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Date of Birth
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12-January-1946
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Place of Birth
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San Rafael
(Marin County, California, San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Duke George, Duke, George, George M. Duke
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Profession
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Keyboard Player, Keytarist, Jazz Pianist, Composer, Teacher, Musician, Record producer, Pianist, Music Director, Music Arranger, Singer
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George Duke was an American musician, known as a keyboard pioneer, composer, singer and producer in both jazz and popular mainstream musical genres. He worked with numerous acclaimed 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 as well as for his collaborations with other musicians, particularly Frank Zappa.
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