Duke Bootee

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Duke Bootee / Ed Fletcher

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Sugar Hill label session musician and Furious Five collaborator who was the primary musical force behind classics such as for example 'The Message'.
Died Wednesday, Jan 13, 2021, at the age of 69 at his home in Savannah, Georgia. The cause was end-stage congestive heart failure, his wife, Rosita, confirmed.

ALBUMS

Positive Force / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

We Got The Funk / The Message

1996, 12", 12 Inch Stars,

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

The Message / Message II (Survival)

1995, CD, Single, Old Gold (2),

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Feat. Melle Mel & Duke Bootee / Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

White Lines (Don't Do It) / Message II (Survival)

Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel / Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It) / Message II (Survival)

1988, CD, Mini, Single, Ltd, S/Edition, Castle Communications

Hard To The Body / Life On The Street

1986, Acetate, 12", S/Sided, Single, Not On Label

The Mean Machine / Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

Disco Dream / Message II (Survival)

1985, 12", Single, Sugar Hill Records,

Live Wire (I Want A Girl That Sweats)

Same Day Service

Electro/Lovers Rock

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Featuring Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

1983, Vinyl M.P.P.V. Pressing,

Vasco Rossi / Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five* Featuring Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

Una Splendida Giornata / The Message

1982, 7", Jukebox, Carosello, Sugar Hill Records

Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five* Feat.: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Featuring Melle Mel And Duke Bootee

New York New York

1982, Cassette,

Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

Message II (Survival)

Diggin' In The Crates - Profile Rap Classics Volume One

1994, 2x Vinyl,

Electro/Boom Bap

Hip Hop Chartbusters Volume 1

1987, 2xLP, Comp, Blatant (2), Blatant (2),

Gangsta/Pop Rap

Life On The Street

Street Sounds Crucial Electro 3

Point Blank MC's

What The Party Needs

1986, 12", Beauty And The Beat Records

Word Of Mouth (2) Featuring DJ Cheese

Rap-O-Matic, Ltd.

The Masterdon Committee

Get Off My Tip!

Electro/Beatbox

Street Sounds Hip Hop Electro 15

I'm A Homeboy / Psycho Lorraine

Electro/Hip Hop

Point Blank M.C.s*

Hard To The Body

Wooly Reasonable & The Yo Culture

You're The Only One

Mr. Magic's Rap Attack Volume 2

Breakbeat/House/Cut-up/DJ/Garage House

If You Want Love

Word Of Mouth (2) Featuring D.J. Cheese*

Club Tracks Volume 3

Word Of Mouth (2) Featuring DJ Cheese

APPEARANCES +

Get Off My Case

Rapper's Delight: A Taste Of Sugar Hill Records From 1979 To 1986

2023, 2xLP, Comp, Ltd, Ice, Rhino Entertainment Company

Hip Hop Fundamentals

2015, 25xFile, MP3, Comp, RM, 320, Rhino Records (2),

2012, CD, Album, Abstract Logix,

Contemporary Jazz

A Complete Introduction To Sugar Hill Records

2010, 4xCD + Box, Comp, Universal UMC, Sanctuary, Castle Music,

The Many Faces Of Joey Negro (Volume Two)

House/Deep House/Garage House/Disco

The Message (The Story Of Sugar Hill Records)

2005, 4xCD, Comp, Castle Music,

Go-Go/Electro/Jazz-Funk/Disco

Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson*

From South Africa To South Carolina

The Roots Of Rap - The Best In Old School Hip-Hop Rap & Breaks

Electro/Hip Hop

How To Cut & Paste (80's Edition)

Cut-up/DJ/Electro/Synth-pop

Heineken Music That Makes History

2000, CD, Comp, Red Star Records, Rhino Special Products

Sugar Hill Club Classics

Electro/Funk/Disco

The Sugarhill Gang* Vs. Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Dialogue/Electro/Hip Hop

MTV: The First 1000 Years: Hip-Hop

The Message - The Roots Of Rap

Conscious/Electro

Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel

Back To The Old School. Adventures On The Wheels Of Steel. (20th Anniversary Sugar Hill Anthology)

