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| − | Lead singer of '''Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers''', this is the big cheesy more famous rock star Spinal Tap runs into in a Memphis hotel lobby in [http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088258 This Is Spinal Tap]. The non-offensive cover of his ' | + | Lead singer of '''Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers''', this is the big cheesy more famous rock star Spinal Tap runs into in a Memphis hotel lobby in ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0088258 This Is Spinal Tap]''. The non-offensive cover of his 1982 album ''Ow'' featuring his hit single "Cancer Dance" (b/w "I'm Your Puppet") shows Duke tied up and surrounded by bullwhip-wielding naked women, prompting Tap's classic comment there's "...such a fine line between stupid and ...clever." Duke Fame was portrayed by Paul Shortino. His manager is Terry Ladd (Howard Hesseman). |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Spinal Tap]] | ||
| + | *[[The Folksmen]] | ||
[[Category:1982||Fame, Duke]] | [[Category:1982||Fame, Duke]] | ||
[[Category:Spinal Tap||Fame, Duke]] | [[Category:Spinal Tap||Fame, Duke]] | ||
[[Category:Rock|Fame, Duke]] | [[Category:Rock|Fame, Duke]] | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 23 January 2019
Lead singer of Duke Fame and the Fame Throwers, this is the big cheesy more famous rock star Spinal Tap runs into in a Memphis hotel lobby in This Is Spinal Tap. The non-offensive cover of his 1982 album Ow featuring his hit single "Cancer Dance" (b/w "I'm Your Puppet") shows Duke tied up and surrounded by bullwhip-wielding naked women, prompting Tap's classic comment there's "...such a fine line between stupid and ...clever." Duke Fame was portrayed by Paul Shortino. His manager is Terry Ladd (Howard Hesseman).
