz, Heads Up, MPS, SABA, Epic, Bizarre World, IBis Recordings
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Associated Acts |
Stanley Clarke, Al Jarreau, Third World, Stevie Wonder, Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio, Frank Zappa, Cannonball Adderley, John Heard, Nat Adderley, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Lynn Davis, Napoleon Murphy Brock, Sheila Escovedo, Flora Purim, Billy Cobham, Earth, Wind & Fire, Jeffrey Osborne, Dianne Reeves, Kirk Whalum, Marcus Miller, Pete Magadini, Steve Vai, Gerald Veasley
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Official Websites |
http://www.georgeduke.com/, http://georgeduke.com
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George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a professor of music. He first made a name for himself with the album The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio. He was known primarily for thirty-odd solo albums, of which A Brazilian Love Affair from 1979 was his most popular, as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa.