Duke Jupiter was an American
rock band
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Rochester, New York
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. They were active in the 1970s and 1980s on Mercury Records, CBS Records, and the
Motown
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subsidiaries Morocco Records and Powerglide Records. They are best known for their hit single ''I'll Drink to You''.
After the release of their first album ''Sweet Cheeks'' in 1978, Duke Jupiter started touring with national acts, including
ZZ Top
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
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David Bowie
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REO Speedwagon
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Foreigner,
Blue Öyster Cult,
The Charlie Daniels Band,
Outlaws, and
John Lee Hooker.
Band History
George Barajas died of a brain tumor in August 1982.
In June 1982, the band played a free concert in Rochester and 25,000 fans attended. The concert was held at Ontario Beach Park and caused the biggest traffic jam the city had seen. The concert ended up making national news as well as MTV.
Because of their rising popularity, the band went on to tour with REO Speedwagon, ZZ TOP, Foreigner, Blue Oyster Cult, and David Bowie.
Duke Jupiter played a farewell concert in their hometown of Rochester in 1986. This ended a 13-year career for the band.
From 1973 to 1986, Duke Jupiter released nine albums with four music videos that appeared on MTV.
In 2014, Duke Jupiter was inducted into the Rochester Hall of Fame.
David Corcoran (born in
Smithtown, New York) died of kidney cancer on June 21, 2018, at age 64.
Original band members
* Marshall Styler - Lead vocals, keyboards
* Greg Walker - Lead vocals, Guitar
* Don Maracle - Guitar
* George Barajas - Bass guitar, background vocals, all recordings through portions of ''Duke Jupiter I''
* Earl Jetty - Drums, ''Sweet Cheeks''
* David Hanlon - Drums, ''Taste The Night'' and ''Band In Blue''
1980 to present band members
* Marshall James Styler - Keyboards, lead vocals
* Greg Walker - Guitar, lead vocals
* Rickey Ellis - Bass guitar, vocals
* Dave Corcoran - Drums, Lead vocals
Discography
Albums
;Studio Albums
;Live Albums
*''Duke Jupiter/The Restless Concert'' (1984)
*''Captured Live!'' (1984)
*''Duke Jupiter Live in Concert 1984'' (2012) Duke Jupiter records
Singles
References
External links
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Musical groups established in 1973
Musical groups from Rochester, New York
Rock music groups from New York (state)