Ned Nugent: Bass, Voice Brian Alex: Guitar, Voice Dickie Paris, Jr.: Drums
Those who sometimes join us...
Jeff Calder: Keys Mark Pelosi: Guitar, Voice
Influences
Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, Joseph Campbell, George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Carter, Hendrix, Jaco, Coltrane, Jon Brion, Howard Stern, My Dad, Weezer, Peter Gabriel, Che Guevara, Dalai Llama, Tony Robbins, Steven Seagal, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Eugene Levy, Larry David, Quentin Tarentino, Leo Fender (especially Leo!), Myaero, Squirrel, My Chiropractor Laurel Feder, Terry Hunt, Barry & Elliot. Whew... Too much information?
Ned Nugent: Singer/Songwriter /Bass Player/Performer with heavy-duty Soul Rock & Roll Roots and an unhealthy dose of Zappa induced disdain for normalcy. In the early 90s, Ned fronted Grapevine Road, playing Bass and singing lead. The combo was a New England R&B powerhouse, garnering several Boston area music awards.
In early 1997 Ned jumped on board with Entrain, the drum-driven World-Pop sensation from Martha's Vineyard , as Bass Player and Co-Lead Singer/Frontman. What followed was a fruitful three-year relationship, as the band toured extensively nation-wide playing more than 600 shows. During that time the band shared the stage with the likes of Bo Diddley, Charles Neville and Bob Weir; Sharing bills with Bela Fleck, Sonia Dada, G.E. Smith, Robert Cray, Booker-T & The MGs, and many more.
Ned wrote 3 and co-wrote 1 songs for Entrain's 2000 Release All One. In addition to playing Bass, Nugent sang lead on his three tunes and back-up vocals on the CD.
Ned's Song from All One, Arm Yourself, was picked up by the USA Network film release Cutaway (Tom Berenger, Stephen Baldwin) in 2000.
Two other songs from All One were also placed in the movie, the title track All One (co-written by Nugent with Brian Alex , Entrain co-front and fellow songwriter/vocalist) being the Feature Song of the Film. Arm Yourself was the first single released from the CD, getting added to more than 114 AAA/AC stations nationwide.
Having split from Entrain in early 2001, Nugent joined forces with his other former-Entrain co-front Brian Alex , forming Fluffy Puppy. The Puppy continues to play and record on again off again, leading Nugent to his latest performance project, called finally NED NUGENT! Armed only with his Acoustic Guitar, his voice and a collection of masterfully written songs, Nugent performs a compelling one-man show, showcasing his talent as a performer, musician and songwriter.
Currently, Ned is casting for the position of Singing Guitar Player and Keyboard Geek in his new band, Have a candidate in mind? Contact NN.
Just popping in to say hello again -- the pics are great!! that is awesome you got to play with Jim B!! I just adore you from the bottom of my 16 year old heart that met you almost 27 years ago. SMOOCHIES to my dear friend.
Ned,thank you for keeping in touch.the family is doing good and everything else is status quo.I really do miss talking to ya bro'. i know life is crazy,and with gigs the way they are now a'days,life is just the way it is.i hope to see you soon. if you are interested i am playing with fortune at Tequilas on friday.please come by if you can.i wicked miss you brotha'.....see you soon i hope.
I'm sitting here at work with my iPod playing "random" songs. Toll Booth Girl just came on. Haven't heard that it a while. Still freakin' love that song bro-
Speaking of Gloucester House (dpj), I'm playing guitar with Beatlejuice there on August 16th.
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