Derek St. Holmes "Stranglehold"

Derek St. Holmes performing "Stranglehold" at Music City Roots live from the Loveless Cafe on 6.18.2014

[@FrancisTheBerd]

Voice is still great I'm impressed

[@Frater_I.O.]

Derek is definitely a highly underrated lead vocalist!

[@2fargonedaytona128]

Derek was and is highly underrated everything! I’m pretty big Ted fan seen him a handful of times for my money Derek made most of Teds bigger shit! Yeah I said it

[@warpigcat]

and he can play guitar.

[@vonsuthoff]

Derrick and Ted well into their 70's now. Guess ya never got to get old when your full of rock n roll!!!

[@StairwayToEvan92]

Derek still has a good amount of his vocal range left. Still sounds pretty good.

[@robertmcdonald5277]

He made Ted's sound, voice and guitar.. But they were best friends. That's why he can still play the music.

[@Big_Island_Boi]

"pretty good"? Come one. He still sounds almost the same as when they first recorded this song 40+ yrs ago. This guy should be a super star.

[@bibby42]

One of the most badass songs ever created!

[@dennisp2180]

i agree if Ted Nugent played it..face it they trashed it leaving the stage full of stink

[@graybeard9802]

TED HAS THE FINGERS DERRICK IS THE VOICE TOGETHER THEY KICKED ASS AND STILL DELIVER IN 2022 WITHOUT ONE ANOTHER

[@revdrweb]

I always liked Ted, but thats the voice I've been missing....Thank God I found you man.....

[@jeffgile2921]

So underated. He rips on the levels. I love it

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Lovin' how the drummer comes in at the wrong time! "How do you tell there's a drummer at the door? He doesn't know when to come in" :)

[@kevinpinson8782]

I always nailed it😉

[@TonyMcClelland2]

Dereks timing is off here, Sandy Gennaro is just following his cue to jump in.

[@guyroger4131]

Thats Sandy Gennaro. He's a legend. You are nobody.

[@jamesha175]

@@guyroger4131 you and i are also nobodies

[@marcusnolte7476]

@@guyroger4131 well, missed his queue anyway

[@vandalo6851]

Now, here's a guy who's still delivering!

[@michaelsanders5401]

Yes sir

[@sngwrter49]

When I first saw Derek St. Holmes sing lead vocals while playing rhythm guitar in the "new" Ted Nugent band back in '74 I thought "Who is this guy? He's awesome". Best band member Ted ever had in my opinion. So good I think even Ted might have been a little intimidated though he'd never admit it. The one and only DSH!

[@turkishkebab9879]

Ted did say he didn’t like the attention Derek was getting from stranglehold. Ted said the group only had one Alpha male and they was himself

[@harrisfrankou2368]

Ted acknowledges him as a great in a Guitar interview after Eddie died. In the rock press in Australia Ted said back in the day there can only be one leader...a backwards complement really. Love this record.

[@2fargonedaytona128]

He did admit it! I think it was a documentary I seen somewhere Ted made the comment “there can’t be two alpha makes!” That to me is an admission

[@philandviki]

I think Derek is fantastic . Great singer ! A very accomplished guitar player as well . However this version of stranglehold is a little weak as it comes to the instruments and the guitar . It’s not bad but it’s not Ted . Ted really was not a singer and that’s where Derek shined . Let’s face it though yes was a crazy raw guitar player and it’s hard to duplicate that . Kudos for both of them though . Together they are unstoppable . The spirit of the wild Cd that was released in the 1990’s has some great pieces and they were co written between the two of them .

[@2fargonedaytona128]

Fuck, I’ve gotten old

[@joshhohensee]

Derek has still got it!

[@michaelsanders5401]

Yes he does...

[@jojoheartspaypay]

Toe to toe, Derek IS Rock and Roll.

[@craighausinger1109]

Saw him with TN perform this in 1974 at St. John Arena in Columbus Ohio ,I was in the 4th row ,and a junior in HS, I was mesmerized.

[@mooch514]

Holmes is fantastic

[@CrashEightyTwo]

Total bad asses. That was awesome.

[@katsesfotis6368]

One of the best guitar riffs in rock history!

[@eamonmcdermott4032]

God, that SG is a thing of beauty.

