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Rick Dees

Rigdon Osmond Dees III (born March 14, 1950), best known as Rick Dees, is an American radio personality, best known for his internationally syndicated radio show The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 Countdown and for the 1976 satirical novelty song "Disco Duck". He is also known as the source of the audio in the 2002 "You Are An Idiot" trojan, which originated…

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Known for
Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 · Disco Duck · La Bamba · You Are An Idiot
Education
Grimsley High School · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Born
Rigdon Osmond Dees III (1950-03-14) March 14, 1950 (age 76) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Children
Kevin Dees
Occupations
Radio personality · actor · comedian · musician

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Rick Dees

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Rick Dees

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related to Radio · 38
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related to Films and television · 22
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related to Discography · 14
Rick Dees → Checks1984, Gift Rappin'1983, Hurt Me Baby, I'm Not Crazy1986, Macola Records MRC-0971, Make Me Write Bad, Moon Don't Shine1985, Put It Where, Rick, Rick Dees Greatest Hit, Spousal Arousal2008, Steve Theme Song, The Original Disco Duck1981, The White Album
related to External links · 8
Rick Dees → Dees, FameCountry's Gone, Gets Movin, IMDbRick Dees, LA, National Radio Hall, Official, To Mornings At
Known for · 4
Rick Dees → Disco Duck, La Bamba, Rick Dees Weekly Top 40, You Are An Idiot
Occupations · 4
Rick Dees → actor, comedian, musician, Radio personality
Education · 2
Rick Dees → Grimsley High School, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Born · 1
Rick Dees → Rigdon Osmond Dees III (1950-03-14) March 14, 1950 (age 76) Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Children · 1
Rick Dees → Kevin Dees
Spouses · 1
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Rick DeesChildrenKevin Dees1.00infobox
Rick DeesEducationGrimsley High School1.00infobox
Rick DeesEducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1.00infobox
Rick DeesKnown forRick Dees Weekly Top 401.00infobox
Rick DeesKnown forDisco Duck1.00infobox
Rick DeesKnown forLa Bamba1.00infobox
Rick DeesKnown forYou Are An Idiot1.00infobox
Rick DeesOccupationsRadio personality1.00infobox
Rick DeesOccupationsactor1.00infobox
Rick DeesOccupationscomedian1.00infobox
Rick DeesOccupationsmusician1.00infobox
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Rick DeesWebsiterick.com1.00infobox

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