George Duke

George Duke

Music DepartmentActorComposer
Born
January 12, 1946
Died
August 5, 2013
Awards
4 wins, 11 nominations

George Duke is 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…

Biography

George Duke is 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.

Actor

Malcolm & EddieMalcolm & Eddie(1996)as Member of Musical Combo
GenerationsGenerations(1989)as Johnny the piano player
The Gavin & Lott Show(1983)
Stanley Clarke & George Duke: Sweet Baby(1981)as George Duke
200 Motels200 Motels(1971)as Member of Mothers of Invention

Thanks

Roxy: The MovieRoxy: The Movie(2015)

Archive Footage

Yacht Rock: A DockumentaryYacht Rock: A Dockumentary(2024)as Self - Musician
ZappaZappa(2020)as Self - Keyboards, Trombone
La Vraie Histoire de H.I.P.H.O.P.La Vraie Histoire de H.I.P.H.O.P.(2019)as Self
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own WordsEat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words(2016)as Self
The 56th Annual Grammy AwardsThe 56th Annual Grammy Awards(2014)as Self - Jazz Keyboardist, Producer (In Memoriam)

Known for

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George Duke, Tom Fowler, Frank Zappa, and Jean-Luc Ponty in Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (2016)Keith Moon, George Duke, Aynsley Dunbar, Janet Neville-Ferguson, Howard Kaylan, Lucy Offerall, Ian Underwood, and Mark Volman in 200 Motels (1971)George DukeGeorge Duke