Duke Jupiter was an American rock band from Rochester, New York. They were active in the 1970s and 1980s on Mercury Records, CBS Records, and the Motown subsidiaries Morocco Records and Powerglide Records. They are best known for their hit single "I'll Drink to You".Motown Encyclopedia 1311441549
Graham Betts - 2014 - Duke signed with CBS subsidiary Coast To Coast Records and recorded two albums in Duke Jupiter 1 (released in 1982, with the extracted single "I'll Drink To You" being extensively played on AOR radio and the video receiving heavy rotation ...
After the release of their first album Sweet Cheeks in 1978, Duke Jupiter started touring with national acts, including ZZ Top, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Bowie, Bob Seger, Robert Palmer, B. B. King, Toto, Sea Level, Huey Lewis and the News, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Blue Öyster Cult, The Charlie Daniels Band, Outlaws, and John Lee Hooker.
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
YearTitlePeak PositionsAlbum Notes1978Sweet Cheeks-Mercury SRM-1-3718Produced by Chuck Leavell1979Taste The Night-Mercury SRM-1-3756Produced by Glen Kolotkin1980Band In Blue-Mercury SRM-1-3815Produced by Steve KatzBegin Again - Collector's Edition [EP]-See footnotesReleased on Powerglide Records, and produced by Duke Jupiter. Available on both 7" and 12" versions containing four songs: "Begin Again", "Rock And Roll Band", "Can't Give You Up"*, and "Speed Limit" (all tracks written by Marshall Styler except *written by Greg Walker).1982Duke Jupiter I204Coast To Coast Records (US)Epic Records (Canada)Some pressings show a "Roadshow" logoProduced by Glen Kolotkin1983You Make It Look Easy-Coast To Coast RecordsProduced by Ashley Howe1984White Knuckle Ride122Morocco RecordsProduced by Glen Kolotkin1985The Line Of Your Fire-Motown RecordsProduced by Glen Kolotkin
Live albums
Duke Jupiter/The Restless Concert (1984) Captured Live! (1984) Duke Jupiter Live in Concert 1984 (2012) Duke Jupiter records
Singles YearTitlePeak PositionsAlbum1978"Trouble In Paradise/Days Between Us"--Sweet Cheeks1979"Taste The Night"--Taste The Night"Like Our First Night"--1980"If You Love Her" --Band In Blue1982"I'll Drink To You"B-side "Begin Again" differs from the title track of the Powerglide EP. Single version starts with an a capella vocal arrangement and it an otherwise non-album B-side.5816Duke Jupiter I"Rock 'N' Roll Band"This version of "Rock And Roll Band" is a single edit from the version on Duke Jupiter I, and both Coast To Coast Records versions differ from the version found on the EP, "Begin Again". B-Side is "Slow, Loud and Dirty".--"Rockin' In A Motel Room"B-side is "Baby I Do"--1983"You Make It Look Easy"This version of "You Make It Look Easy" is a single edit of the album version of the album of the same title. B-side is "Cut It Loose".-–You Make It Look Easy1984"Little Lady"B-side is "Little Black Book"6812White Knuckle Ride"Rescue Me"B-side is "Me And Michelle"101-1985"The Line Of Your Fire"--The Line Of Your Fire
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