His son, Kevin, has followed in his father's footsteps as an Internet DJ for KIIS-FMI. Rick Dees & His Cast Of Idiots Disco Duck Parts 1 & 2 ) (1976) (HQ) Request Chords. He hosted the syndicated series, Solid Gold, and his voice is heard in the movies The Flintstones, as Rock Dees, andJetsons: The Movie, as Rocket Rick. The single went on to sell more than six million copies.Īlthough he veered toward television as the host of talk shows in 19 and a music show, Solid Gold, Dees mostly focuses on radio. He recorded "Disco Duck" with an array of top session musicians while hosting a show for WHBQ in Memphis. Alan ODay was a one hit wonder with Angel in 1977.
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Gonna Fly Now is the theme from the film Rocky. Dees also hosted the TV show Solid Gold for a year in the ’80s, and he also had a late night ABC show called Into The Night Starring Rick Dees for a year in 1990. Bill was a one hit wonder with Gonna Fly Now in 1977. Rick Dees was one time host of the TV show Solid Gold. Switching to Top 40, he hosted shows on Winston-Salem's WTOB and Raleigh's WKIX, while studying radio/TV/motion pictures and acting at the University of North Carolina. What radio DJ was a one hit wonder with Disco Duck Rick Dees. The recipient of ten consecutive Billboard Number One Radio Personality of America awards and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, he's appeared in such films as La Bamba and Jetsons: The Movie.Ī native of Greensboro, NC, Dees launched his radio career at the age of 17, as host of a country music show. His show, Weekly Top 40 Countdown, is heard weekly by more than 50 million people. 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 satirical novelty song 'Disco Duck'. Hosting a morning show for KIIS-FM in Los Angeles since 1982, Dees is heard daily over 300 affiliated stations in 23 countries. Best-known for his 1977 novelty hit "Disco Duck," Rick Dees (born Riedon Osmond Dees III) reigns as one of America's top DJs.
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