Michael J. Brown (born September 8, 1956), a.k.a. "Wild" Mick Brown, is an American drummer who has played in the rock bands

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Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock an ...

, Lynch Mob, and Xciter.

Early life

Brown was born in

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, on September 8, 1956, and began playing drums at age eight when on his birthday he took his first drum lesson from

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(who three years later joined

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Career

Dokken

Brown joined

in 1981. He replaced

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, who left Dokken to join Dante Fox and later Great White. Before that, Brown played drums in The Boyz (1975–1977) and then in Xciter (1977–1981). Both bands also featured future Dokken bandmate George Lynch. He sang vocals on the track " Tooth and Nail" on Dokken's live acoustic album ''

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'', released in 1995 Apart from

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, Brown is the only person to appear on every Dokken album. He is credited on ''Broken Bones'', but

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played on the record, not Brown. In July 2019, Brown said he was taking a break from touring and playing live.

Ted Nugent

Around 2003, in a conversation with

, former Nugent lighting designer Will Twork mentioned that Brown would be the perfect addition to Nugent's band after Nugent had heard about Brown from then-bass player

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. Twork had worked with Brown on the first Lynch Mob tour, as well as on the 1995 Dokken "Reunion Tour" in Japan. "Mick is an awesome drummer and personality and perfect for Nugent", said Twork in 2015. In 2006, Brown played drums for Nugent on Nugent's Unleash the Beast Tour, and in 2013 Brown played drums for Nugent on Nugent's Mid-West Rock-n-Roll Express 2013 Tour.

Tooth and Nail / T&N

Brown is also a member of Tooth and Nail, a band that features classic-era Dokken members George Lynch and

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. Their debut album ''Slave to the Empire'' was released in October 2012. The band has also been renamed T&N. Brown also had a solo band called The Bourbon Ballet with lead singer Scott Hammons from the band Tunnel.

Arrest

On July 8, 2012, Brown was arrested in

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, after he reportedly stole a golf cart and drove it down a Bangor street drunk, after performing with Ted Nugent. He was charged with driving under the influence (DUI), reckless driving, theft, and assault. He was released on $4,000 bail and was due back in court on August 15, 2012. Having initially pleaded not guilty, on November 13 of that year he pleaded guilty to DUI with the other charges being dropped, was fined $1,000 and banned from driving for 90 days.

Discography

* See

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References

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