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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".
"Disco Duck" is a satirical disco novelty song performed by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots. At the time, Dees was a Memphis disc jockey. It became a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in October 1976 (and ranked #97 out of the 100 most popular songs of the year according to Billboard magazine).
Dees 794 F.2d 432 (9th Cir. 1986), stating that the parody was intended to "criticize" for the purposes of humor, not to "copy", and did not damage the marketability of the original because they were two different markets of music. [6] [7] The case has become a landmark one, further refining the doctrine of fair use in U.S. copyright law.
Rick Dees was a DJ in Memphis when he decided this would be a fun, comedic addition to disco. It was a top 10 hit for some unknown reason, but eventually the tedious duck vocals wore out their ...
Pages in category "Rick Dees songs" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dis-Gorilla; Disco Duck
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A novelty song is a type of song built upon some form of novel concept, such as a gimmick, a piece of humor, or a sample of popular culture. Novelty songs partially overlap with comedy songs , which are more explicitly based on humor, and with musical parody , especially when the novel gimmick is another popular song.