[@samuelmorado70]

I saw Ted Nugent 3 times starting with the Wekend Warrior tour in 1979. Last in 2000. I would have been Rockin to this . Crowd looks the right age to have rocked to this in the mid 70s.

[@jeffturner4964]

And yes Derek you are a legend I told you once before and I'll say it again

[@davidpeterson2726]

What was this crowd expecting? Many seem confused, 5% are loving it.

[@morrisonreed1]

he sounds fantastic , get up folks

[@89Fredbear]

Derek's SG is smoking! I've seen a few pics from the early days with Ted and Derek had an SG during that time as well. Man can he rock that guitar! He's still at the top of his game without a doubt! He's a vocal legend that deserves to be recognized

[@atticusfinch4687]

Yep! On the back cover of the first album. He almost has a Fro too!

[@raythackston1960]

I had the great pleasure to play with Derek in the mid 1990's. He is a great player, singer/songwriter and a great person. he was the voice of the Ted Nugent Band. My favorite singer of the 1970's...I feel lucky to have played drums for him. Speaking of drummer, Sandy Gernero on the kit in this video. He played with Black Jack (with Michael Bolton and Brue Kulick) and Pat Travers and Cindy Lauper to name a few. Great song from these guys! Keep on Rockin' guys!

[@nixworld767]

Do you know who the bass player is? Is that Rob Grange?

[@raythackston1960]

@@nixworld767 No that is not Rob Grange in this video. He was in Ted's band before they formed The Ted Nugent band. He stayed through 1982 ?? He has a page on FB...and does look at posts and does reply on some things.

[@lawrencearansaspasstx4374]

You are one of my ROCK HEROES, Derek St. Holmes! I saw Ted Nugent in 1976, and your vocals and his guitar made that tour! Thanks for the memories!

[@Joshholbrook2024]

Seen that drummer workin at Wendy’s drive through 3 hours after this gig. I k ow this because I was on fries that night. He’s really cool.

[@Busyfingers24]

🤣😂🤣

[@CMissShelleyMichelle]

WTF. LOL. LAMO. 🤔🤨😲😯🤣😂🤯🤫

[@michaelsanders5401]

Totally awesome, I love it when old men still have the jam in them

[@terryholley1554]

Wife and I saw Derek in 2021 at the Token Lounge. Front row center - quite electric! Loved the show!

[@tagomago2178]

Simply Fantastic! - The baby in the audience around the start is really into it too!

[@jameshansen5281]

LOL at that crowd. Derek still has it. Impressive. Usually older rockers lose their voice.

[@CMissShelleyMichelle]

Here listen this one on YT. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpSZeneaft11r9U

[@tessarix]

Every time I hear this song (which is a lot), I think back to the movie, "Rock Star" and the amazing dance scene after the concert. Love it! Sexy song!

[@josephmiles6782]

St. paradise forever,,, Ted might have been good, but you were the best,,, and forever

[@BUNKERJR53]

I much rather watch and hear Derek play than Ted any day of the week. Derek has a hell of a lot more talent.

[@TheKyleMark]

And comes with a LOT less baggage, to put it very lightly.

[@jmartin67]

Mistakes happen. How you recover is the key. Drummer fixed his mistake before anything fell off the tracks. This is great.

[@cathywallace4175]

So sorry I missed this gig! Derek is truly an above the top guitarist and still has those pipes!! Truly amazingly talented‼️🎶❤️

[@cathywallace4175]

I kept thinking that was Sandy Ginneros on drums, that was with Pat Traverse and others! Good fella!!

[@ronnie5129]

DEREK, YOUR PLAYING AND YOUR SOUND AND TONE ARE GREAT, KEEP ON ROCKIN , FROM A DETROIT RIVER RAT, COUSIN FIGEL

[@daviemcevoy833]

I have loved Derek since MSG's Built to destroy, was not aware of him and Ted before.A great musician and a lovely person...

[@stevescontriano860]

I LOVE YOU. GRRRRRRRR

[@chipper3948]

fantastic!!

[@krisscanlon4051]

Sanders can bass it up fo' sho'! lol Derek st . Holmes god bless u.

[@americancitizen748]

Rockin' the seniors at the community center - yeah!

[@jeffreyschnoldt5388]

I knew it was you all thr time Derek, it's cool you proved it to many who didn't. From one Michigan boy to another you still jam bro

[@sugargold4126]

Damn, he’s awesome! Love this song. He has a great voice. This is a 70s classic. He’s right, most people think TN sang it.

