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Origin Flag of the United States New York, USA
Genre(s) Punk rock, Garage rock
Associated acts Manowar
Twisted Sister
Bruce Springsteen
MC5
Website Dictators online

The Dictators are a rock and roll band formed in New York City in 1973[1]. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn New York. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. The City of New York Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential proto-punk bands to walk the earth. "[2]The Dictators' debut album, The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! (1975) was the first album released by a New York punk group. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! was the influential 1975 debut album of the New York -based Proto-punk band The Dictators. The Dictators are represented in the "Punk Wing" of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Steven Van Zandt called them "The connective tissue between the eras of The MC5, Stooges, NY Dolls, and the punk explosion of the mid to late 1970's". Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American Musician, Songwriter, Arranger, Record producer The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until The Stooges are an American rock band that was active from 1967 to 1974 then reformed in 2003 For the self-titled debut album see New York Dolls (album The New York Dolls are an American Glam rock band formed in

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History

The original recording line-up consisted of bassist/vocalist Andy (aka "Adny") Shernoff, lead guitarist Ross "The Boss" Friedman (aka Ross Funicello), rhythm guitarist Scott "Top Ten" Kempner, and drummer Stu Boy King (who was, in fact, the band's fourth drummer since forming in 1973). A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Ross Friedman (born 3 Jan 1954, New York City) also known as Ross Funicello or Ross The Boss, is a Guitarist best known Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion It was this line-up - along with roadie/occasional vocalist and "Secret Weapon" Handsome Dick Manitoba - which recorded the band's 1975 debut album, The Dictators Go Girl Crazy for Epic Records, produced by Sandy Pearlman and Murray Krugman (best known for their work with Blue Öyster Cult). Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba (aka The Handsomest Man in Rock n' Roll) (born Richard Blum in The Bronx New York, January 29 Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. Sandy Pearlman (born Samuel C Pearlman August 8 1943 is an American Music producer, Manager, Poet, and Songwriter. Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Although the album sold poorly at the time, today it is considered one of the most important albums ever recorded by a New York punk band of the period, and still stands as arguably one of the funniest records ever made.

Frustrated by the lack of sales, the band broke up for a few months in late 1975, but reconvened in early 1976, with bassist Mark "The Animal" Mendoza replacing Shernoff. Mark "The Very Scary Animal" Mendoza (born Mark Glickman July 13 1955, Long Island, New York) is the Bassist of the After a few months Shernoff was persuaded to return to the group as the group's keyboardist. A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists This line-up soon secured a contract with Asylum Records (at least partly due to the notoriety the group had developed following a well-publicized brawl between Manitoba and Wayne County)[3] and released their second album, Manifest Destiny, in 1977. Asylum Records is an American Record label, owned by Warner Music Group, founded by agent-managers David Geffen and Elliot Roberts in 1971 Jayne County, formerly known as Wayne County, is an influential Transsexual performer musician and actress whose career has spanned several decades The album - again produced by Pearlman and Krugman - is usually considered the weakest of the group's first three albums, and featured a considerably more mainstream sound. The band resisted playing songs from Manifest Destiny for several years because the album had not been re-released on CD. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

During this period the band was christened with their nickname, "The 'Taters. " This culminated in an incident during a tour with Uriah Heep and Foreigner in which Foreigner's roadies strung a net filled with potatoes above the stage and released it during the Dictators' set. Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in December 1969 when record producer Gerry Bron invited keyboardist Ken Hensley (previously Foreigner is a rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex- King Crimson member Ian McDonald,

By 1978 Mendoza had left the band (he soon joined Twisted Sister) and Shernoff had returned to his original position on bass guitar. Twisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from New York City. It was this line-up of Manitoba, Shernoff, Friedman, Kempner, and Rich Teeter which recorded Bloodbrothers (yet again produced by Pearlman and Krugman). It was the first album to feature Manitoba as the group's vocalist on all the songs, though Bruce Springsteen - a big fan of the group to this day - can be heard counting "1-2-1-2-3-4" during the album's opening track, "Faster and Louder. Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr " The album's "Baby, Let's Twist" was a minor hit on a number of east coast radio stations, but the lack of mainstream success caused the band to split the following year. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. Shortly before the split drummer Mel Anderson had left Twisted Sister and joined The Dictators, replacing Teeter. After the break-up, Manitoba drove a cab, Shernoff worked as a producer, and Friedman became something of a gun-for-hire; working first with the French hard rock band Shakin' Street, then becoming a founding member of Manowar in 1982, and producing the first demo for Anthrax. Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn New York. Anthrax is a New York City -based heavy metal band that released its first full-length album in 1984