Electro/Pop Rap

Presents Louder Than A Bomb

Gangsta/Electro/Conscious

MTV Presents: Hip Hop Back In The Day

Electro/Conscious/Pop Rap/Beatbox

Rapper's Delight & Other Old School Favorites

The Sugar Hill Records Story

1997, 5x CD, Vinyl,

Electro/Pop Rap/Conscious

The Sugar Hill Records Story Sampler

Essential Old School Rap Dancefloor Classics Volume 1

Diggin' In The Crates - Profile Rap Classics Volume One

The Awesome 2 Present The History Of Rap (Volume One)

Wooly Reasonable & The Yo Culture

You're The Only One

Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

The Message / The Birthday Party

1985, 12", Sugar Hill Records,

Artists United Against Apartheid

Acoustic/Blues Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Electro/Pop Rock/Synth-pop

Artists United Against Apartheid

Let Me See Your I.D. (Sun City)

Electro/Conscious

Artists United Against Apartheid

Dub/Electro/Pop Rock/Hip Hop

Artists United Against Apartheid

1985, VHS Hi-Fi,

Boogie/Electro/Neo Soul/Pop Rap/Jazzy Hip-Hop

Original Maxi Single Hit Album Vol.1

1983, LP, Comp, Vogue

Ewok Celebration

Synth-pop/Disco

Ewok Celebration

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Now That's What I Call Hip-Hop at 50

Unisex' Old School Tape

2022, Cass, Ltd, Mixed, Mixtape, S/Edition, Not On Label

Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five

Sugar Hill Adventures: The Collection

2022, CD, CD, 7x CD,

Electro/Hip Hop/Pop Rap

Greatest Ever R&B + Hip Hop

2020, 4xCD, Comp, A Union Square Production, Rhino Records (2),

UK Funky/Drum n Bass/Contemporary R&B/Neo Soul/Disco

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / Stiff Little Fingers

2015, 7", RSD, Single, Ltd, Oli, Rhino Records (2),

Rapper's Delight

2013, 3xCD, Comp, EMI,

Disco/Electro/Conscious/Pop Rap/Gangsta

1984 Beat Emotion Library

2010, CD, Mixed, Promo, Street Knowledge (3)

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

Electro/Hip Hop

Summer Mix Of 1987

2009, CDr, Mixed, Not On Label,

12"/80s/Electro:Pop

Grandmaster Flash

2007, 2xCD, Comp, Union Square Music Ltd., Metro Doubles,

Sugar Hill Records: The Definitive Groove Collection

2006, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Rhino Records (2), Sugar Hill Records

Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five*

The Definitive Groove Collection

Roots Of Rap - The Message

The Best Of Grandmaster Flash And Sugar Hill

2005, CD, Comp + CD, Mixed, Sanctuary

In The Beginning... Classic Hip Hop Joints

2005, CD, Comp, Union Square Music, Metro,

Matsumoto Hisataakaa

The Baptism Of Razor Blade - Electro Hip Hop Perfect Edit

2005, CD, Mixed, Promo, Delic Records,

Electro/Go-Go/Funk/Cut-up/DJ

Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five

2004, DVD-A, Comp, Multichannel, Silverline,

Grandmaster Old School Hip Hop

2004, CD, Comp, Mixed, Music Factory,

Sugar Hill (Hip-Hop Box Set)

Essential Hip Hop

2001, 3xCD, Comp, Warlock Records,

Grandmaster Flash

The Essentials: The Grandmaster Flash Collection

2001, CDr, Comp, Rhino Records (2),

Waxin' Lyrical Part.One (The History Of Rap From The Lyrical Masters Of The Late 60's To The Early 80's)

Jazz-Funk/Funk/Disco

Sugarhill Club Classics II

2000, 2xCD, Comp, Sequel Records, Sequel Records,

New Millennium Hip-Hop Party

2000, CD, Comp, BMG Special Products, Rhino Records (2),

The Best Of Breakdance And Electric Boogie Vol.4

2000, CD, Comp, ZYX Music

Back To The Old School - Sugar Hill Club Classics

1998, 2xCD, Comp, EMI, EMI Electrola

Black History In Music Sampler

1998, 2xCD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Rhino Records (2),

