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Nugent Puts Up The Dukes
Here’s a band reunion you probably didn’t see coming – The Amboy Dukes, the band that launched Ted Nugent on an unsuspecting world.
Photo: AP Photo / The Beloit Daily News
You may not remember the name, but chances are you remember the song. “Journey To The Center of the Mind” has been included on various psychedelic ‘60s compilations for 40 years. What’s more, while the tune has often been said to have drug connotations, to this day Nugent claims he never knew what the song was about.
The original lineup, including Motor City Madman Nuge, is scheduled to reunite April 17 at this year’s Detroit Music Awards, where the group will perform and receive the distinguished achievement award, according to the Detroit Free Press.
Nugent joined the Amboy Dukes in 1964. “Journey to the Center of the Mind was the band’s second single.
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