The Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was known as Il Duce. Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (July 29, 1883 – April 28, 1945) was the prime minister and dictator of Italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown from power. ...

Eldon Hoke (March 24, 1958 in Seattle, Washington - April 19, 1997 in Riverside, California) was an American musician. Nicknamed El Duce, he was best known as the drummer and lead singer of The Mentors. March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels (D) Area    - City 369. ... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  Ranked 18th  - Total 71,342 sq mi (184,824 km²)  - Width 240 miles (385 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 6. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current city logo Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that emerged as a defined musical style in the 1970s, having its roots in hard rock bands which, between 1969 and 1974,[1] mixed blues and rock to create a hybrid with a thick, heavy, guitar-and-drums-centered sound, characterised by... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Ercole de Roberti performing the song Freinds Of P: Concert, c. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... The Mentors is a heavy metal band, who formed in 1978 in Seattle, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979. ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in leap years). ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels (D) Area    - City 369. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current city logo Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The Mentors is a heavy metal band, who formed in 1978 in Seattle, then moved to Los Angeles in 1979. ...

Hoke and the Mentors gained international notoriety in 1985 as a result of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation's hearings led by the Parents Music Resource Center's Tipper Gore, the wife of then-Senator Albert Gore, Jr. (D-Tennessee) into the proliferation of "obscene" lyrics in popular music. During the hearings, the Rev. Jeff Ling recited the lyrics to the Mentors song, "Golden Shower" to musician Frank Zappa, who opposed the hearings. The lyrics, which included the line, "Bend up and smell my anal vapor/Your face will be my toilet paper" elicited howls of laughter at the Congressional hearing and prompted Zappa and others to denounce the hearings as a farce. The hearings, however, ultimately led the music industry to adopt voluntary labeling of records containing objectionable lyrics - the widely recognized "Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics" label (jokingly referred to as a "Tipper sticker"). The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is a standing committee of the United States Senate in charge of all senate matters related to the following subjects: Coast Guard Coastal zone management Communications Highway safety Inland waterways, except construction Interstate commerce Marine and ocean navigation, safety, and transportation Marine... The members of the PMRC The Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was an American committee formed in 1985 by four mothers: Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice President Al Gore; Susan Baker, wife of Treasury Secretary James Baker; Pam Howar, wife of Washington realtor Raymond Howar; and Sally... Tipper Gore Mary Elizabeth Gore (born August 19, 1948), known as Tipper Gore, is the wife of former Vice President Al Gore and was Second Lady of the United States from 1993 until 2001. ... This article is about the former United States Vice President. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 – December 4, 1993) was an American composer, guitarist, singer, film director, and satirist. ...

In addition to his musical career, Hoke also worked as an extra in many television, movie, and music video productions. He was a frequent guest on Hot Seat (a television program from Orange County, California hosted by Wally George), in which Hoke would bait the conservative host by boasting about the number of crack babies he had fathered. Hoke's many appearances always culminated in being "forcibly" removed from George's soundstage by security personnel. Extra may refer to: Extra (actor), an actor who has no role or purpose other than to appear in the background of a scene. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Hot Seat was a syndicated politically-orientated television talk-show that began in the early 1980s, hosted by conservative commentator Wally George. ... Wally George George Walter Pearch, known as Wally George (December 4, 1931 – October 7, 2003) American conservative radio and television commentator. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that generally favors free markets, traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... Crack baby is a pejorative term for a child born to a mother who uses crack cocaine. ...

In the mid-nineties, after the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, Hoke began making the claim that Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, had offered to pay Hoke $50,000 to kill Cobain. Hoke vigorously promoted his story in such media outlets as TV's "Jerry Springer Show", The National Enquirer weekly tabloid, and in Nick Broomfield's documentary film, Kurt & Courtney. On March 6, 1996, Hoke passed with 99.7% certainty a polygraph test administered by Dr. Edward Gelb, one of America's leading polygraph experts. Although the reliability and accuracy of polygraph tests are not proven, and although Hoke's story was never credited by any reputable inquiry, the story coupled with Hoke's death soon thereafter served to fuel conspiracy theories regarding Cobain's death. Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Courtney Michelle Love[1] (born July 9, 1964) is an American rock musician and Golden Globe-nominated actress, best-known as lead singer for the now-defunct alternative rock band Hole and for her two-year marriage to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. ... The Jerry Springer Show is a television talk show filmed in Chicago, Illinois that has aired during the morning hours of many syndicated TV stations since the late 1990s. ... // The National Enquirer (also commonly known as The Enquirer) is a national American supermarket tabloid published by American Media Inc (AMI). ... Nick Broomfield with his famous sound boom and half-on headphones. ... Kurt and Courtney is a 1998 documentary film about Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, made by Nick Broomfield. ... A polygraph or lie detector is a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked, in an attempt to detect lies. ... A polygraph or lie detector is a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked, in an attempt to detect lies. ...

According to the book Who Killed Kurt Cobain? by Max Wallace and Ian Halperin, El Duce showed up at his friend Drew Gallagher's home on April 17, 1997, asking where he could go to get a fake Driver's License. Hoke was incredibly paranoid and nervous at this time. When Gallagher asked what he meant, Hoke responded "People get buried in cornfields, people get lost in swamps", meaning he was in fear of his life. The author claims that Hoke secretly informed Gallagher of who he was told had "killed Kurt Cobain". Gallagher plans to name the alleged "killer" in a book he's writing, the status of which is currently unknown. April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ...

Hoke's final musical performance was given on Friday, April 18th, 1997 at Al's Bar in Downtown Los Angeles. He died on April 19, 1997 in Riverside, California. His death was the result of being hit by a train. April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Current city logo Riverside is the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States and is also a focus city of the Greater Los Angeles Area. ...

External links

• Church of El Duce
• El Duce Myspace
• The Recording Industry Association of America's Parental Advisory page