Nugent himself never served in the military, although he came of age during the height of the Vietnam War. Nugent grew up in a military family his father was a career army sergeant. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois. He attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, as a freshman in 1963–1964, then transferred to St. Nugent was born the third of four siblings in Redford, Michigan, and raised in Detroit, the son of Marion Dorothy ( née Johnson) and Warren Henry Nugent. 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. He is a board member of the National Rifle Association and a strong supporter of the Republican Party. In later years, Nugent has drawn attention for his outspoken conservative political views, as well as his vociferous advocacy of hunting and gun ownership rights. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was part of the supergroup Damn Yankees.

His biggest hit was 1977's ' Cat Scratch Fever', on which he sang the lead vocals. Holmes, Charlie Huhn, Brian Howe and Meat Loaf, only taking on full lead vocal duties later on. Despite possessing a distinctive, wide-ranging singing voice, Nugent recorded and toured with other lead singers during much of his early solo career, including Derek St. Nugent is known for his Gibson Byrdland, his bluesy and frenzied guitar playing, and his energetic live shows. His latest album, Detroit Muscle, was released in 2022. His first three solo albums, Ted Nugent (1975), Free-for-All (1976) and Cat Scratch Fever (1977), were certified multi-platinum in the United States. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a successful solo career. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock and hard rock.

Theodore Anthony Nugent ( / ˈ n uː dʒ ɪ n t/ born December 13, 1948) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and activist.

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