Upstate New York rockers Duke Jupiter emerged in the late '70s, whose original lineup was comprised of members Marshall Styler (singer, keyboards), Greg Walker (singer, guitar), George Barajas (bass, vocals), Earl Jetty (drums), and Don Maracle (guitar). The band was signed to Mercury shortly thereafter, issuing a total of three albums for the label: their 1978 debut Sweet Cheeks (around which time Jetty was replaced by Dave Hanlon), 1979's Taste the Night, and 1980's Band in Blue. But the group left Mercury in the early '80s (with Maracle leaving the band, and Hanlon replaced by Dave Corcoran), signing on with the CBS subsidiary Coast to Coast and issuing 1981's 1 plus 1982's You Make It Look Easy. But the group was dealt a devastating blow in August of 1982 when one of its founding members, Barajas, died from cancer.
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