Rick Dees

Best-known for his 1977 novelty hit “Disco Duck,” Rick Dees (given birth to Riedon Osmond Dees III) reigns as you of America’s best DJs. Hosting a morning hours display for KIIS-FM in LA since 1982, Dees is usually noticed daily over 300 associated channels in 23 countries. His present, Weekly Best 40 Countdown, is certainly heard every week by a lot more than 50 million people. The receiver of ten consecutive Billboard NUMBER 1 Radio Character of America honours and a superstar on Hollywood’s Walk of Popularity, he’s made an appearance in such movies as La Bamba and Jetsons: The Film. A indigenous of Greensboro, NC, Dees released his radio profession at age 17, as web host of a nation music present. Switching to Best 40, he hosted displays on Winston-Salem’s WTOB and Raleigh’s WKIX, while learning radio/Television/motion images and acting on the College or university of NEW YORK. He documented “Disco Duck” with a range of best session music artists while hosting a present for WHBQ in Memphis. The one went on to market a lot more than six million copies. Although he veered toward tv as the web host of talk displays in 1990 and 1991 and a music present, Solid Yellow metal, Dees mostly targets radio. His boy, Kevin, has implemented in his father’s footsteps as an online DJ for KIIS-FMI.