[@nataliegibbs7744]

No body from Detroit ever thought that. Ted played all over the place & everyone knew his sound. Derek certainly brought a lot to Teds band. Thanks to Phil Nicholson for "discovering" Derek playing at a school prom.

[@Blueforyou66]

totally underrated singer ! Loved all the early TN-Albums , after that he got out of sight, too sad he's got such a great rock voice

[@zoranhorvat9903]

Derek is the shit!!...bravo brother!!!

[@dianne6155]

that vocal makes this my fave TN track

[@tram84mvp]

Didn't know Bernie Sanders played bass

[@DylanMac95]

Lmao

[@Robert06087]

+tram84mvp lmao

[@EtArcadiaego]

Saushshalishm

[@yeoldepirate783]

you beat me to that one !

[@hyzercreek]

Dumbass that's Jerry Springer

[@sherrydillard4147]

Luv always had a BIG Crush on both I’m from Atlanta Ga born on the Boulevard

[@Bone679]

Dam Great to see Derek Back On Stage I Saw him in 1995 when he was with Ted Nugent, I was Lucky I got One of his Guitar Picks, I still have it today 10/09/2015 I was Front Row then and Dam he played great then to he was AWESOME

[@neurotraumatized-thrall]

love his grey eyebrows!

[@DetVen]

That's a damn fine looking SG Derek has there.

[@auntjenifer7774]

1961 Les Paul Custom reissue

[@neurotraumatized-thrall]

So, this song was a collaborative effort after all.... Things like that should be much more well known.

[@eljefeguapobarbon]

Leave it to Derek can get the blind, crippled and crazy to jam to Stranglehold! Yeah!!!

[@mars6433]

@1:07 When the drummer comes in on the I don't even know WHAT that was....maybe the "and of the three" ?!!!

[@wolfgangfunfke6415]

Wow, best version i ever heard! Thank you.

[@TheRydog61]

I saw them in Kalamazoo with Golden Earring 70"s

[@davidcrabbe1243]

hell ...this is awesome....one of the first Biiig metal type numbers I ever heard as as a spotty faced kid...hey..his voice is so beautiful to this day....

[@Exxits]

Stranglehold is just too good

[@tommyjackson6216]

Seen ted and Derrick live 3 times ted should be proud. But that voice always stole the show. Ps send pics lol

[@SamboC177]

Love it.....

[@stevescontriano860]

That was damn good Derek

[@aschule5684]

He's always been a Gibson man, That is a beautiful SG! His voice has held up better than many his age........"Derek" 👍🏼

[@stixnfeet7818]

That drummer wrecked the bus.

[@cz4259]

big time. you can tell he's struggling to even keep tempo. Fucked Derek right up, the bassist tried to save the rhythm there, but it was useless. lol

[@cz4259]

lol at his face too, he KNOWS he fucked up!!

[@sappermade6012]

No man he was off one slight beat then locked it in

[@CMissShelleyMichelle]

Some guy on here named Kevin Pinson says he always nails the drum intro. Just ask Derek. So maybe the guy commenting on this video upload is the drummer in this video? He commented twice.

[@fetermcblues]

Good rockin !!

[@reticman1]

Very cool!

[@JerryBrownJLG]

Derrick St. Holmes kicks some fuckin ass

[@danvan8789]

It’s nice to know I’m not the only one who makes my own solo in this song

[@sbru7766]

Saw him w Ted on that tour - excellent!

[@paulmeinart2851]

a good thing to watch is Ted Nugent's rockpalast 1976. Ted's good of course but the side players fuckin kill. especially Derek and his tone. his tone is lusty and beautiful in that one. yeah I said lusty.

[@89Fredbear]

Nobody can hold Cliff Davies groove from the old band

[@TheMonstermetal]

He is a good man their is not enough credit for him

[@hinjurock]

Derek messed up the first verse - he sang the second verse instead. Lol Vocals and guitar sounding great though.

[@tootired76]

Yup! Derek IS Ted Nugent's voice!!

[@tootired76]

Shoot! Derek does not seem to miss Ted's guitar work!

[@bobthesodomite1882]

tootired76 well he gets the spotlight without ted. derek was an amazing vocialist and gutarist but ted had the stage performance down, and personally i like ted guitar better.

