BIO

Derek St. Holmes: In 1974, hard-rocker Ted Nugent first saw Derek’s band Scott during an opening slot at Michigan’s Lincoln Park Theater. After several months, Nugent's road manager tracked down and phoned St. Holmes about auditioning for Nugent's band, then called Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes.

Left: Holmes onstage with VRR

The Amboy Dukes had already recorded several albums with growing popularity, but after the lead singer left, Nugent needed a new front man to give his band the sound that would catapult him into stardom. St. Holmes was hired and the band of Ted Nugent with Derek St. Holmes, Rob Grange and Vic Mastriani, later changed to be known as The Ted Nugent Band was launched and started immediately on an extensive U.S. tour.

 Traveling and performing nearly 300 days a year, they played with other popular bands, such as Aerosmith, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bob Seger, Van Halen and Black Sabbath.

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