Ted Nugent

* A SIGOPS COMPILATION * Theodore Anthony Nugent born December 13, 1948 is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and political activist. 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. After dissolving the band, he embarked on a successful solo career. 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. His latest album, Detroit Muscle, was released in 2022. Ted Nugent is known for his use of the 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 lead singers during much of his early solo career, including Derek St. Holmes, Charlie Huhn, Brian Howe and Meat Loaf, only taking on full lead vocal duties later on. His biggest hit was 1977's "Cat Scratch Fever", on which he sang the lead vocals. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was part of the supergroup Damn Yankees. In 2023, he embarked a farewell tour known as the "Adios Mofo Tour". Ted Nugent was born the third of four siblings in Redford, Michigan, and raised in Detroit, the son of Marion Dorothy and Warren Henry Nugent. He attended William Fremd High School in Palatine, Illinois, as a freshman in 1963–1964,then transferred to St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights, Illinois. His maternal grandparents were Swedish. Ted Nugent is Our Favorite Rocker and Still the Best Rock Show I ever attended, and I have been to MANY.. -SIGOPS 01 Journey To The Center Of The Mind 02 Hammerdown 03 Writing On The Wall 04 Cat Scratch Fever 05 Dog Eat Dog 06 Stranglehold 07 Hey Baby 08 Yank Me, Crank Me 09 Turn It Up 10 Free For All

Stranglehold is a song by American rock musician Ted Nugent, the first track from his self-titled debut 1975 album. The vocals are by Derek St. Holmes, however, the "Sometimes you wanna get higher" verse is sung by Nugent. Nugent admits that the song was co-written by Rob Grange, who received no share. Lyrics: [Verse 1: Derek St. Holmes] Here I come again now baby Like a dog in heat You tell it's me by the clamor now, baby I like to tear up the street [Chorus 1: Derek St. Holmes] Now I've been smoking for so long You know I'm here to stay Got you in a stranglehold baby You best get out of the way [Solo 1] [Verse 2: Derek St. Holmes] Road I cruise is a bitch now baby You know you can't turn me 'round If a house gets in my way baby You know I'll burn it down [Chorus 2: Derek St. Holmes] You ran that night that you left me You put me in my place Got you in a stranglehold now baby Then I crushed your face [Instrumental break 1:44-6:14] [Guitar solo 2: Ted Nugent] [Verse 3: Ted Nugent] Sometimes you gonna get higher Sometimes you gotta start low Some people think they gonna die someday I got news you never got to go [Bridge: Derek St. Holmes & Both] Come on, come on up; Come on come on up; Come on come on up; Come on come on up; Come on, come on, come on, come on baby Come on, come on, come on, come on up Come on come on come on come on baby Come on come on come on [Verse 3: Derek St. Holmes] The road I cruise is a bitch now You know you can't turn me 'round If a house gets in my way You know I'll burn it down [Chorus 2: Derek St. Holmes] You ran that night that you left me You put me in my place I got you in a stranglehold baby And then I crushed your face