Roby Duke
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image =
| name = Roby Duke
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| birth_name = Roby Ward Duke
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1956|12|06|}}
| birth_place = Greenwood, Mississippi
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|12|26|1956|12|06}}
| death_place = Brier, Washington
| origin = United States
| instrument = Acoustic guitar
| genre = CCM
| occupation = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1968–2007
| label = Good News, Ocean
}}
Roby Duke (December 6, 1956 – December 26, 2007) was a contemporary Christian musician and songwriter from Greenwood, Mississippi.{{cite web |url=http://www.avalonguitars.co.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=3613 |title=Avalon Acoustic Guitars • View topic – Roby Duke |publisher=Avalonguitars.co.uk |accessdate=November 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309044222/http://www.avalonguitars.co.uk/phpBB/viewtopic.php?p=3613 |archivedate=March 9, 2012 }} He was noted for his blues-inflected vocal style and rhythmic "thumping" acoustic guitar playing.
Discography
- 1980 Not the Same[http://www.bsnpubs.com/word/goodnews/goodnews.html The website bsnpubs.com gives 1980 as the release year, and indicates a 1992 reissue of Not the Same], while other sources, including [http://www.billboard.com/artist/roby-duke/26183#/artist/roby-duke/discography/albums/26183 Billboard], give 1999. The 1999 date may indicate a re-reissue.
- 1984 Come Let Us Reason
- 1986 Blue Eyed Soul
- 1989 Down to Business
- 1994 Bridge Divine
- 2004 Ghost
- 2006 Relaxed Fits
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050104051600/http://www.spectrasonics.net/artists/rduke.php], Spectrasonics Profile via Archive.org. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- [http://www.christianmusiciansummit.com/templates/cuscms/details.asp?id=32393&PID=532174 Profile], christianmusiciansummit.com. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
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Category:American performers of Christian music
Category:Performers of contemporary Christian music
Category:People from Greenwood, Mississippi
Category:Musicians from Mississippi