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((Short description|American rock band))
((Other uses|Dictator (disambiguation)))
((Infobox musical artist
| name            = The Dictators
| origin          = New York City, U.S.
| genre           = ((hlist|[[Proto-punk]]<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-dictators-mn0000787757/biography|title=The Dictators - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=7 May 2017))</ref>|[[hard rock]]|[[punk rock]]))
| years_active    = ((start date|))1972–1975, 1976–1980, 1995–2009, 2020-present
| label           = ((hlist|[[Epic Records|Epic]]|[[Asylum Records|Asylum]] |[[Norton Records|Norton]]))
| website         = ((URL|thedictators.com))
| current_members = ((unbulleted list|[[Ross the Boss|Ross "The Boss" Friedman]]|[[Andy Shernoff]]|[[Albert Bouchard]]|Keith Roth))
| past_members    = ((unbulleted list|[[Richard Manitoba]]|[[Scott Kempner|Scott "Top Ten" Kempner]]| J.P. Patterson|Stu Boy King|Ritchie Teeter|[[Mark Mendoza]]|Mel Anderson|[[Frank Funaro]]))
))

'''The Dictators''' are an American [[rock music|rock]] band formed in New York City in 1973.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.thedictators.com/english.html |title=The Dictators |publisher=Thedictators.com |access-date=July 23, 2014))</ref> Critic John Dougan said that they were "one of the finest and most influential [[proto-punk]] bands to walk the earth."<ref>((cite web|author=John Dougan |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-dictators-mn0000787757/biography |title=The Dictators &#124; Biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=July 23, 2014))</ref>

==Origins==
The band was formed in 1972 by [[Andy Shernoff|Andy "Adny" Shernoff]], who was attending [[the State University of New York at New Paltz]], and [[Ross the Boss|Ross "The Boss" Friedman]] who was playing in a local band called Total Crudd. [[Scott Kempner|Scott "Top Ten" Kempner]] was asked to join, and the trio rented a house in Kerhonkson, New York, where they lived and rehearsed with various drummers.  The original [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] line-up consisted of vocalist/bassist/songwriter [[Andy Shernoff]], [[lead guitar]]ist [[Ross the Boss|Ross Friedman]] (aka Ross Funicello), [[rhythm guitar]]ist [[Scott Kempner]], and [[drummer]] Stu Boy King.<ref name="Larkinindie">((cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-579-4|pages=91/2))</ref> It was this line-up–along with roadie/occasional vocalist and "Secret Weapon" [[Handsome Dick Manitoba]]–which recorded the band's 1975 debut album, [[Go Girl Crazy!|''The Dictators Go Girl Crazy!'']] for [[Epic Records]],<ref name="Larkinindie"/> produced by [[Sandy Pearlman]] and [[Murray Krugman]] (best known for their work with [[Blue Öyster Cult]]).<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.stillinrock.com/2016/01/interview-still-in-rock-andy-shernoff.html|title=Interview Still in Rock : Andy Shernoff (The Dictators)|website=Stillinrock.com|date=January 15, 2016|access-date=June 17, 2021))</ref> The album sold poorly at the time but is now considered to be a starting point for American punk rock . ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote, "''Go Girl Crazy'''s junk-generation culture and [[wikt:smart aleck|smart-aleck]] sensibility did provide an essential blueprint for '70s punk. With its TV references and homely vocals, this ground-breaking and long-unavailable album continues to inspire underground groups everywhere."<ref>((cite magazine |author=Ira Robbins |date=February 22, 1991 |title=Go Girl Crazy |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=52 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,313432,00.html |access-date=February 21, 2012))</ref> In a 2006 book, ''The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's'', Steven Beeber argued that this all-Jewish band was an early musical expression in rock music of the New York sarcasm and toughness found among this alienated population, who significantly contributed to punk rock (humor of [[Lenny Bruce]], [[Jonathan Richman]], [[Suicide (band)|Suicide]], [[Lou Reed]], [[Hilly Kristal]] (founder of [[CBGB]]), [[Danny Fields]], the [[Ramones]]).<ref>((Cite book |last=Beeber |first=Steven Lee |title=The Heebie-Jeebies At CBGB's |publisher=Chicago Review Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-1-55652-761-6 |location=Chicago, IL |pages=89))</ref>

