• George Duke, prolific solo artist and former keyboardist for Frank Zappa, Miles Davis, Cannonball Ad
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[quote=Washington Post]George Duke, a Grammy-winning keyboardist who crossed musical boundaries to play with entertainers as diverse as Michael Jackson, Frank Zappa and Miles Davis and who became a successful producer of pop-oriented rhythm-and-blues records in the 1980s, died Monday in Los Angeles. He was 67. The cause was chronic lymphocytic leukemia, his family said.[/quote] [URL]http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-08-06/entertainment/41132280_1_adderley-julian-cannonball-own-fusion-band[/URL] this is one hell of a loss. the guy was a living jazz legend. in addition to playing with everyone from frank zappa to michael jackson, he's also been sampled by the likes of a tribe called quest, common, MF doom and many others. some on this forum might know him best by his song "i love you more", sampled by daft punk in "digital love". [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEibygqqLZc[/media] RIP
Damn I can't believe this I was planning on seeing him in concert... This man was a genius and great person, RIP [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8CW5j5fwc4[/MEDIA] Highly recommend viewing 5:04- 5:53- at this concert Such a nice dude, he probably made that Japanese guy's day/the guy trying to pull George's keytar, he still just reacts like a totally awesome guy, absolutely love this guy and everything he's done. His concerts are amazing and the vast selection of his music/style throughout the 70s and 80s- is brilliant. [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKi51nWMGho[/MEDIA] [MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unBfb2syL18[/MEDIA] He's just incredible in every aspect of music.
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