For the classical music composer, see Richard Wagner. For the former baseball executive, see Dick Wagner (baseball). Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as they were later called). ... Dick Wagner (October 19, 1927 – October 5, 2006) was an executive in Major League Baseball, best known for helming the Cincinnati Reds during the 1970s and the Houston Astros during the 1980s. ...

Dick Wagner is an American rock music guitarist and songwriter. For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... the very definition of a guitarist is cody allen and taylor hines because of there un ending guitar skills and awsomnes. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ...

Growing up in the Saginaw area, Wagner's first band, called The Bossmen, was a favorite in the Detroit area and scored radio play with the Wagner penned composition "Baby Boy". His next band, The Frost, was formed in the late 1960s and built up a substantial following in the Michigan area. The band released three albums during their tenure together on Vanguard Records: 1969's Frost Music and Rock and Roll Music, plus 1970's Through the Eyes of Love. The Frost were a psychedelic rock band from Flint, Michigan in the late 1960s, led by singer-guitarist Dick Wagner, who went on to play with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed in the 1970s. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Largest metro area Metro Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Vanguard Records was a record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York. ...

Wagner then formed the shortlived group "Ursa Major" with former Amboy Dukes bassist Greg Arama and released one self-titled album. It was soon after that when producer Bob Ezrin brought Wagner and fellow guitarist Steve Hunter into sessions with Alice Cooper. A Detroit-based rock band, best remembered for their hit single Journey to the Center of the Mind, the Amboy Dukes also launched the career of the Motorcity Madman, Ted Nugent. ...

The result was that Wagner became Alice Cooper's right-hand man on albums Welcome to My Nightmare, Goes To Hell, Lace and Whiskey, From the Inside and DaDa, helping in songwriting, composing, production and playing lead guitar. Wagner was assisted in these endeavors by Steve Hunter. The two have been fast friends ever since. Alice Cooper (born February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Welcome to My Nightmare is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1975. ... Goes to Hell is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1976. ... Lace and Whiskey is an album by Alice Cooper, released in May 1977 (see 1977 in music). ... From the Inside is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1978 (see 1978 in music). ... Cover of the first edition of the publication, Dada. ...

Wagner also lent his playing (and in some cases, songwriting and production) talents to many albums during the 1970s including: Lou Reed's Rock N Roll Animal and Berlin albums, KISS' Destroyer, Aerosmith's Get Your Wings, Peter Gabriel's self-titled solo debut, Hall & Oates' Along the Red Ledge, Mark Farner's solo debut and a pair of albums for the star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tim Curry. Lewis Reed[1] (born March 2, 1942) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Rock n Roll Animal is a live album by Lou Reed, released in 1974. ... Berlin is a 1973 album by Lou Reed, his third solo album and the follow-up to the widely accessible and upbeat glam rock classic Transformer. ... Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ... Destroyer is the fourth studio album and fifth album overall by hard/glam rock band Kiss. ... This article is about the band Aerosmith. ... Get Your Wings is the second album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950, in Chobham,[1] Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Hall & Oates is a popular music duo made up of Daryl Hall & John Oates. ... Mark Farner (born September 29, 1948 in Flint, Michigan) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, previously, in Mojo and the Nightwalkers and later as a Contemporary Christian Musician. ... The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 musical comedy film that parodies horror films, based on the British musical stage production The Rocky Horror Show, with the screenplay written by Richard OBrien and Jim Sharman. ... Timothy James Curry (born April 19, 1946) is an English actor, singer and composer, perhaps best known for his role as mad scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). ...

In 2005, Dick Wagner permanently moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he is currently writing again with Alice Cooper for a new album. However, in July 2007, he suffered a major heart attack. He has now partially recovered and is able to work again, although his guitar playing is severely limited for now. Nickname: Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Country State Counties Maricopa Incorporated February 25, 1881 Government  - Type Council-Manager  - Mayor Phil Gordon (D) Area  - City  515. ...

External links

• Official website
• Official discography
• Dick Wagner at the Internet Movie Database