"El Duce" redirects here. For the Italian title, see Duce.
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Eldon Hoke
Background information
Birth name
Eldon Wayne Hoke
Also known as
El Duce
Born
(1958-03-23)March 23, 1958 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died
April 19, 1997(1997-04-19) (aged 39) Riverside, California, U.S.
Genres
Heavy metal, punk rock, shock rock
Instrument(s)
Vocals, drums
Years active
1974–1997
Labels
Ever Rat, Mentor, Metal Blade, Mystic
Musical artist
Eldon Wayne Hoke (March 23, 1958 – April 19, 1997), nicknamed El Duce, was an American musician best known as the drummer and lead singer of the shock rock band the Mentors, as well as other acts, including Chinas Comidas and the Screamers.
Apart from his musical career, Eldon was also an actor who appeared in several films as an extra, and discussed his hugely-controversial band and lifestyle on the notorious Jerry Springer and Wally George TV talk-shows.
Today El Duce is remembered as a cultural pioneer who, using his dark sense of humor, destroyed taboos in rock music regarding onstage speech and behavior, and who set a precedent for today's most outrageous and extreme musical acts.
The Mentors' songs were covered by artists including Black Label Society, GWAR and Koffin Kats, and quoted by Guns N' Roses, Anthrax and Dr. Know (in "Cornshucker", "I'm The Man" and "Fist F*ck", respectively).
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well as Bill Rieflin (later of the Blackouts and Ministry) and a teenage EldonHoke (later known as "El Duce" of the Mentors). In late 1976, after legal threats...
deliberately outlandish statements to the press. In the 1990s, vocalist EldonHoke also began incorporating onstage sex acts into the band's repertoire....
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to the Mentors' bandleader Eldon "El Duce" Hoke, who claimed that Love had offered him $50,000 to kill Cobain. Although Hoke claimed that he knew who killed...
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Klan and racism; and an exposé of shock rock featuring appearances from EldonHoke and Gwar. Violence and fights between guests became almost ritual, with...
art-punk groups Red Dress and The Tupperwares, including drummer Eldon "El Duce" Hoke (who would soon leave Chinas Comidas to focus on his own shock rock...
director (d. 2005) March 20 – Holly Hunter, American actress March 23 EldonHoke, American singer and drummer (d. 1997) Michael Sorich, American voice...
songwriter and music promoter, 82 Yank Rachell, blues guitarist, 87 April 19 – EldonHoke, metal/punk singer and drummer, 39 May 9 – Willy Hess, Swiss musicologist...
the White A bullet in the gun And down to Compton to have some fun — EldonHoke, "My Daughter is a Strawberry", 1989 It was only available on cassette...
the individual members. For individual members recordings see articles EldonHoke, Sickie Wifebeater and Dr. Heathen Scum. Contents 0–9 A B C D E F G H...
(Loudness) Gene Hoglan (Fear Factory, Death, Testament, Dark Angel, Dethklok) EldonHoke (The Mentors, The Screamers) Dave Holland (Judas Priest) Gary Holland...
artist. Walter Gordon, 77, United States Army soldier during World War II. EldonHoke, 39, American musician, railroad accident. Carl Walter Liner, 82, Swiss...
officers George M. Bloomingdale; Richard R. Fickel; Joseph R. Flasco; Gene R. Hoke; Lonard F. Lehman; George W. Mather; J. C. Meaders; Russell F. Pion; Gerald...
also spoke to Mentors bandleader Eldon "El Duce" Hoke, who claimed Love offered him $50,000 to kill Cobain. Although Hoke claimed he knew who killed Cobain...
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and tight end, 2017-present, New Orleans Saints [citation needed] Chris Hoke, defensive lineman (nose tackle and defensive tackle), 2004-2011, Pittsburgh...
Saturn V rocket, and later worked on the Space Shuttle Main Engine John Hoke III, Chief Design Officer of Nike Jim Keller, engineer, AMD, Apple Inc. and...
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