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| Location: | Urbana, Illinois |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jul 31, 2008 (72 days back) |
About Me |
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| ATTENTION!
The Duke's latest album- 'GOLD'- is NOW AVAILABLE at Parasolrecords.com!
.. One summer evening I was strolling by a cafe and happened across two old-timers playing classic tunes from the 1920's on guitar and mandolin. I sat beneath the outdoor Christmas lights as ditty after golden ditty filled the air: 'How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm After They've Seen Pairee, 'Singin' in the Bathtub. 'It's a Sin to Tell a Lie. I miss those old ballads, syrupy love songs and romping rags.The next day I was strolling around playing with my Game Boy just as I passed a pawnshop. Some strange impulse made me wander in, and I caught sight of a ukulele hanging amongst the old swords and rusted tubas on the wall. "Hey- how much do you buy these for?" I asked the shop owner, waving my Game Boy at him. "Oooohhh- twenty bucks." "And how much is that ukulele?" "Twenty bucks." What were the odds? Clearly the universe wanted me to have that ukulele. So I made the exchange; he took my electronic coma-inducer and returned with the ukulele in a small brown box like a little paper coffin. I don't know how long the uke had hung in that shadowy shop, years perhaps, but I led it out into the sunshine and tossed its coffin in the trash. A jazz musician once said that all you need to survive on the road is your horn and a picture of Louis Armstrong- so I placed Satchmo's picture in the belly of my uke and dubbed the instrument 'Little Louie'. |
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Music:Member Since: 7/11/2005Band Website: contact: dukeofuke@hotmail.com Band Members: Influences: The Beatles, Beethoven, Captain Beefheart, Donovan, Captain and Tenille, the Osmonds, Dr. Sparkles, the Archies, the Banana Splits, Blur, Ween, David Bowie, T. Rex, Pilot ('It's Magic'), Bertolt Brecht, XTC, Erik Satie, Elvis Costello, Sweet, the Kinks, the Monkees (soundtrack for 'Head'), Lovin' Spoonful, Taj Mahal, Louis Armstrong, Nick Drake, Syd Barrett, and Eugene Ionesco. Sounds Like: Captain Beefheart and the Captain and Tenille all had a baby together and stole Tiny Tim's ukulele for a crib toy. Does anybody actually read these? If you have read this mention the word 'discombobulated' in your comment and receive one (1) free pony! Record Label: CDs AVAILABLE AT: WWW.PARASOL.COM Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Powerpop / Psychedelic / Folk Rock) |
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To purchase Follies
http://www.parasol.com/catalog/catalog.asp... Posted by THE DUKE OF UKE AND HIS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA! on Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:53:00 PST |
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MENTAL CONTAGION INTERVIEWS THE DUKE! |
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| Gene Dillon, writer for one of the hippest culture arbiter sites out of the midwest, "Mental Contagion" has turned in another unique interview with the Duke: Check it out below and at: http://www.ment... Posted by THE DUKE OF UKE AND HIS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA! on Wed, 03 May 2006 10:51:00 PST |
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"The Hub" Interviews The Duke |
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| Thursday, October 20, 2005
Acoustic Blog for Oct. 20, 2005
Available in suitable-for-framing print form
in this week's issue of the Hub Weekly... My Dinner With Dave (or The King and I )Fo... Posted by THE DUKE OF UKE AND HIS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA! on Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:17:00 PST |
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The "Buzz" Reviews "Duke of Uke" |
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| Buzz Magazine music reviewer Kyle Gorman praises the "Duke of Uke" CD in the August 18 issue. Key adjectives: "original," "amusing," "airy and psychedelic," "funky," and "poignant." C... Posted by THE DUKE OF UKE AND HIS NOVELTY ORCHESTRA! on Mon, 05 Sep 2005 10:49:00 PST |
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