Mary Dukes

Singer Mary Dukes has been performing for almost her entire life and has supplied vocal support for such big name artists as Marvin Gaye, Natalie Cole, MC Hammer, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Archie Bell, Peggy Adams, and Earth Wind & Fire, among others. Although Dukes has sung gospel and R&B for years, blues remains her true love (her vocal style has often been compared to that of blues great Magic Sam), resulting in the formation of Mary Dukes & the 32-20 Band. September 2001 saw the release of the group's debut recording, Introducing the Divine Ms. Mary, which included a speci...