Dukey Stick
| "Dukey Stick" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by George Duke | ||||
| from the album Don't Let Go | ||||
| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter | George Duke | |||
| Producer | George Duke | |||
| George Duke singles chronology | ||||
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"Dukey Stick" is a song by American musician George Duke, released as a single in 1978 by Epic Records. The song reached No. 4 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart.[1][2]
Overview
[edit | edit source]"Dukey Stick" was composed and produced by George Duke. The song appears on Duke's 1978 studio album Don't Let Go.[1]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]Brandon Soderberg of Spin called Dukey Stick ”a meaty hard-funk track that shoots chants, jazzy-wazzy drumming, shards of guitar whines, and plenty of electronic watery bloop-bloop around the core elements of pop-friendly R&B."[3]
Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic also found, "(Don't Let Go)'s centerpiece is a self-parodic bit of shuck and jive called "Dukey Stick"."[4]
Samples
[edit | edit source]Scarface sampled Dukey Stick on Let Me Roll off his second studio album The World Is Yours.[5]
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard)[2] | 4 |
References
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