The Amboy Dukes were an American rock band formed in 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, and later based in Detroit, Michigan. They are best known for their only hit single, "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The band's name comes from the title of a novel by Irving Shulman. Ted Nugent, the nucleus of the Amboy Dukes started performing in 1958 at age 10. He played in a group called the Royal High Boys from 1960 to 1962 and later in group named the Lourds, where he first met future Amboy Dukes lead vocalist John Drake. Nugent played with the Lourds until his family moved to Illinois, where he founded the Amboy Dukes. Nugent went on to have a successful solo career in the 1970s and joined the Damn Yankees supergroup in the late 1980s. The band transitioned to being Nugent's backing band before he discontinued the name in 1975.
The Amboy Dukes - Journey to the Center of the Mind
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