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George Duke was a musician whose professional career began in 1966. He was also known by the nickname Dukey Stick. His recorded output includes one work.
Duke was born on January 12, 1946. He died on August 5, 2013. An online resource titled "George Duke :: Online" provides information about him.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1946 births, 2013 deaths and 20th-century American keyboardists.
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San Rafael, California, USA
George Martin Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Throughout his career he worked with musicians like Frank Zappa.
Known for
- Frank Zappa: Cheaper Than Cheep — Self (keyboards, vocals)2025
- Zappa — Self - Keyboards / Trombone (archive footage)2020
- Kosmische Brocken - Frank Zappa und die Deutschen2018
- Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words — Self (archive footage)2016
- Frank Zappa & The Mothers: Roxy: The Movie — Himself2015
- Cheepnis — Himself2014
- Frank Zappa - Freak Jazz, Movie Madness & Another Mothers — Self2014
- Frank Zappa: A Token Of His Extreme — Himself2013
- Frank Zappa: The Freak Out List — Himself2010
- Kirk Whalum: The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter III — George Duke2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Duke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Rafael
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- post-bop
- Instrument
- synthesizer
- Record label
- Pacific Jazz Records
- Official website
- www.georgeduke.com
- Image
- Stanley Clarke and George Duke.jpg
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- name in native language
- George Mac Duke
- Commons category
- George Duke
- date of birth
- 1946-01-12
- date of death
- 2013-08-05
- cause of death
- leukemia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- influenced by
- Miles Davis
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to George Duke, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana