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| − | + | [[File:Frank Zappa and Dee Snider.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Dee Snider and Frank Zappa, 1985. Photo by Mark Weiss.]] | |
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| − | [[Category:PMRC (The List)|Snider | + | '''Dee Snider''' (March 15, 1955) is an American rock musician and lead singer of the heavy metal band [[Twisted Sister]]. |
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| − | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Snider | + | Together with Frank Zappa, [[Jello Biafra]] and [[John Denver]], Snider was one of only a handful musicians who dared to oppose the [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]]'s music censorship plans. In 1985 he joined Zappa and [[John Denver]] in testifying against a record rating system before the U.S. Senate committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. <ref>[https://www.washingtonian.com/2015/02/02/5-excellent-moments-from-the-senates-1985-rock-lyrics-hearing/ Excellent Moments from the Senate's 1985 Rock Lyrics Hearing]</ref> <ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/dee-snider-on-pmrc-hearing-i-was-a-public-enemy-71205/ Dee Snider on PMRC Hearings: I Was A Public Enemy]</ref> |
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia:Dee Snider]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:PMRC (The List)|Snider]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:43, 10 August 2021
Dee Snider (March 15, 1955) is an American rock musician and lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.
Together with Frank Zappa, Jello Biafra and John Denver, Snider was one of only a handful musicians who dared to oppose the PMRC's music censorship plans. In 1985 he joined Zappa and John Denver in testifying against a record rating system before the U.S. Senate committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. [1] [2]