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 Mendoza|Mark "The Animal" Mendoza]] replacing Shernoff and Ritchie Teeter replacing King.<ref name="Larkinindie"/> After a few months Shernoff was persuaded to return to the group as the group's keyboardist.<ref name="Larkinindie"/> This line-up soon secured a contract with [[Asylum Records]]<ref name="Larkinindie"/> (at least partly due to the notoriety the group had developed following a well-publicized brawl between Manitoba and [[Jayne County]])<ref>((cite web|url=http://jaynecounty.com |title=Man Enough To Be A Woman |publisher=Jayne County |access-date=July 23, 2014))</ref> and released their second album, ''[[Manifest Destiny (The Dictators album)|Manifest Destiny]]'', in 1977.<ref name="Larkinindie"/> The album was produced by Pearlman and Krugman with songs written by Shernoff.

Early in 1978, Mendoza had left the band (he soon joined [[Twisted Sister]]), and Shernoff had returned to his original position on bass guitar.<ref name="Larkinindie"/>  It was this line-up of Manitoba, Shernoff, Friedman, Kempner, and Teeter which recorded ''[[Bloodbrothers (album)|Bloodbrothers]]''<ref name="Larkinindie"/> (yet again produced by Pearlman and Krugman with songs written by Shernoff).  It was the first album to feature Manitoba as the group's vocalist on all the songs, though [[Bruce Springsteen]]–a big [[fan (person)|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."((citation needed|date=January 2023)) The album's "Baby, Let's Twist" was a minor hit on a number of East Coast [[radio station]]s, but the lack of mainstream success caused the band to split again the following year.<ref name="Larkinindie"/> Shortly before the split, drummer Mel Anderson had left Twisted Sister and joined The Dictators, replacing Teeter.

==1980s==
After the break-up, Manitoba drove a taxi cab, Shernoff worked as a record producer and songwriter and Friedman worked first with the French [[hard rock|hard-rock]] band Shakin' Street[[What_Goes_On_(Velvet_Underground_song)|What Goes On]],<ref name="Larkinindie"/> then became a founding member of [[Manowar (band)|Manowar]] in 1982 (with whom he recorded the band's first six albums, leaving the band after the 1988 album ''[[Kings of Metal]]''), and producing the first demo for [[Anthrax (American band)|Anthrax]].

The members of the band began reuniting occasionally and in 1981, [[ROIR]] released the cassette-only ''Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke'' produced by Andy Shernoff, which featured numbers from all three of the group's studio albums,<ref name="Larkinindie"/> covers of the [[Velvet Underground]]'s "[[What Goes On (Velvet Underground song)|What Goes On]]" and [[Mott the Hoople]]'s "[[Brain_Capers|The Moon Upstairs]]," plus two new Shernoff numbers, "Loyola" and "New York New York".

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 [[Manitoba's Wild Kingdom|Wild Kingdom]], releasing a version of "New York New York" on the 1988 soundtrack to ''[[Mondo New York]]''.

==1990s==
((More citations needed section|date=March 2023))
In 1990, [[MCA Records]] released the Wild Kingdom debut, ''...And You?'' written and produced by Andy Shernoff, though they were now billed as Manitoba's Wild Kingdom to avoid a lawsuit from the TV show Wild Kingdom. By this time Rey had left the group and had been replaced by Friedman (the group was rounded out by drummer J.P. Patterson).  ''...And You?'' - a brief 25 minutes in length - received excellent reviews, with ''Rolling Stone'' calling it "the first great punk rock album of the '90s."

The ''...And You?'' album cover was a source of some controversy, since it was lifted from a [[World War II]] [[Nazism|Nazi]] recruiting poster.  It was not the first time members of the band (most of whom 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."

