Legendary TED NUGENT Drummer Passes
Posted on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 13:08:17 EST


Former TED NUGENT drummer Cliff Davies passed away on April 13th in Dallas, Georgia. He was 59 years old.

Davies was credited with drums, percussion, producer, vocals (background) on some of Nugent's classic output: Ted Nugent (1975), Free For All (1977), Cat Scratch Fever (1977), Double Live Gonzo (1978)Weekend Warriors (1978), State Of Shock (1979), Scream Dream (1980).

Sad to lose another musician, especially at 59.

Hopefully Ted will pay some sort of tribute to him at his next show. Maybe he can get Derek St. Holmes to join in and remember their former bandmate.

Atlanta's WSBTV.com reports that police are investigating the apparent suicide of a former drummer for rocker Ted Nugent.

Corporal Brandon Gurley with the Paulding County Sheriff's department says 59-year-old Clifford Davies was found dead from a gunshot wound in his suburban Atlanta home Sunday. Gurley said Tuesday authorities are awaiting the results of an autopsy.

A woman who answered the phone at Davies' home said she wanted to check with her family before commenting, according to WSBTV.com.

Reed Beaver, who owns Equametric Studio in Marietta where Davies was a chief engineer, confirmed Davies was a drummer for Nugent and played on the recording of his trademark song "Cat Scratch Fever". Beaver says Davies called him Saturday "extremely distraught" over money for medical bills.