High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wilmer and the Dukes (originally Wilmer Alexander Junior and the Dukes) were an American R&B band in upstate New York in the 1960s. Though they produced only a handful of singles and one album, they performed regularly, and had a dedicated following. One reviewer said, "In Geneva, there were two kinds of kids. Those who went to 'Wilmer' and those who didn't." They are fondly remembered by many of the college alumni from that area, and their music continues to be played today. They were also an influence on other rising musicians such as Eric Bloom, the lead singer of Blue Oyster Cult, and they may have been the inspiration for "Otis Day and the Knights", the 1960s fictional band in the 1978 movie Animal House. The group disbanded in 1974, but came back together for some benefit concerts in 1988, and has continued playing since then, with the last remaining of the original members, Ron Alberts, retiring in 2004. With replacement members, the...

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