A Photographic Retrospective By John Robert Rowlands
Ted Nugent
What can you say about Ted Nugent?
"Cocked, locked and ready to rock."
Born in Detroit 12-13-48, middle
finger first.
Began bowhunting in 1953 and guitar in 1956.
Recorded 29
albums 1967-1997.
Sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Considered #1
Guitar Showman in the world
"Live at Hammersmith" recording on Sony,
1997.
#1 grossing tour act in the world 1977, 1978, and 1979.
formed Damn
Yankees in 1989, sold 5 million albums
Performing professionally since 1958,
nonstop yearly touring since
1967,
averaging more than 300 shows per year 67-73, 200 per year 74-80, 150
81-89,
127 concerts in 1990, 162 concerts in 1991, 150 concerts in 1993, 180
in
1994, 166 in 1995, 81 in 1996, Summer Blitz '97, '98, Rock Never Stops 99,
#1
Tour in the World with KISS 2K.
Host of The #1 rated Ted Nugent Morning Show,
WWBR, Detroit.
Creator and host of the Ted Nugent Commando Radio show for 10
years,
Detroit, Michigan.
Honored on the floor of the U.S. Senate,
1994.
named Father of the Year at children's school
named MI
Conservationist of the Year 1999
ALWAYS outspoken against drugs and alcohol
throughout career.
Recipient of numerous commendations from state police,
sheriff departments,
FBI, DEA, U.S. Army and police agencies
nationwide.
Editor/Publisher of Ted Nugent ADVENTURE OUTDOORS
Magazine
President: Ted Nugent United Sportsmen of America, Founder: Ted
Nugent Kamp
for Kids, Ted Nugent Bowhunting School.
founder SUNRIZE
SAFARIS, booking, guiding & outfitting adventures worldwide
Author,
BloodTrails: The Truth about Bowhunting 1990, TED NUGENT-GOD, GUNS
&
ROCK-N-ROLL Regnery Publishing July 2000
Creator and producer of
award-winning Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild
PBS
video series, raising in excess of $3,000,000 for PBS affiliates
nationwide.
Outspoken pro-hunting media crusade, conducting 5 -10 prime media
interviews
every week, impacting millions every day.
Aggressive campaign
on lecture circuit promoting individualism through
outdoor sports &
conservation to the youth of America.
Created highly successful
tele-conferencing program to school systems across the
country.
Appointed to Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association,
1995-.
Spokesman for National Field Archers Association, Mothers Against
Drunk
Driving, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, Drug Abuse Resistance
Education
(D.A.R.E.) law enforcement program
Official rock'n roll,
hunting, conservation representative of the Rush
Limbaugh EIB Radio and
Television Network.
Guest speaker at International Law Enforcement Convention
by invitation
from
Director of FBI William Webster, Edwin Meese and President Ronald
Reagan.
Appointed to Michigan Year of the Family Council by Governor John
Engler.
Named Man of the Year by Michigan Recreation and Parks
Association.
Keynote Speaker for Native American Fish & Wildlife Society
National
Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 1995.
Named Archery Commissioner by Governor
John Engler for the Great Lakes State Games.
Michigan's Hunting and Fishing
Heritage Task Force.
Appointee, Michigan State Parks Foundation.
Board of
Directors, Lyme Alliance.
Michigan County Sheriff Deputy.
1978-present.
Nominee Handgun Hunters Hall of Fame.
Nominee of Outstanding
American Handgunner Award.
Inducted into the Native American Strongheart
Society by the Lakota
Sioux,
Northern Cheyenne and Arapahoe Tribes.
Keynote speaker for 1995 Governor's
Symposium on North American
Hunting
Heritage, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Certified Hunter Safety Instructor &
International Bowhunter Education
Foundation instructor
Honored in the
Congressional Record by Congressman Jim Barcia, 1993
Huron School District
Student Youth Counselor.
Designer of the Nugent Blade broadheads, Ted Nugent
BloodBrother Bow,
and
signature line of hunting gear.
Professional Staff Advisor for Browning,
GameTracker, Mossy Oak, LaCrosse.
Rock 'n Rolls approximately 6 months
per year, hunts 6 months per year.
regular columnist and contributor to more
than 32 publications
LIFE MEMBER OF; The National Rifle Association (NRA),
Michigan Bow Hunters,
Citizen's Committee for the Right
to Keep and Bear Arms, Second Amendment
Foundation,
Gun Owners of America, Gun Owners of California, Director Law
Enforcement
Alliance of America, New York City Benevolent
Policeman's
Association, National Wildlife Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Michigan United
Conservation
Clubs, Michigan Big Game Hunters Association, Handgun Hunters
International,
Michigan Sheriff's Association, National Trappers Association,
Wildlife
Legislative Fund of America, Mississippi Bowhunters, Drug Abuse
Resistance
Education (DARE) Spokesman, Outdoor Writers Association of America,
Coalition
of Michigan Hunters, National Field Archers Association (NFAA),
Director
Canadian Outdoor Heritage Alliance (COHA), Putting People First, South
Dakota
Archery Association, Maryland Bowhunters Society, Arizona Bowhunters
Society,
United Bowhunters of Connecticut, Massachusetts Bowhunting
Association.
1979 photographs of Ted Nugent by John Robert Rowlands
