The Amboy Dukes

And there u- there used to be a ges- geodesic dome there that was a teenage nightclub called The Mump.

And the house band at the time wa- was Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes, and they, they were a great band.

And I, I could hear them in my bedroom o- on the weekends playing.

And I remember finally being old enough to, to get in.

And Shel Safran had come to town.

He was the producer of Journey to the Center of Your Mind by the Amboy Dukes.

They lived in Windsor.

And his friend, they had a running battle between him and Shep Gordon because Shep had Alice Cooper and Shelly had Amboy Dukes.

And it was a big hit record.

Well, we met in Yorkville.

Shell, I'm a loyal kid.

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The show became highly celebrated for its sharp humor and realistic look at radio disc jockey culture.

In 1979, bassist Greg Arama, known for his work with the psychedelic rock band the Amboy Dukes, passed away at the age of 29.

He was part of the rhythm section on the group's 1968 hit single, Journey to the Center of the Mind.

In 1983, shifting away from their theatrical personas, the rock band KISS appeared without their trademark makeup for the very first time in public during an MTV interview.