Derek St. Holmes was born and raised in Riverview, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He received his first guitar for his eleventh birthday. He started his own neighborhood band, The Organized Confusion, and also played for high school dances.\n', '

In 1974, Derek\'s band, "Scott", opened for an Amboy Dukes show at the Lincoln Park Theater. The Amboy Dukes and their guitar player Ted Nugent had already recorded several albums and were a staple of the Midwest rock scene at the time. When the Amboy Dukes broke up, Nugent\'s road manager (Phil Nicholson) contacted St. Holmes about auditioning for Nugent\'s project as lead singer.\n', '

St. Holmes joined Ted Nugent, former Amboy Dukes bassist Rob Grange and drummer Cliff Davies to release Nugent’s self-titled debut album in 1975. St. Holmes remained in Nugent\'s band until 1978, when he and Nugent parted ways due to personal, financial and musical differences.\n', '

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