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The Amboy Dukes
The Amboy Dukes
American rock band
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Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
American band
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Detroit
Detroit
rock group
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Charlie Huhn
Charlie Huhn
American musician
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The Grifs
The Grifs
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Mitch Ryder
Mitch Ryder
American singer
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Cactus
Cactus
American hard rock band
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Kid Rock
Kid Rock
American singer-songwriter and rapper
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The Rockets
The Rockets
American rock band based in Michigan
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Kevin Chown
Kevin Chown
American musician
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Dick Wagner
Dick Wagner
American rock music guitarist, songwriter and author
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Scott Ian
Scott Ian
American musician
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Pitche Blende
Pitche Blende
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Sebastian Bach
Sebastian Bach
Canadian singer
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The Stooges
The Stooges
American punk rock band
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Dokken
Dokken
American heavy metal band
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Jack White
Jack White
American musician and record producer
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Rick Derringer
Rick Derringer
American musician
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Zakk Wylde
Zakk Wylde
American guitarist and singer
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Suzi Quatro
Suzi Quatro
American musician, radio host and actress
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Exodus
Exodus
American thrash metal band
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Slash
Slash
British-American musician
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Dave Mustaine
Dave Mustaine
American musician and songwriter
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Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons
American musician, singer, and songwriter
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Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
American rock singer, songwriter and musician
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Dennis Coffey
Dennis Coffey
American guitarist
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The White Stripes
The White Stripes
American rock duo
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Night Ranger
Night Ranger
American rock band
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Nashville Pussy
Nashville Pussy
American rock & roll band from Atlanta, Georgia
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James Hetfield
James Hetfield
American guitarist and singer
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Glenn Frey
Glenn Frey
American musician and actor (1948-2016)
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Bob Seger
Bob Seger
American singer-songwriter
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Frijid Pink
Frijid Pink
band
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Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal
American musician
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Brian Howe
Brian Howe
British singer
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Tommy Shaw
Tommy Shaw
American musician
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Wally Pleasant
Wally Pleasant
American singer-songwriter
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Chad Smith
Chad Smith
American musician; drummer in Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr.
American country singer-songwriter and musician
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Warrant
Warrant
rock band from the United States
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American singer, songwriter, and pianist
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Dee Snider
Dee Snider
American musician
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Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels
American singer and musician
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Dave Navarro
Dave Navarro
American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction
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Theodore Anthony Nugent (/ˈnuːdʒɪnt/; born December 13, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a solo career. Nugent is known for his Gibson Byrdland, his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing and his energetic live shows. Despite possessing a distinctive, wide-ranging singing voice, Nugent recorded and toured with other singers during much of his early solo career, including Derek St. Holmes, Brian Howe, and Meat Loaf, only taking on full lead vocal duties later on. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was part of the supergroup Damn Yankees.

In later years, Nugent has drawn attention for his outspoken conservative political views, as well as his strident 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. He has made a number of controversial and threatening statements against advocates of gun control; in one case, the Secret Service investigated him based on comments about President Barack Obama.