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Rob Grange
Rob Grange (born 1950) is an American bassist, best known for his work with psychedelic rock band The Amboy Dukes and with Ted Nugent, as well as his unique phase bass lines in the song "Stranglehold".
Grange was a member of Sonny Hugg, a Michigan early progressive rock group that released one single in 1970 on Silo Records in Lansing, Michigan. It was a cover tune titled "Daybreak" and was written by Richard Zehringer, later known as Rick Derringer of The McCoys. Sonny Hugg was composed of Craig Marsden on lead vocals and guitar, Barry Best on keys and vocals, Rob Ross on drums, and Grange on bass.
In June 1971, Grange (vocals, bass) became a member of the rock band Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes with Nugent (guitar), John Angelos (lead vocals) and Joe Vitale (drums), the latter replaced in January 1972 by K.J. Knight (drums, vocals). In March 1972, Angelos left the band and was replaced by Danny Gore (lead vocals, rhythm guitar). In October 1972, Knight and Gore left the band, the former being replaced by Vic Mastrianni (vocals, drums).
In 1973, the band recorded an album titled Call of the Wild with the help of session men Andy Jezowski (vocals) and Gabriel "Gabe" Magno (organ Hammond B-3, piano, synthesizer, flute). Magno also went on the road with the band, but after a few gigs, they decided to drop having a live keyboard player and went back to a three piece lineup.
In 1974, the band released the album Tooth Fang & Claw. Soon after, Mastrianni left the band, replaced by Brian Staffeld (drums), and by late 1974, Derek St. Holmes (vocals, rhythm guitar) joined the band. At this point Nugent dropped The Amboy Dukes name and the band became The Ted Nugent Band.
Grange and the other members did not want to be considered a backing band and one of the conditions of St. Holmes joining them was it would be treated like a collective band. They toured as The Ted Nugent Band and, in 1975, they went into the studio to do their first album, which at the time was unnamed, for Epic Records.
At this point, David Krebs of Leber & Krebs Management, who also managed Aerosmith, convinced Nugent to drop the "band" and just call it "Ted Nugent". This was a total surprise to the "band" and it was the beginning of the end. The nucleus of Grange, Derek St. Holmes, and Cliff Davies for songwriting, as well as arranging, was forever broken. In 1978, three years later and with four platinum albums titled Ted Nugent, Free-for-All, Cat Scratch Fever and Double Live Gonzo!, Grange and St. Holmes moved on to form a new rock band, St. Paradise, because Nugent did not want a "band concept". In Martin Popoff's book Epic Ted Nugent, Nugent admits that the song "Stranglehold" was co-written by Grange, yet he never received a share for co-writer. Their last concert together as the original lineup was Cal Jam 2 on March 18, 1978.
1975 Ted Nugent Ted Nugent (Epic Records)*
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Rob Grange
Rob Grange (born 1950) is an American bassist, best known for his work with psychedelic rock band The Amboy Dukes and with Ted Nugent, as well as his unique phase bass lines in the song "Stranglehold".
Grange was a member of Sonny Hugg, a Michigan early progressive rock group that released one single in 1970 on Silo Records in Lansing, Michigan. It was a cover tune titled "Daybreak" and was written by Richard Zehringer, later known as Rick Derringer of The McCoys. Sonny Hugg was composed of Craig Marsden on lead vocals and guitar, Barry Best on keys and vocals, Rob Ross on drums, and Grange on bass.
In June 1971, Grange (vocals, bass) became a member of the rock band Ted Nugent and The Amboy Dukes with Nugent (guitar), John Angelos (lead vocals) and Joe Vitale (drums), the latter replaced in January 1972 by K.J. Knight (drums, vocals). In March 1972, Angelos left the band and was replaced by Danny Gore (lead vocals, rhythm guitar). In October 1972, Knight and Gore left the band, the former being replaced by Vic Mastrianni (vocals, drums).
In 1973, the band recorded an album titled Call of the Wild with the help of session men Andy Jezowski (vocals) and Gabriel "Gabe" Magno (organ Hammond B-3, piano, synthesizer, flute). Magno also went on the road with the band, but after a few gigs, they decided to drop having a live keyboard player and went back to a three piece lineup.
In 1974, the band released the album Tooth Fang & Claw. Soon after, Mastrianni left the band, replaced by Brian Staffeld (drums), and by late 1974, Derek St. Holmes (vocals, rhythm guitar) joined the band. At this point Nugent dropped The Amboy Dukes name and the band became The Ted Nugent Band.
Grange and the other members did not want to be considered a backing band and one of the conditions of St. Holmes joining them was it would be treated like a collective band. They toured as The Ted Nugent Band and, in 1975, they went into the studio to do their first album, which at the time was unnamed, for Epic Records.
At this point, David Krebs of Leber & Krebs Management, who also managed Aerosmith, convinced Nugent to drop the "band" and just call it "Ted Nugent". This was a total surprise to the "band" and it was the beginning of the end. The nucleus of Grange, Derek St. Holmes, and Cliff Davies for songwriting, as well as arranging, was forever broken. In 1978, three years later and with four platinum albums titled Ted Nugent, Free-for-All, Cat Scratch Fever and Double Live Gonzo!, Grange and St. Holmes moved on to form a new rock band, St. Paradise, because Nugent did not want a "band concept". In Martin Popoff's book Epic Ted Nugent, Nugent admits that the song "Stranglehold" was co-written by Grange, yet he never received a share for co-writer. Their last concert together as the original lineup was Cal Jam 2 on March 18, 1978.
1975 Ted Nugent Ted Nugent (Epic Records)*