Duke Jupiter is an American rock band which originated in Rochester, New York. They were active in the 1970s and 1980s on Mercury Records, CBS Records, and the Motown subsidiary 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 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.
Duke Jupiter played a farewell concert in their hometown of Rochester in 1986. This ended a 13-year career for the band.
Duke jupiter rock n roll band
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
Singles
"Trouble In Paradise" b/w "Days Between Us" (the single version of "Days Between Us" edits out the piano piece, heard on the Sweet Cheeks album, that preludes the main portion of the song)
"Taste The Night"
"Band In Blue"
"I'll Drink to You" b/w "Begin Again" (1982) #58 US (this version of "Begin Again" differs from the title track of the Powerglide EP, Begin Again, starting with an accapella vocal arrangement and is an otherwise non-album b-side)
"Rock And Roll Band" b/w "Slow Loud And Dirty" (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 fouund on the EP, Begin Again)
"Rockin' In A Motel Room" b/w "Baby I Do"
"You Make It Look Easy" b/w "Cut It Loose" (this version of "You Make It Look Easy" is a single edit of the album version on the album, You Make It Look Easy)
"Little Lady" b/w "Little Black Book" (1984) #68 US
"Rescue Me" b/w "Me And Michelle" (1984) #101 US
EPs
"Begin Again" (1980) Powerglide Records, Produced by Duke Jupiter ("Begin Again", "Rock And Roll Band", "Can't Give You Up"*, "Speed Limit" (all tracks written by Marshall Styler except *written by Greg Walker)
Albums
Sweet Cheeks (1978) Mercury Records, Produced by Chuck Leavel
Taste the Night (1979) Mercury Records, Produced by Glen Kolotkin
Band in Blue (1980) Mercury Records, Produced by Steve Katz
Begin Again - Collector's Edition (1980) Powerglide Records, 7" and 12" format, Produced by Duke Jupiter
Duke Jupiter I (1982) #204 US Coast-To-Coast Records (US), Epic (Canada), some pressings show a "Roadshow" logo, Produced by Glen Kolotkin
You Make it Look Easy (1983) Coast-To-Coast Records, Produced by Ashley Howe
White Knuckle Ride (1984) #122 US Morocco Records, Produced by Glen Kolotkin
Line of Your Fire (1985) Motown Records
Songs
I'll Drink To YouDuke Jupiter 1 · 1982 Little LadyWhite Knuckle Ride · 1984 Slow - Loud and DirtyDuke Jupiter 1 · 1982
