Growing up in Michigan he started out with The Frost who never gained much of a national following, but was huge here in the state. He then moved on to Lou Reed’s band (“Rock n Roll Animal”) which morphed into Alice Coopers backup band. He was actually back with Alice a couple of years ago when I saw him in Grand Rapids MI. One of Michigan's all time great musicians. RIP........
I had been hearing that Dick's health was fragile. So sorry to hear about his passing. Between The Frost, Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, he definitely left his mark on rock & roll. Rest In Peace, Dick Wagner.
Rest in peace, Mr. Wagner. Thanks for all the great rock and roll.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
From what I understand, he wrote the music to a lot of Alice Cooper's songs.
R.I.P. Dick Wagner
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
One of the great Rock guitarists from the 70s has died.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/ne...at-71-20140730
This Hunter/Wagner intro is one of the finest live statements in the history of Rock music.
Before he was with Reed, he led Frost, out of Detroit area, another great early psych bands. Loved those guys. RIP, DW.
I'm not lazy. I just work so fast I'm always done.
Shit! I'll be spinning the Ursa Major album tonight, to his memory...
Ursa Major... a great power trio. I'll be spinning it tonight. RIP!
He & Steve Hunter where a class act with some great twin guitar solo's on AC's albums. He also played on a couple of AC Group albums incl Billion $ Babies due to Glenn Buxton's failing health!
RIP
The Alice Cooper records he played on were a big part of my youth. RIP!
"and what music unites, man should not take apart"-Helmut Koellen
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Same here.Originally Posted by presdoug
Billion Dollar Babies with Steve Hunter was what inspired me to pick up the guitar.
I believe he did a lot of uncredited ( at the time) sub work for Joe Perry and Ace Frehley.
Train kept a Rollin doe not sound like Joe Perry .
I also bought one of his BC Rich Seagulls in the late 70s from 48th street guitars in NYC.
I still have it ....RIP Dick Wagner
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
RIP DW
71 is still too young.
My buddy was working with him on some material he wrote in the last year. Have to find out where they left off.
JG
"MARKLAR!"
Fabulous, melodic guitar duo with Steve Hunter. Notable, timeless.
Hunter had been in Mitch Ryder's latter-day band Detroit and had a local hit of Lou Reed's Rock and Roll- So there is a precedent there. Combined with Wagner it sang!
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Shit.
Cobra handling and cocaine use are a bad mix.
Yup, that solo on "Train Kept A Rollin" is Wagner and not Perry. Wagner just published an autobiography last year where he talks about it. Also, the track is not live. They added the crowd noise after the fact. His book is a very interesting read.
I'm not lazy. I just work so fast I'm always done.
Cool Steve.
I will definitely track that book down.
no tunes, no dynamics, no nosebone
Sorry to hear this.. he also played on Gabriels first album as I recall..
Ya, I really liked his work in the mid/late 70's on The Alice Cooper Show and PG1.
RIP...
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Ok, how do you tell him apart from Hunter in Intro/Sweet Jane?
Yes, I think that is correct.
The book is called "Not Only Women Bleed". It actually came out in 2011 and not last year as I said earlier.
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