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Percy Duke

A hipswinging, singing Motherfucker!" Chaka Khan

About Me

A ROCKING SINGER!!! Percy Duke was born in Dallas but didn't stay long. His wanderlust and his voice have brought him around the world and back. And when you experience him onstage, you know he's ready to go again!
Percy went to New York City on his own at the age of fourteen because he wanted more than anything to sing and dance on Broadway. At the age of 15 he got his first Broadway show and continued a succession of 7 major Broadway Musicals before he took the role of Judas in 'Jesus Christ Superster', which brought him to Europe.
This musical was key to Percy eventually becoming the rock singer he was meant to be!
While in Europe, Percy had the opportunity not only to hone in on his Rocking vocal talent but as well sang backing vocals for the likes of Robbie Williams, Chaka Khan, Cher, Annie Lennox, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Robert Palmer among others! He's played openers for Skunk Anansie, Jamiroquai, Bryan Adams, Lauryn Hill and Alanis Morissette.
After a record deal in Germany with his former band, The Wicked, Percy decided to move his life to London where he now resides and is performing live and recording! We can't wait to see what happens with this major talent!!!
Time Out, March, 2006. /a

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/20/2006
Influences: Rickie Lee Jones, Gino Vanelli, Hendrix, Anita Baker, Led Zeppelin, Chaka Khan, The Who, Streisand, Joplin, Joni Mitchell, Phoebe Snow, David Bowie, Steely Dan, Terry Callier, Free, Aretha Franklin, Lynrd Skynrd, Queen, Journey, Donny Hathaway...and just a few others!
PERCY DUKE @ THE VIBE BAR in London! "Sweet Angel"/"On My Way" w/ADAM DRAKE, my partner in much needed Crimes, on guitar!
Sounds Like: PERCY DUKE!

Time Out London’s ‘Unsigned Singer of the Year, 2006’

’Percy Duke has got to be the best singer in Germany!!’
Koelner Prinz, 2006

‘Percy Duke is unrivaled as a singer/performer! This kind of energy and passion hasn’t been seen since the likes of Hendrix, Joplin or even Prince!’
Dave Stewart, Eurythmics, BBC Radio 1, Nov., 2006

"A hipswinging, singing Motherfucker!" Chaka Khan

‘The songwriting ability of [Percy] makes me shiver with excitement! Subjects people are afraid to talk about are easily heard through his magnificent vocal instrument! What a singer! I want the album! Everybody’s going to want this album!’
Burt Wardell, Q Magazine, April., 2007

’Simply WILD! And I want more!!!’
Jeremy Winthrope, London Times Sunday Magazine, April, 2007

’Percy Duke can do anything with his voice! Up to and including bringing tingles to the tingles up my spine!’
Celia Layton, London Review, May 2007

Type of Label: None

My Blog

SORRY, NO LIVE GIGS ATM, but very soon!!!

hey yau'll! just want to let you all out know that productions are going very well, but in between writing albums for 3 different artists (YAY, they are all very well known!) and recording my own albu...
Posted by Percy Duke on Sun, 18 May 2008 07:48:00 PST

"Just Walk Away" FINALLY done in English!!

Hey guys! Sorry it took so long, but i had lyric problems trying to get the song right which i originally wrote in German (something I will never do again!!!)! now, in it's English form, i hope i...
Posted by Percy Duke on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:17:00 PST

On SINGING IN GERMAN!!!!

So&.although I’d done it before and speak fluent German, doing the recording of "Pass Auf Dich Auf" (trans. ’Look After Yourself") was hard as hell! PLUS, I had my partner and producer, Ch...
Posted by Percy Duke on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:12:00 PST

On Songwriting in Stockholm...

..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Stockholm is a beautiful city, and the people are really nice. I have though, I think, figured out why so many great songs...
Posted by Percy Duke on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:40:00 PST

Meeting Amy Winehouse (or) The London Music Scene

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Posted by Percy Duke on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:00:00 PST

On RENT, the musical...

A lot of people have asked me about my musical background, so I decided to enlighten&..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   I luckily have done loads of music...
Posted by Percy Duke on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:12:00 PST