White Lines & Other Rap Classics

Grandmaster Flash V's The Sugarhill Gang*

Grandmaster Flash V's The Sugarhill Gang

1997, 2xCD, Comp, Recall 2cd, Recall 2cd, Recall 2cd,

Absolutely... The Very Best Of Electro

1997, 3xCD, Comp + Box, Deepbeats,

Old School Hip Hop 2

1997, Cass, Mixed, Mixtape, Not On Label

King Of The Beats

The Message • The History Of Rap II

1996, CD, Comp, Nectar, Quality Special Products,

Boom Bap/Cut-up/DJ/Conscious/Electro/Go-Go/Hip-House/Pop Rap/New Jack Swing/Ragga HipHop/Funk

Electro Funk Volume Two

Electro Classics Volume 2

1995, CD, Comp, RM, Deepbeats

The Best Of Sugar Hill Records (Rapper's Delight)

1994, CD, Comp, Hot Productions, Sugar Hill Records,

Old School Rap Hits II

Jointz From Back In Da Day

Deep In The Groove Rhino R & B

Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five

The Best Of Grandmaster Flash, Melle Mel & The Furious Five (Message From Beat Street)

Grandmasters Of Rap

Greatest Rap & Dance

1992, 2xCD, Comp, Disky

Old School Rap - The Sugar Hill Story (To The Beat Y'all)

1991, Cass, Comp, Not On Label,

Sugar Hill (The 12" Remixes)

Grandmaster Flash, The Furious Five, Grandmaster Melle Mel

The Greatest Hits

Sugar Hill (The Very Best)

Electro/Hip Hop

Sugar Hill Story - Volume One

Rappers Delight (Sugar Hill Classics)

Genius Of Rap - The Sugarhill Story

Grandmaster Flash And Melle Mel*

White Lines (Don't Do It)

Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five

1984, LP, Comp, Mercury

Street Beats 6 Cut EP

1984, 12", EP, Sugar Hill Records

Various Artists*

Break Out (Breakdance Volume Three)

1984, Cass, Comp, Dol, Mercury

Rapped Uptight Vol.2

1984, 2x Vinyl,

1984, 2x Vinyl,

Sugar Hill Express (The Best Of Rap & Funk)

1983, LP, Comp, Sugar Hill Records

Sugarhill Funk Vol. 2

1983, LP, Comp, RCA Victor,

Lektyr Pop Special 3

1983, Cass, Comp, Moondisc

Music Show On Video Februar 1983 Programm 1

1983, VHS, Promo, PAL, MUVI

Spotlight On Dance

1983, 2x Vinyl,

Downtempo/Hip Hop/Disco

Explosives (The Best Of Rap, Funk & Disco)

Disco/Electro/Funk/Hip Hop

Super Maxi (Funk, Rap & Disco Remixes)

Street Sounds Edition 2

Electro/Soul/Disco

Grandmaster Flash

CD, Comp, Sakkaris Records,

Electro/Hip Hop

Sugar Hill Story (Return To The Birth Of Rap)

CD, Comp, Eurotrend

On The Dance Floor

LP, Album, Comp, Sugar Hill Records

Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 22nd Annual Induction Dinner - March 12, 2007

CD, Comp, Not On Label,

New Wave/Punk/Hard Rock/Funk/Pop Rock/Soul/Indie Rock/Rock & Roll

Ewok Celebration

Street Sounds Electro The Ultimate Boxed Set

2008, Box, Unofficial + 2xCD, Comp + DVD, Comp, Street Sounds (3), Discophonographia,

Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five* Feat.: Melle Mel & Duke Bootee

1997, CDr, Mixed, Unofficial, Not On Label (DJ Rascal (3) Self-released),

Old School (Megamix 2)

1995, CD, P/Mixed, P/Unofficial, Soul Mix Records,

Bass Music/Cut-up/DJ/Electro/Hip Hop/Thug Rap/Gangsta

Get Off My Case

Artists United Against Apartheid

Pop Rock/Blues Rock/Contemporary Jazz/Acoustic/Electro/Synth-pop

Street Sounds Crucial Electro Hip Hop 3