Ted Nugent

Ted Nugent
Nugent performing on July 31, 2013
Background information
Birth name	Theodore Anthony Nugent
Also known as	The Nuge Motor City Madman Uncle Ted
Born	(1948-12-13) December 13, 1948 (age 68) Redford, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hard rock blues rock
Occupation(s)	Musician activist
Instruments	Guitar vocals bass
Years active	1958–present
Associated acts	The Amboy Dukes Hear 'n Aid Damn Yankees Damnocracy
Website	Official website
Notable instruments
Gibson Byrdland Gibson Les Paul PRS Guitars Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion

Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent (/tɛd ˈnuːdʒᵻnt/; born December 13, 1948) is an American musician and political activist. Nugent initially gained fame as the lead guitarist of the Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After playing with the Amboy Dukes, he embarked on a solo career.

Nugent is also noted for conservative political views, his lifelong stance against drug and alcohol abuse and advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights. He is a board member of the National Rifle Association and a strong supporter of the Republican Party.

Nugent was born the third of four siblings in Redford, Michigan, He moved to Palatine, Illinois as a teenager, and has two brothers: John and Jeffrey, and a sister, Kathy. Raised Catholic, Nugent has mentioned his ties with Catholicism many times during interviews, and has stated that he regularly attends church. He attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, then transferred after his freshman year to St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois.