George Duke dies at 67

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Musician and producer George Duke died Monday evening in a Los Angeles hospital were he was being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
His wife Corrine died in July last year.

George Duke was born in San Rafael, California and began taking piano lessons at age 4 after seeing Duke Ellington play.

In 1966 he released his first record and went on to play with - amongst others - Jean-Luc Ponty, Don Ellis Orchestra, Cannonball Adderley, Frank Zappa and Stanley Clarke before going solo in 1976.

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George knew his time was near. He always kept his health issues close to the vest. - See more at: http://www.radiofacts.com/vic-mclean-george-dukes-close-friend-and-promoter-talks-to-radio-facts/#sthash.2QfKVxP4.dpuf