Chesney had done some comedic voices for Dees prior to Disco Duck. Rick did not perform the actual duck vocals on the song since he could not “talk like a duck.”The duck vocals were recorded at Shoestring Productions in Memphis, Tennessee by Ken Pruitt, who moved away before the song became popular, and the vocals for the duck were done by Michael Chesney of Memphis for the concert tour. The station manager said it was a conflict of interest. Rick was fired from WMPS when he mentioned that his song, “Disco Duck”, was almost #1, and his own radio station would not let him play it. While this platinum recording earned Rick a People’s Choice Award,and the BMI Award for record sales in one year, Rickwas expressly forbidden from playing the song on the air by station management (rival stations refused to play it for fear of promoting their competition). A group of older people were learning to “move their feet to the disco beat”. This song can be heard in Saturday Night Fever in a brief scene. During this time wrote and recorded “Disco Duck” in 1976, that sold more than 6 million copies. Language: English US.While working at WMPS AM 680 (“The Great 68”) in Memphis, Tennessee, during the disco craze of the mid- to late-1970s he was introduced to the international entertainment arena. Legal Privacy Cookies Imprint Creator Resources Blog Charts Popular searches. Disco Duck is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Memphis disc jockey Rick Dees and His Cast of.
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The success of Dees at their Memphis radio station, combined with his TV appearances and hit music, motivated station owner RKO General to offer Rick the morning radio show in Los Angeles at 93KHJ AM. After a 45-day non-compete clause in his contract was satisfied, Dees was hired by RKO Radio to do the morning show at WHBQ AM 560 in Memphis.
The tour went from Disney World to New York, NY, billed as Rick Dees and The Cast of Idiots. Dees was fired from WMPS when he mentioned that his song, Disco Duck, was almost 1, and his own radio station would not let him play it. Exactly eight years earlier on September 7th, 1976 Disco Duck Part 1 by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots was at 26 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, a little over three weeks later on October 10th it would peak at 1 for 1 week and it stayed on the chart for almost a half-year 25. This was Kenneth Pruitt, who sued Dees after the song became a hit, claiming he was paid just 188 for his services, which included dressing up in a duck suit to promote the song on various TV appearances and on a walk through Times Square in New York City. According to Dees, the voice of the duck was provided by a guy he met at the gym who could pull it off.
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He wrote two songs that appear in the film Saturday Night Fever, plus performed the title song for the film Meatballs. He is a People's Choice Award recipient, a Grammy-nominated performing artist, and Broadcast Hall of Fame inductee. Rigdon Osmond Rick Dees III born Mais an American comedic performer, entertainer, and radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the novelty song Disco Duck. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots. Listen to music from Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots like Disco Duck, Disco Duck Part 1 & more. Disco Duck was initially released in the south by Estelle Axton's Fretone label, but it was later. It also made the top 20 on the Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 15. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 and ranked 97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. Disco Duck is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. One Shot Disco: The Definitive Discollection Volume 5 CD2. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Dis-Gorilla. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Disco Duck Part II. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Flick The Bick. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Bionic Feet. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Barely White That'll Get It Baby. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - Disco Duck Part I. Songs in album Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots - The Original Disco Duck 1977. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Robert Stigwood Organisation, Ltd.Disco Duck, Part I Written-By – Rick Deesĭisco Duck, Part II (Instrumental) Written-By – B.