Les Dudek (born August 2, 1952, at Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode … Read Full Bio ↴Les Dudek (born August 2, 1952, at Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, Rhode Island) is an American guitarist.
Les Dudek's father, Harold, was born in Campbell, Nebraska, and was a World War II veteran in the United States Navy. His mother, Alma, born in Brooklyn, was a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Les has one older sister, Sandy, who was born in Brooklyn. The family is of Czech, German, Italian, and Russian extraction. Six years after Les was born, his father retired from the Navy and the family moved to Florida where he grew up.
The Beatles caught Les’ ear at an early age. In 1962, at the age of ten, Les asked his parents for a guitar for Christmas. They bought him an acoustic guitar from Sears & Roebuck. His musical influences, along with The Beatles, were Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and The Ventures. He had built quite a reputation around the Florida area as a proficient guitar player, having started playing in local bands as a teenager. Those bands were "The United Sounds", "Blue Truth" and "Power". That reputation would place him in the studio with The Allman Brothers Band for the recording of the Brothers & Sisters album. He played guitar harmonies with Dickey Betts on the well-known song Ramblin' Man and acoustic guitar on Jessica.
His next stops were as a guitarist for Boz Scaggs and the Steve Miller Band. Dudek was invited to play in a supergroup called Journey but he had received an offer to record for Columbia Records as a solo artist. He recorded four solo albums for Columbia Records, Les Dudek (Debut), Say No More, Ghost Town Parade and Gypsy Ride. His work was praised by the critics but widespread fame and success eluded him. He had two minor hits with City Magic and Old Judge Jones which were played frequently on local radio stations in the Los Angeles, California area, where he lived at the time, having moved to West Hollywood in the mid-1970s.
He later collaborated with Cher, Stevie Nicks, and with two other Columbia Artists, Mike Finnigan and Jim Krueger, with whom he formed DFK (The Dudek Finnigan Krueger Band) in 1978. The self-titled DFK album was released by Columbia Records a year later.
Between the years 1979 and 1982, Les and Cher had a personal as well as professional relationship. Dudek wrote and performed some of the music for the 1984 movie Mask starring Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, and Laura Dern. He had a small part in the film as "Bone", a biker. He has worked for NBC, ABC, ESPN, Fox Sports, and E! Entertainment Television. He can be heard on many television series including Friends.
In 1989, he did a brief stint with Canadian rock group John Kay & Steppenwolf as their guitarist. But problems developed between Dudek and Kay which led to him leave the band after a month of touring.
1991 Les played guitar with Stevie Nicks on her "Whole Lot Of Trouble" tour.
Two more solo CDs later, Deeper Shades Of Blues and Freestyle, Dudek hit the road again with his own band, and has been performing songs from all his records, plus a few hits he's recorded with other artists.
Finally in 2013 he releases another album Delta Breeze.
Les Dudek's father, Harold, was born in Campbell, Nebraska, and was a World War II veteran in the United States Navy. His mother, Alma, born in Brooklyn, was a former Radio City Music Hall Rockette. Les has one older sister, Sandy, who was born in Brooklyn. The family is of Czech, German, Italian, and Russian extraction. Six years after Les was born, his father retired from the Navy and the family moved to Florida where he grew up.
The Beatles caught Les’ ear at an early age. In 1962, at the age of ten, Les asked his parents for a guitar for Christmas. They bought him an acoustic guitar from Sears & Roebuck. His musical influences, along with The Beatles, were Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and The Ventures. He had built quite a reputation around the Florida area as a proficient guitar player, having started playing in local bands as a teenager. Those bands were "The United Sounds", "Blue Truth" and "Power". That reputation would place him in the studio with The Allman Brothers Band for the recording of the Brothers & Sisters album. He played guitar harmonies with Dickey Betts on the well-known song Ramblin' Man and acoustic guitar on Jessica.
