2021 · Song / recording / production
The Duke of the Haight (DL House Anthem)
Ben Juodvalkis (songwriter); commissioned/encouraged by Nancy Gille, former SF Heritage board chair · San Francisco Heritage
A ballad Ben wrote during his 2021 SF Heritage artist residency at the Doolan-Larson House, telling the life story of the building's longtime resident Norm Larson, known as 'The Duke of the Haight'.
- Premiere
- 2021-05-26
- Venue
- Doolan-Larson House (SF Heritage Artist-in-Residence program), corner of Haight & Ashbury
- Where
- San Francisco
- Performances
- Lyrics revised 2022-09-08/09, around the commemorative birthday celebration for Norm Larson held by SF Heritage at the Doolan-Larson House on 2022-09-08, which Ben attended. It isn't confirmed whether the song was performed there.
- Credits
- Words and music: Ben Juodvalkis. Subject: Norman Tyler Larson (1938–2018), 'The Duke of the Haight', longtime resident of the Doolan-Larson building.
Press
“The Duke of the Haight," a ballad for Norm Larson, who lived in the house from 1985 until his death in 2018.”
Elsewhere
- Artists-in-Residence at the Doolan-Larson House — San Francisco Heritage, 2025-11-05
- A Commemorative Birthday Celebration for the Duke of Haight Street — San Francisco Heritage, 2022-09-13
- Composer Ben Juodvalkis Moves into the Doolan-Larson Building — San Francisco Heritage, 2021-02-01