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, wrote and recorded with [[The Ramones]], became a successful record producer and worked as a sommelier. Manitoba opened an [[East Village, Manhattan|East-Village]] bar called Manitoba's in 1999. Kempner had developed a certain degree of respect from roots-rock audiences due to his 1980s work with [[The Del-Lords]]. In 1992, he released his 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.((citation needed|date=June 2021))

However, the group - first with [[Frank Funaro]] on drums, then again with Patterson - began recording a new Dictators album written and produced by Andy Shernoff in the late 1990s, which was eventually released as ''D.F.F.D.'' in 2001. [[AllMusic]] called the album a "non-stop barrage of spitfire precision rock. The material is, unbelievably, their best and most consistent ever for an album".<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dffd-mw0000016643 |title=D.F.F.D. - The Dictators &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=October 9, 2001 |access-date=July 23, 2014))</ref>

==2000s==
((More citations needed section|date=March 2023))
The Dictators continued to perform to a devoted audience releasing a live album, ''Viva Dictators'' in 2005, produced by Shernoff.  In 2007, they compiled an album of demos, rarities, and unreleased songs which were recorded at various times over their thirty-plus year career called ''Every Day Is Saturday'' on [[Norton Records]]. The title was a line in the song "Weekend" from the band's first album ''The Dictators Go Girl Crazy''.

Shernoff formed The Master Plan with [[The Fleshtones]]' Keith Streng, releasing ''Colossus of Destiny'' on Alive-Total Energy Records in 2003, and ''Maximum Respect'' on Green Mist Records in 2011.

Manitoba sang with the surviving members of the [[MC5]] and worked as a DJ in Little Steven's Underground Garage [[Sirius Radio|on Sirius XM Radio]], till he was fired, then re-hired to work on Steven's station, which did not work out, as he left in January 2018.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/69464/dictators-dick-manitoba-details-his-sirius-firing-starts-new-podcast/|title=Dick Manitoba Explains Sirius Firing|publisher=PunkNews.org))</ref>

In October 2006, the band (Manitoba, Shernoff, Friedman, Patterson, Kempner) headlined the second and third to last shows ever at [[CBGB]]. The second to last show featured Blondie on the bill as well, and during the Dictators final song on the CBGB stage, they were joined by Tommy Ramone, the last surviving original member of The Ramones for a rendition of the Ramones song "[[Blitzkrieg Bop]]".

In November 2007, Manitoba, along with author Amy Wallace, put out ''The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists'' on BackBeat Books, a small book company owned by Hal Leonard Publishing.

Manitoba's Wild Kingdom reunited in May 2008 to play at the Joey Ramone Birthday Bash at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza, with a lineup featuring Manitoba, Shernoff, Friedman and Patterson.<ref name=MWK>((cite web|title=Manitoba's Wild Kingdom at the 2008 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash|url=http://www.manitobaswildkingdom.com/INFO.php|website=Manitobaswildkingdom.com|access-date=June 27, 2011))</ref>

In July 2008, Kempner released his second solo album ''Saving Grace''.

In October 2008, The Dictators reunited for a series of four concerts in Spain.

Ross The Boss released his debut solo album, ''[[New Metal Leader]]'', in August 2008. He and his band have released their second album ''[[Hailstorm (Ross the Boss album)|Hailstorm]]'' in 2010.

Patterson released his second album, entitled ''The LP Is Dead'', in November 2009 via No Fun Records.

==2010s==
Kempner and the rest of The Del-Lords re-united in early 2010 for a successful tour of Spain.  They are currently working on an album of all new material. Kempner's first solo album, ''Tenement Angels'', was released on March 1, 2011, on GB Music. The release is on CD (remastered with a bonus track) and on vinyl. The LP is a limited edition on 500, and comes with a digital download and a hand signed poster by Kempner.

Manitoba, [[Ross the Boss]], Dean Rispler (ex-[[Murphy's Law (band)|Murphys Law]]), JP Paterson, and [[Daniel Rey]] formed Manitoba in January 2012.<ref>((cite web|last=Rainone |first=Phil |url=http://www.jerseybeat.com/2012lightofday.html |title=Asbury Lanes Lights Up For January: Two Nights of Light Of Day Benefits|work=Jersey Beat|date=January 2012 |access-date=July 7, 2017))</ref>  In April 2013, the band changed its name to The Dictators NYC.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://thedictatorsnyc.com/post/49189673760/coming-soonthe-dictators-nyc-tickets-here |title=Coming Soon..."The Dictators NYC" Tickets Here &#124; Manitoba NYC's Former Website |access-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824215620/http://thedictatorsnyc.com/post/49189673760/coming-soonthe-dictators-nyc-tickets-here |url-status=dead ))</ref> A single "Supply and Demand," composed by Boss, Manitoba, and Manitoba's son Jake, and backed with a live version of the MC5's "[[Kick Out the Jams (song)|Kick Out the Jams]]," was released in November 2015.<ref>((Cite web |url=http://thedictatorsnyc.com/post/132665365880/new-single-out-now-the-fans-demanded-and-the |title=New Single Out Now!!! |website=The Dictators NYC Official Website|access-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622060005/http://thedictatorsnyc.com/post/132665365880/new-single-out-now-the-fans-demanded-and-the |url-status=dead ))</ref> In July 2017, it was announced that the band name would be changed back to Manitoba, "due to legal threats by ex-bandmates, Andy Shernoff and Scott Kempner". In December of that year the band announced it had broken up.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.ross-the-boss.com/the-dictators|title=The Dictators - Manitoba's Wild Kingdom|website=Ross-the-boss.com|access-date=June 17, 2021))</ref>