Although Friedman had spoken to the press with some bitterness about The Dictators during the early Manowar period, he and the other members of the band began reuniting occasionally in 1981, and later that year ROIR released the cassette-only Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke, which featured numbers from all three of the group's studio albums, covers of the Velvet Underground's "What Goes On" and Mott the Hoople's "Moon Upstairs," and two new Shernoff numbers; "Loyola" and "New York New York. ROIR (pronounced "roar" or Reach Out International Records, is a New York City -based Record label founded in 1979 by Neil Cooper This article is about the band For their self-titled album see The Velvet Underground (album; for the book see The Velvet Underground (book Mott the Hoople were a 1970s English rock band with strong R&B roots and known for being part of the popular Glam rock scene of the early "

Other than occasional reunion shows, little was heard from The Dictators during the next five years. However, in late 1986 Shernoff and Manitoba (along with guitarist Daniel Rey) formed Wild Kingdom, releasing a version of "New York New York" on the 1988 soundtrack to Mondo New York. Daniel Rey (born Daniel Rabinowitz) is an American Music producer and Songwriter from New York City best known for his work with the Mondo New York is a 1988 Mondo film featuring Joey Arias and Rick Aviles. By the time of the band's 1990 MCA Records debut, . MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc . . And You? (by which time they were now billed as Manitoba's Wild Kingdom), Rey had left the group and had been replaced by Friedman, making it - for all practical purposes - the fourth Dictators album (the group was rounded out by drummer J. P. Patterson). . . . And You? - clocking in at a whopping 25 minutes in length - received excellent reviews, with Rolling Stone calling it "the first great punk rock album of the '90s. " Following a club tour that year Kempner (who had been previously occupied by his work with the Del Lords during much of the 1980s) joined the group and Manitoba's Wild Kingdom was replaced by The Dictators. The Del-Lords are an American Rock'n'roll band formed in New York City in 1984, founded by The Dictators ' guitarist Scott Kempner.

The . . . And You? album cover was a source of some controversy at the time since it was lifted from a Nazi recruiting poster dating back to World War II. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including It was not the first time members of the band (most of whom, ironically, were Jewish) had been associated with charges of this sort since Go Girl Crazy had featured the songs "Master Race Rock" and "Back to Africa. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ "

By the 1990s much about the lives of the band's members had changed markedly.

Shernoff recorded and toured with The Fleshtones in 1989 and 1990, become a wine expert, and wrote with Joey Ramone.

Manitoba opened a successful East Village bar called Manitoba's, and currently sings lead vocals with the surviving members of the MC5, and is a Sirius Satellite Radio DJ on Little Steven's Underground Garage channel. East Village is the name given to neighborhoods in a number of cities;Canada Downtown East Village Calgary, Alberta;United Kingdom The MC5 ( Motor City Five) was an American Hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park Michigan in 1964 and active until Underground Garage is the name shared by two related but different radio outlets a syndicated show and a satellite radio station both created and supervised by Bruce Springsteen

Kempner had developed a certain degree of respect from roots-rock audiences due to his 1980s work with The Del-Lords. The Del-Lords are an American Rock'n'roll band formed in New York City in 1984, founded by The Dictators ' guitarist Scott Kempner. In 1992 he released his highly acclaimed solo album Tenement Angels and joined The Brandos in 1993.

Friedman's work with Manowar and Brain Surgeons had given him a certain cachet with heavy metal audiences. Brain Surgeons are a heavy metal band featuring Albert Bouchard formerly of Blue Öyster Cult, Rock critic and former Flaming Youth

However, the group - first with Frank Funaro on drums, then again with Patterson - began recording a fourth Dictators album in the late 1990s, which was eventually released as D. F. F. D. in 2001. The album was well-received, and a couple of the songs - particularly "Who Will Save Rock 'n' Roll" and "I Am Right" - should be regarded as legitimate classics of the band's catalog. However, Shernoff has remarked that it will probably be the group's final studio album of new material since he finds writing rock songs to be more difficult as time goes on. However, even following Kempner's move to California in 2002 and his departure from the group, The Dictators continue to perform to a devoted audience, and released a new live album, VIVA Dictators (with Kempner on rhythm guitar) in 2005.

Most recently, The Dictators compiled an album of demos, rarities, and unreleased songs recorded at various times over their thirty-plus year career, released by Norton Records in 2007 as Every Day Is Saturday.

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.thedictators.com/english.html
  2. ^ allmusic ((( The Dictators > Biography )))
  3. ^ Jaynecounty.com

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