His next stops were as a guitarist for Boz Scaggs and the Steve Miller Band. Dudek was invited to play in a supergroup called Journey but he had received an offer to record for Columbia Records as a solo artist. He recorded four solo albums for Columbia Records, Les Dudek (Debut), Say No More, Ghost Town Parade and Gypsy Ride. His work was praised by the critics but widespread fame and success eluded him. He had two minor hits with City Magic and Old Judge Jones which were played frequently on local radio stations in the Los Angeles, California area, where he lived at the time, having moved to West Hollywood in the mid-1970s.
He later collaborated with Cher, Stevie Nicks, and with two other Columbia Artists, Mike Finnigan and Jim Krueger, with whom he formed DFK (The Dudek Finnigan Krueger Band) in 1978. The self-titled DFK album was released by Columbia Records a year later.
Between the years 1979 and 1982, Les and Cher had a personal as well as professional relationship. Dudek wrote and performed some of the music for the 1984 movie Mask starring Cher, Sam Elliott, Eric Stoltz, and Laura Dern. He had a small part in the film as "Bone", a biker. He has worked for NBC, ABC, ESPN, Fox Sports, and E! Entertainment Television. He can be heard on many television series including Friends.
In 1989, he did a brief stint with Canadian rock group John Kay & Steppenwolf as their guitarist. But problems developed between Dudek and Kay which led to him leave the band after a month of touring.
1991 Les played guitar with Stevie Nicks on her "Whole Lot Of Trouble" tour.
Two more solo CDs later, Deeper Shades Of Blues and Freestyle, Dudek hit the road again with his own band, and has been performing songs from all his records, plus a few hits he's recorded with other artists.
Finally in 2013 he releases another album Delta Breeze.
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Les Dudek Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Les Dudek:
Avatar Tell me the truth Avatar What to do Don't let these people…
Baby Sweet Baby Oh baby, baby sweet baby oh yeah Oh yeah What ‘cha got…
Bound To Be A Change Brown-Dudek Well, I came in here on Sunday Was takin' fo…
Call Me Later Dudek Mornin' birds were singin', telephone was ringin' w…
Central Park Dudek Hey, taxi Hey, where ya wanna go ? Central Park,…
City Magic Dudek There is some kind of mystery about the city A dif…
Cruisin' Groove Dudek I love my women, love my whiskey Both are fun and…
Does Anybody Care It hurts, deep misery Sadder than cryin' these tears on me …
Don't Trust That Woman Cher-Dudek She's a real ball buster, don't trust her She…
Each Morning Dudek Early mornings on me Lord and I'm so lonely It's …
Falling Out Dudek-Gronenthal Night flows without a break in the actio…
Forever or Never Dudek You, baby, you gave up your pride today When I hea…
Friend Of Mine Dudek Sweet lovin' woman Sweet lovin' woman friend of mi…
Ghost Town Parade Dudek I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be that way But I…
Gonna Move Pena When I was a little boy I felt so all…
Gypsy Ride Dudek Packed my world Leavin' town Kissed my girl Cran…
I Remember Dudek Yes, I remember you And all those things you'd do …
I'm O.K. Dudek You thought that you were fooling me Well, I knew …
It Can Do Dudek Well here it comes that lowdown feeling One I'm su…
Jailbamboozle Dudek 1st verse I woke up in a jail cell Made of…
Lady You're Nasty oh lady take it out over me cause I'm not half…
Love With You Kasihnya Bapa tak pernah berkesudahan PutraNya Yesus yang me…
Old Judge Jones Old Judge Jones never gave a man break On his hangin'…
Sacrifice the Fool Dudek Just beyond the rainfall Sounded like children nev…
Sad Clown I'm a sad clown Been a fool She colored my feelings Midni…
Take The Time Dudek You better take the time You better take the time …
Tears Turn Into Diamonds Dudek-Gronenthal Hey there, lady, don't mind sayin' I've…
Too Damn Dizzy Dudek Just wait a minute Gimme gimme, gimme a moment to …
What A Sacrifice Cooke-Dudek Thought about the folks back home All those …
What It's Gonna Be Dudek Well, I wish you'd make up your mind Tell me, what…
What's Lost Is Truly Gone Dudek Frustration wrote the letter that I mailed to mysel…
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