Shernoff released his first solo EP ''Don't Fade Away'' on Yazoo Squelch Records in 2012. Critic Mark Deming wrote "the man is still writing excellent songs and singing them straight from the heart, which is what his best work has always been about, and it's great news that well over three decades into his career, he's still got fresh and worthwhile things to say."<ref>((cite web|author=Mark Deming |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dont-fade-away-mw0002442297 |title=Don't Fade Away - Andy Shernoff &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=August 13, 2012 |access-date=July 23, 2014))</ref> He released his second  EP ''On The First Day, Man Created God'' in 2013 again on Yazoo Squelch records. In August 2015, he released a video collaboration with  [[Lydia Lunch]] for the song "A Good Night To Say Goodbye".<ref>((YouTube|T_kGJQEYyZY |Andy Shernoff/Lydia Lunch - A Good Night To Say Goodbye))</ref> Another video to celebrate Joey Ramone's 65th birthday was released on May 15, 2016.<ref>((YouTube|5415KDw1fso |Sweet Joey (Joey Ramone tribute) - Andy Shernoff))</ref>

Former member Richard Teeter, who played drums for The Dictators between 1976 and 1979, died on April 10, 2012, due to complications from esophageal cancer.<ref>((cite web|author=|url=http://www.thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2012.html |title=2012 January To June |publisher=The Dead Rock Stars Club |access-date=July 23, 2014))</ref> He was 61.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/entertainment/music/former-twisted-sister-drummer-teeter-dies-ng-ya-322184|title=Former Twisted Sister drummer Teeter dies|date=April 12, 2012|newspaper=[[The West Australian]]|access-date=June 17, 2021))</ref>

In November 2015, ''Go Girl Crazy!'' received an expanded and remastered CD reissue, featuring several unreleased selections and remixes of three tunes by Andrew W.K.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.realgonemusic.com/news/2015/10/9/the-dictators-the-next-big-thing-epandrew-wk-2015-remixes-st.html |title=The Dictators: The Next Big Thing EP–Andrew W.K. 2015 Remixes & Studio Outtakes (Black Friday Exclusive Release) |publisher=Real Gone Music|date=October 9, 2015))</ref>

On May 1, 2018, the Dictators original drummer, Stuart 'Stu Boy' King, died from pancreatic cancer.<ref>((cite web|url=https://dffdblog.com/2018/05/02/r-i-p-stu-boy-king-1954-2018/|title=R.I.P. Stu Boy King (1954-2018)|date=May 2, 2018|publisher=DFFD Blog))</ref>

In November 2019, Manitoba released his first solo album ''Born in the Bronx''.

==2020s==
On May 28, 2020, Andy Shernoff announced that the Dictators were reforming to record some new material and possibly play live, with a line-up comprising Shernoff on bass and vocals, Ross The Boss and Kempner on guitars and Albert Bouchard (formerly of Blue Öyster Cult) on drums.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.i94bar.com/news/dictators-re-assemble|title=Dictators re-assemble|website=I94bar.com|access-date=June 17, 2021))</ref> On January 8, 2021, Shernoff announced on Facebook that a new Dictators song and video would be released on January 15. On April 6 that year, the Dictators announced "Scott Kempner will be leaving the band due to health reasons."<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/thedictators/posts/294494718915122|title=Facebook|website=Facebook.com|access-date=September 16, 2023))</ref> On October 18, the band announced that Keith Roth (David Johansen, Earl Slick, Cherie Currie, Cheetah Crome) would join the band on vocals and guitar. Kempner died from complications of [[dementia]] in a nursing home in [[Connecticut]] on November 29, 2023, at the age of 69.<ref>((Cite web |last=Staff |first=Best Classic Bands |date=2023-11-29 |title=Scott Kempner, Founding Member of NYC Bands The Dictators and Del-Lords, Dies |url=https://bestclassicbands.com/scott-kempner-obituary-dictators-del-lords-11-29-23/ |access-date=2023-11-29 |website=Best Classic Bands |language=en-GB))</ref>

