The Dukes (band)

For other uses, see Duke (disambiguation).
The Dukes
Years active 1978–1979
Labels Warner Bros.
Members
Miller Anderson
Jimmy McCulloch
Martin Stone
Charles Tumahai
Ronnie Leahy
Nick Trevisick

The Dukes were a band formed in the late 70s. The members included singer Miller Anderson, guitarist Jimmy McCulloch, Ronnie Leahy and bassist Charles Tumahai. They toured supporting Wishbone Ash and recorded one album. The band broke up soon after Jimmy died of an overdose.

The Dukes (or the group of musicians that would become The Dukes) also recorded demos with Mick Taylor in 1976.[1] They went on to be backing band for Donovan on a world tour with Yes.[2]

Discography

The eponymously titled and only album released by the band was produced by Marty Cohn and Richie Zito. As of 2011, it has been officially released on Compact Disc.

The cover design is by Hipgnosis.

Track listing

  1. Hearts in Trouble 03:41
  2. Leaving It All Behind 03:08
  3. All in a Game 03:04
  4. Billy Niles 04:00
  5. Crazy Fool 05:05
  6. Who's Gonna Tell You 03:26
  7. Time on Your Side 04:57
  8. I'll Try to Help 04:07
  9. Heartbreaker (Vocals by McCulloch) 03:48

References

  1. ^ http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/mt/taylor76.htm Taylor Made 1976, Mick Taylor timeline
  2. ^ http://dmme.net/interviews/mander.html Interview with Milller Anderson
  3. ^ The Dukes (1979 album) at Discogs (list of releases)