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Ted Nugent's Former Drummer Found Dead In Paulding County

Posted: 5:17 pm EDT April 15, 2008

DALLAS, Ga. -- 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.

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.

Dallas is about 35 miles west of Atlanta.

Copyright 2008 by WSBTV.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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