Dukey Stick

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"Dukey Stick"
Single by George Duke
from the album Don't Let Go
Released1978
Genre Jazz
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) George Duke
Producer(s) George Duke
George Duke singles chronology
"Reach for It"
(1977)		"Dukey Stick"
(1978)		"Movin' On"
(1978)

"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]

Contents

Overview

"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

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

Scarface sampled Dukey Stick on Let Me Roll off his second studio album The World Is Yours. [5]

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
US Hot Soul Singles (Billboard) [2] 4

References

  1. 1 2 George Duke (1978). Dukey Stick (single). Epic Records.
  2. 1 2 "George Duke Chart History (Hot Soul Singles)". Billboard . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Soderberg, Brandon (August 9, 2013). "Dukey Sticks & Doo-Doo Jokes: George Duke's Silly, But Very Serious Career". Spin . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ S. Ginell, Richard. "George Duke - Dukey Stick". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  5. ↑ Staff, XXL (August 10, 2013). "10 Hip-Hop Tracks That Sample George Duke". xxlmag.com. XXL . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
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