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GEORGE DUKE is a piano and synthesizer pioneer and singer. He made a name for himself with the album “The Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio.” He is known for his solo work as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa.

• Some of the artists that have collaborated with Duke include Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Cannonball Adderley, Deniece Williams, Jeffrey Osborne, George Clinton, Anita Baker, Regina Belle and Miles Davis.
• Duke’s best known song as a solo artist is the funk hit, “Dukey Stick.
• His songs have been sampled by Kanye West and Daft Punk and the videogame “Dead Or Alive Extreme 2.”