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Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots - Disco Duck flac album
  • Performer Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots
  • Title Disco Duck
  • Date of release 1976
  • Country Netherlands
  • Style Disco
  • Other formats MP3 VQF ASF XM ADX MP4 AU
  • Genre Soul & Funk
  • Size MP3 1683 mb
  • Size FLAC 1641 mb
  • Rating: 4.6
  • Votes: 340

Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine).

Disco Duck (Part I Vocal). Written-By – Rick Dees. A2. Barely White (That'll Get It Baby). Written-By – Bobby Manuel, Rick Dees. Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots. Disco Duck ‎(LP, Album). RSO. 2394 181. Norway.

Dees took his act to rival WHBQ-AM, where he played "Disco Duck" it with impunity. His career went in an upward trajectory, landing at the powerhouse Los Angeles station KIIS, where he worked from 1982-2004. Aside from this song, his is best known as the host of the syndicated Rick Dees' Weekly Top 40, which began in 1983. He also became a TV personality, with a short-lived talk show called Into the Night with Rick Dees in 1990  .

Rigdon Osmond Dees III (born March 14, 1950), best known as Rick Dees, is an American entertainer, radio personality, comedian, actor, and voice artist, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 novelty song "Disco Duck". Dees is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee.

Disco Duck is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Memphis disc jockey Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15. Disco Duck was initially released in the south by Estelle Axton’s Fretone label but was later released by RSO Records for national and international distribution

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Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots – Disco Duck. other tracks: Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots.

Tracklist Hide Credits

A Disco Duck (Part I)
Arranged By [Duck Vocal] – Ken Pruitt
3:15
B Disco Duck (Part II) (Instrumental)
Written-By – B. Manuel*, L. Snell*, M. Blumberg*
3:06

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd.
  • Distributed By – Polydor Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – RSO Records, Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – L. Snell*, M. Blumberg*
  • Producer – Bobby Manuel
  • Written-By – Rick Dees

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
2090 204 Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck ‎(7") RSO 2090 204 Netherlands 1976
RS 8006, 2090 298 Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots* Disco Duck (Part 1) ‎(7", Single) RSO, RSO RS 8006, 2090 298 US Unknown
RS 857, 2090 204 Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots* Disco Duck ‎(7", Single, Pit) RSO, RSO RS 857, 2090 204 US 1976
RS 857, 2090 204 Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots* Disco Duck ‎(7", Single) RSO, RSO RS 857, 2090 204 US 1976
2090 204 Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck ‎(7", Single) RSO 2090 204 Greece 1976

Tracklist Hide Credits

A Disco Duck (Part I)
Arranged By [Duck Vocal] – Ken PruittWritten-By – Rick Dees
3:15
B Disco Duck (Part II) Instrumental 2:55

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Polydor Ltd.
  • Distributed By – Polydor Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – RSO Records, Inc.
  • Lacquer Cut At – Disques SNB Ltée.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns, Strings] – L. Snell*, M. Blumberg*
  • Lacquer Cut By – SnB*
  • Producer – Bobby Manuel

Notes

℗ 1976 RSO Records, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Int'l cat # both labels): 2090 204
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 76 NP 1968-S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 76 NP 1969-S
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): 76NP 1968-4 SnB
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 76NP 1969-3 SnB

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
2090 204 Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck ‎(7") RSO 2090 204 Netherlands 1976
RS 8006, 2090 298 Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots* Disco Duck (Part 1) ‎(7", Single) RSO, RSO RS 8006, 2090 298 US Unknown
RS 857, 2090 204 Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots* Disco Duck ‎(7", Single, Pit) RSO, RSO RS 857, 2090 204 US 1976
RS 857, 2090 204 Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots* Disco Duck ‎(7", Single) RSO, RSO RS 857, 2090 204 US 1976
2090 204 Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck ‎(7", Single) RSO 2090 204 Greece 1976