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Rick Lober

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American rock keyboardist

Rick Lober
Lober with the Detroit Music Award in 2013
Lober with the Detroit Music Award in 2013
Background information
Born1941 (age 83–84)
OriginDetroit, Michigan, U.S
Genres
InstrumentKeyboards
Labels
Formerly ofThe Amboy Dukes
Musical artist

Rick Lober (born 1941) is an American musician who was the original keyboardist for thepsychedelic rock bandthe Amboy Dukes in the 1960s.[1] The group is known for its only hit "Journey to the Center of the Mind". His bandmates wereTed Nugent,Steve Farmer, John Drake, Dave Palmer and Bill White.

Career

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The Amboy Dukes

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The Amboy Dukes were local favorites in the metro Detroit area long before Nugent established himself as the 'Motor City Madman'. Their first single that achieved national success outside of the Detroit area was "Baby, Please Don't Go" a cover of aBig Joe Williams song. It was often played live and on the local Detroit television show "Robin Seymour's Swingin Time". The song highlighted the early style of Nugent's guitar virtuosity and was also known for the wild and exciting keyboard antics of Lober. It featured one of the most stellar keyboard solos of thepsychedelic rock era. Lober helped to create the group's first albumThe Amboy Dukes which charted.

Post-Dukes

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Since his time with the Amboy Dukes, Lober has performed continuously throughout the Detroit area with local favorites such as Benny and the Jets. His songwriting and studio work resurfaced in 2000 on Farmer'sJourney to the Darkside of the Mind, an album on Saint Thomas Records. Four of the album tracks are credited to Lober on this release. It was recorded at Victor Peraino's studio ofArthur Brown fame.

Lober has performed with Detroit guitarist Jeffrey "the Woodsman" Faust, through Saint Thomas Records.

At the 18th annualDetroit Music Awards on April 17, 2009, the original lineup of the Amboy Dukes performed on stage for the first time in thirty years. On stage atThe Fillmore Detroit were Nugent on lead guitar, Farmer on guitar, Drake on vocals, Lober on keyboards, Andy Solomon on keyboards and White on bass. In recognition of the band's contribution to rock music history, they received a Distinguished Achievement award.[2]

References

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  1. ^Carson, David A. (July 2006).Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll. University of Michigan Press. pp. 144–.ISBN 978-0-472-03190-0. RetrievedJune 29, 2011.
  2. ^"Nugent's Amboy Dukes Reunite After 30 Years". April 21, 2009. RetrievedJuly 18, 2009.
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