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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]] (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. 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]], [[Quaudiophiliac]] and [[The Dub Room Special! (The Album)|The Dub Room Special]]; 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 [[The True Story Of 200 Motels]].
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Duke can be heard on keyboards, synthesizer, and/or vocals:
  
In 1975, Duke's album [[The Aura Will Prevail]] featured two covers of Zappa material, [[Echidna's Arf (Of You)]] and [[Uncle Remus]] which was a collaboration between Duke and 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 (')]]
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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]]
  
[[George Duke]] - "[[Feel]]" (LP, BASF MC-25355, October 28, 1974)
 
[[George Duke]] - "[[The Aura Will Prevail]]" (LP, MPS MC25613, 1975)
 
 
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