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George Duke (01/12/1946, San Rafael, CA) studied the piano at school, and emerged from the San Francisco Conservatory as a Bachelor of Music in 1967. In 1969 he began playing with [[Jean-Luc Ponty]], using electric piano to accompany Ponty's plugged-in violin. He played on [[King Kong (The Album)|King Kong]], an album Frank composed for Ponty. He joined Zappa's group in 1970.
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[[George Duke]] (born January 12, 1946, San Rafael, CA, died August 5 2013, aged 67) was an American pianist, synthesizer and keyboard player and singer. He began playing with [[Jean-Luc Ponty]] in 1969.
  
George provided keyboards, synthesizer, and/or vocals for [[Chunga's Revenge]], [[200 Motels]], [[Waka/Jawaka]], [[The Grand Wazoo]], [[Over-Nite Sensation]], [[Apostrophe (')]], [[Roxy & Elsewhere]], [[One Size Fits All]], [[Bongo Fury]], [[Studio Tan]], [[Sleep Dirt]], [[Them Or Us]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]], [[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]], [[Playground Psychotics]], [[The Lost Episodes]], [[Läther]], [[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]], and [[Quaudiophiliac]]; and also for the [[Beat The Boots]] series disks [[Freaks & Motherfuckers (BTB)|Freaks & Motherfuckers]], [[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)|Unmitigated Audacity]], [[Piquantique (BTB)|Piquantique]], [[Disconnected Synapses (BTB)|Disconnected Synapses]], [[Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (BTB)|Tengo Na Minchia Tanta]], & [[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]]. His performance can be seen on Zappa movies [[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]], [[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]], [[Dub Room Special]], [[The Amazing Mr. Bickford]] (background), and [[True Story of 200 Motels]].
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Duke was a prominent member of Zappa's band during the 1970s. He claimed that Zappa freed him from his snobbish and serious attitude towards music. 
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==Duke's collaborations with Zappa==
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*[[Chunga's Revenge]]  
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*[[200 Motels]]
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*[[Waka/Jawaka]]
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*[[The Grand Wazoo]]
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*[[Over-Nite Sensation]]
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*[[Apostrophe (')|Apostrophe (’)]]
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*[[Roxy & Elsewhere]]
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*[[One Size Fits All]]
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*[[Bongo Fury]]
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*[[Studio Tan]]
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*[[Sleep Dirt]]
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*[[Them Or Us]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 2]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4]]
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*[[You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6]]
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*[[Playground Psychotics]]
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*[[The Lost Episodes]]
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*[[Läther]]
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*[[Frank Zappa Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa]]
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*[[Quaudiophiliac]]
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*[[The Dub Room Special! (The Album)|The Dub Room Special]]  
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*[[Freaks & Motherfuckers (BTB)|Freaks & Motherfuckers]]
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*[[Unmitigated Audacity (BTB)|Unmitigated Audacity]]
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*[[Piquantique (BTB)|Piquantique]]
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*[[Disconnected Synapses (BTB)|Disconnected Synapses]]
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*[[Tengo Na Minchia Tanta (BTB)|Tengo Na Minchia Tanta]]
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*[[At The Circus (BTB)|At The Circus]]
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He can be seen in the Zappa movies:
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*[[200 Motels (The Film)|200 Motels]]
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*[[Baby Snakes (The Film)|Baby Snakes]]
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*[[Dub Room Special]]
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*[[The Amazing Mr. Bickford]]  
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*[[The True Story Of 200 Motels]]
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His own albums with Zappa connections:
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*[[George Duke]] - "[[Feel]]" (LP, BASF MC-25355, October 28, 1974) - Zappa on guitar
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*[[George Duke]] - "[[The Aura Will Prevail]]" (LP, MPS MC25613, 1975) - includes versions of [[Echidna's Arf (Of You)]] and [[Uncle Remus]]
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With [[Jean-Luc Ponty]]:
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*[[King Kong (The Album)|King Kong]]
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==See also==
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*[[Wikipedia:George Duke|Wikipedia article and discography]].
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*[http://www.georgeduke.com/ Duke's website]
  
  
[[George Duke]] - "[[Feel]]" (LP, BASF MC-25355, October 28, 1974)
 
 
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Revision as of 07:40, 6 August 2013

George Duke (born January 12, 1946, San Rafael, CA, died August 5 2013, aged 67) was an American pianist, synthesizer and keyboard player and singer. He began playing with Jean-Luc Ponty in 1969.

Duke was a prominent member of Zappa's band during the 1970s. He claimed that Zappa freed him from his snobbish and serious attitude towards music.

Duke's collaborations with Zappa

He can be seen in the Zappa movies:

His own albums with Zappa connections:

With Jean-Luc Ponty:

See also