8/7/13: George Duke passes
George Duke, the Grammy-winning jazz keyboardist and producer whose sound infused acoustic jazz, electronic jazz, funk, R&B and soul in a 40-year-plus career, has died. He was 67. His biggest pop success came with Stanley Clarke on "Sweet Baby." A representative for Duke said the performer died Monday night in Los Angeles. Duke was being treated for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. On tour as part of the George Duke Trio, he performed in Los Angeles at a show where Adderley, Zappa […]