[@martinkyle1463]

But Ted definitely misses Derek's vocals . . . and guitar.

[@gator2813]

@@martinkyle1463 Getting rid of Derek, Rob and Cliff was one of the worst moves Ted ever made. Like Alice Cooper getting rid of his bandmates that were his high school buddies. They both put out one more great album but after that nothing compared with what they did as members of a band as opposed to solo artists.

[@martinkyle1463]

@@gator2813 Agreed. Alice Cooper has good technical musicians, but they are not the same.

[@JeffBecerra1]

Kick ass!

[@connordrysdale5333]

didn’t expect to see you here! 🤘🏻

[@JeffBecerra1]

@@connordrysdale5333 I was summoned 🧞‍♂️

[@Justme-du4lx]

Music is an interpretation this is how Derek chose to play the song he co-wrote. Yes it does sound “perfect” when Ted is on guitar and Derek is singing. Appreciate the music for the music and stop with the negative comments!

[@ronhutcheson5503]

Bernie Sanders plays the bass really well !

[@richardrizzo1707]

bon blues

[@SkyripperThaBird]

Derek's got the voice, Ted's got the guitar slinging in my case, though I still admire Holmes for doing his own thing! Shame he started off singing the wrong verse, but hey, anything goes!

[@biigmyke]

Einherjar Skadisson ...he was thrown off by the drummer playing the wrong beat, wrong song !!!

[@jalan6473]

wow the drummer flubbed the intro badly. Derek rocked the house as usual. That SG Custom he is playing is mighty tasty!

[@89Fredbear]

Nobody can hold Cliff Davies groove from the old band!

[@auntjenifer7774]

1961 Les Paul Custom.

[@victorstoker8790]

Flubbed?? You mean didn't play it exactly like the original? What?

[@The_Pot06]

@@victorstoker8790 he came in early

[@michaeltreser1435]

Not the better showman, but great musician. Great voice and thats whats count to me as a vocalist.

[@JudyinAL]

Much rather watch & listen to you than him.

[@ericbassham751]

Nobody can do what Ted does in this song... Nobody!!!!! This song is dead without ted. It moves me not. I just saw teds last tour and it was fantastic. Stranglehold still wotks without Derek... Although i wish it had been st.holmes singing.

[@murderinc.hunting7686]

Damn can he sing. Knows his Fuckin way round an SG too

[@kennethhedden1846]

Big Bill,Nebraska linebaker then turned into Bar Owner. Loved me some big Bill!!! Let me slide on some of my vocalls,hehe.

[@mvl2232]

Underrated

[@MusicTravelArt]

He is the one with the real talent LOVE YOU

[@SamboC177]

Great muso.....

[@kevinklepp9526]

Derek you are the guy that put Ted on the map what a talented musical legend

[@philtownsend6725]

big fan ted nugent and kid rock and derek st holmes

[@kless001]

phil townsend hell yeah all three are kings.

[@northernbrother1258]

Can we just replace Ted with Derek on everything???

[@randyvaultonburg5249]

Drummer was playin' all kinds of bassackwards, I was like...what?

[@alexanderbrown4250]

Interesting crowd. Is the gig at a nursing home?

[@saltybildo4415]

Did a lotta drugs listening to this song thnx

[@robertmatherson2934]

i m going to see nugent aug 22!! is derek tourin g with ted????

[@toddvandell85]

Robert Matherson He was a few years ago when Ted came through Arizona. But this was 2015 maybe 2014?

[@tommykline9369]

Is it just me or did the drummer shit the bed from the entrance til the end of the song?

[@sloprun]

Who is the bassist?

[@jonfroeschle9618]

Wow who is the other guitarist with this live!! Song 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🎸🎸🎸

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

most people assume since all those hits are by Ted Nugent that Ted sang, and without Derek those songs wouldn't be as memorable: his voice was indeed an important signature

[@bobgreenlee7852]

D ont f orget Meatloaf

[@bcrumpty]

Ted didn't like you stealing his thunder LOL

[@rolandedrummer9723]

Man, I've got this cool gig coming up with Derek st. Holmes. We're going to play Stranglehold ,but I've decided not to practice and see what happens. Not even going to listen to it once through."

[@terrymcclendon2277]

bad as hell all of you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ripleycrow]

Boy, I hate to pile on, but that drummer f'd this performance in the ass. It's too bad when one player spoils an entire piece.