==Members==
===Current===
*[[Ross the Boss|Ross "The Boss" Friedman]] – lead guitar, backing vocals ((small|(1973–1975, 1976–1980, 1995–2008, 2020-present)))
*[[Andy Shernoff]] – bass guitar ((small|(1973–1975, 1978–1980, 1995–2008, 2020-present))), keyboards ((small|(1976–1980, 1995–2008))), lead and backing vocals ((small|(1973–1975, 1976–1980, 1995–2008, 2020-present)))
*[[Albert Bouchard]] – drums, occasional lead vocals<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QheNOQ1Hdtk | title=Dominance and Submission - Dictators rehearsal | website=[[YouTube]]))</ref> ((small|(2020-present)))
*Keith Roth – lead vocals, rhythm guitar ((small|(2021-present)))

===Former===
*[[Richard Manitoba]] – backing vocals ((small|(1974—1975))), lead vocals ((small|(1974–1975, 1976–1980, 1995–2008)))
*[[Scott Kempner|Scott "Top Ten" Kempner]] – rhythm guitar ((small|(1973–1975, 1976–1980, 1995–2008, 2020–2021; died 2023)))
*Stu Boy King – drums ((small|(1974–1975, died 2018)))
*Ritchie Teeter – drums ((small|(1976–1979; died 2012)))
*[[Mark Mendoza]] – bass guitar, backing vocals ((small|(1976–1977)))
*Mel "Starr" Anderson – drums ((small|(1979–1980)))
*[[Frank Funaro]] – drums ((small|(1995–1998)))
*J.P. Patterson – drums ((small|(1998–2008)))

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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''[[Go Girl Crazy!]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Manifest Destiny (The Dictators album)|Manifest Destiny]]'' (1977) #193 Billboard Top 200 Albums
* ''[[Bloodbrothers (album)|Bloodbrothers]]'' (1978)
* ''...And You?'' (1990) (as Manitoba's Wild Kingdom)
* ''D.F.F.D.'' (2001)

===Live albums===
* ''Fuck 'Em If They Can't Take a Joke'' ([[ROIR]], 1981)
* ''The Dictators Live, New York, New York'' ([[ROIR]], 1998)
* ''Viva Dictators'' (2005)

===Singles/EPs===
* "Search & Destroy" (1977)
* "Hey Boys" (1977)
* "Heartache" (1977)
* "I Am Right" (1996)
* "Who Will Save Rock 'N' Roll?" (1997)
* "Avenue A" (2001)
* "16 Forever" (2007)
* "The Next Big Thing" EP (2015)
* "God Damn New York" (2021)
* "Let's Get the Band Back Together" (2021)
* "Festivus" (2021)
* "Crazy Horses" (2023)

===Compilations===
* ''Every Day Is Saturday'' (2007) 
* ''Faster... Louder - The Dictators' Best 1975-2001'' (2014)

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.thedictators.com/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030608211141/http://www.cbgb.com/shrine/shriners/dictators.htm At CBGB]
* [http://www.AndyShernoff.com/ Andyshernoff.com]
* ((imdb name|3170828))
* ((discogs artist|The Dictators))
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071006110530/http://www.truepunk.com/interviews/the_dictators/ Interview with The Dictators by TruePunk.com]
* [http://www.myspace.com/scottkempner Scott Kempner's MySpace Page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080821105916/http://www.foodisnotlove.com/blog/ Interview with Andy Shernoff on Food Is Not Love]
* [http://weblogs.variety.com/thesetlist/scott_kempner/index.html   Kempner 7/08 Variety interview]

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