Dee Snider

Dee Snider
Snider wearing sunglasses, holding a microphone
Snider performing in 2023
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Snider
Born (1955-03-15) March 15, 1955 (age 69)
New York City, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • radio personality
  • television personality
Years active1974–present
Member of
Formerly of
Websitedeesnider.com

Daniel Snider[1] (born March 15, 1955) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. The band's song "We're Not Gonna Take It" reached No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was ranked No. 47 on 100 Greatest 80's Songs. Snider later formed and was the lead singer in the heavy metal bands Desperado, Widowmaker, and SMFs (Sick Mother Fuckers). He also released several solo albums. Snider was ranked #83 in the Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.[2]

  1. ^ Tayler, Letta, Twisted Sister's Dee Snider remembers his challenging Long Island upbringing, "Newsday", March 15, 2016. Archived here
  2. ^ "Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time". Hearya.com. December 4, 2006. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved January 20, 2017.