Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.

Terminology

In the United Kingdom, the term ''twin towns'' is most commonly used, generally referring to ''town-twinning'' with Europe, differentiating with the term ''sister cities'', which is used for agreements with towns and cities in the United States. In Europe, a variety of terms are used; most commonly ''twin towns'', but ''partnership towns'', ''partner towns'' and ''friendship towns,'' are also used. Germany uses ''Partnerstadt'' ''(Partner Town/City)'', France uses ''Ville Jumelée'' ''(Twinned Town/City)''. In the Netherlands, the term ''Stedenband'' ''(City bond)'' is used. North America, South America, South Asia, Australasia and Asia generally use the term ''sister cities''. In the former Soviet Bloc countries ''twin towns'' is used, as well as the term ''brother cities''.

Sometimes other government bodies enter into a "twinning" relationship, such as the agreement between the provinces of Hainan in China and Jeju-do in South Korea, or between Washington, D.C., and Beijing.

The Douzelage is a town twinning association with one town from each of the member states of the European Union.

Europe

The earliest form of town twinning in Europe was between the German city of Paderborn and the French city of Le Mans in 836. Keighley, West Yorkshire, England had a "sister cities" arrangement with Suresnes and Puteaux, France starting in 1905. The first recorded modern twinning agreement was between Keighley and Poix-du-Nord, Nord, France in 1920 following the end of World War I. This was initially referred to as an adoption of the French town, with formal twinning charters not being exchanged until 1986.

The practice was continued after the Second World War as a way to bring European people into a closer understanding of each other and to promote cross-border projects of mutual benefit. For example, Coventry twinned with Stalingrad (now Volgograd) and later with Dresden as an act of peace and reconciliation, all three cities having been heavily bombed during the war. Each twin city country is represented in a specific ward of the city and in each ward has a peace garden dedicated to that twin city. Another early example of town twinning dates back to 1947 when Bristol Corporation (later Bristol City Council) sent five 'leading citizens' on a goodwill mission to Hanover.

Within Europe, town twinning is supported by the European Union. The support scheme was established in 1989. In 2003 an annual budget of about 12 million euros was allocated to about 1,300 projects. The Council of European Municipalities and Regions also works closely with the Commission (DG Education and Culture) to promote modern, high quality twinning initiatives and exchanges that involve all sections of the community. It has launched a website dedicated to town twinning.

Many German cities still are twinned with other German cities. The partnerships were established in the last years of former East Germany. Famous examples are the partnerships of Hanover and Leipzig (both having important trade fair grounds) or between Hamburg and Dresden.

North America

The first city in North America to establish a sister city relationship was Toledo, Ohio, United States with Toledo, Spain in 1931. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was also a notable city to enter into an intercontinental twinning arrangement when, in 1944, it twinned with the Ukrainian city of Odessa, which at the time was part of the Soviet Union. This was based on aiding the allied port city during the Second World War.

Tashkent, the Uzbek capital, then part of the Soviet Union, was twinned with Seattle, Washington in 1973 and became the first Soviet city to be twinned with one in the US. Another first for town twinning occurred in 1967 when Rochester, Minnesota and Knebworth, UK teamed up to bring a primary medical research front.

Other meanings

The phrase "sister cities" is sometimes used to refer to cities without a formal agreement that have similar cultures and/or historical backgrounds, such as Galveston, Texas and New Orleans, two cities that were historically major Southern ports on the Gulf coast.

See also

European congress on citizenship and twinning

Cross-border town naming

List of twin towns and sister cities

Paradiplomacy

Partnership 2000

World City

References

Further reading

External links

Germany and the town twinning movement

Town twinning in Europe's municipalities, towns and regions

Town twinning in Britain since 1945

Twinning in Europe

UK Town Twinning Portal

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name	Sister Rosetta Tharpe
background	solo_singer
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born	March 20, 1915
died	October 09, 1973
origin	Cotton Plant, Arkansas Chicago, Illinois
genre	Gospel, pop, jazz
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Rosetta Tharpe (March 20, 1915 – October 9, 1973) was a pioneering gospel singer, songwriter and recording artist who attained great popularity in the 1930s and 1940s with a unique mixture of spiritual lyrics and early rock and roll accompaniment. She became the first great recording star of gospel music in the late 1930s and also became known as the "original soul sister" of recorded music.

Willing to cross the line between sacred and secular by performing her inspirational music of 'light' in the 'darkness' of the nightclubs and concert halls with big bands behind her, her witty, idiosyncratic style also left a lasting mark on more conventional gospel artists, such as Ira Tucker, Sr., of the Dixie Hummingbirds. While she offended some conservative churchgoers with her forays into the world of pop music, she never left gospel music.

Biography

Born Rosetta Nubin in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, to parents Katie Bell Nubin and Willis Atkins who were cotton pickers. Little is known of Tharpes' father, although it is known that he was a singer. In 1921 Bell left Atkins to become a travelling evangelist for the Church of God in Christ (COGIC).

Tharpe began performing at the age of four, billed as "Little Rosetta Nubin, the singing and guitar playing miracle", accompanying her mother who played mandolin and preached at tent revivals throughout the South. Exposed to both blues and jazz both in the South and after her family moved to Chicago in the late 1920s, she played blues and jazz in private, while performing gospel music in public settings. Her unique style reflected those secular influences: she bent notes the way that jazz artists did and picked guitar like Memphis Minnie.

Career

Rosetta also crossed over to secular music in other ways. After marrying COGIC preacher Thomas Thorpe (from which "Tharpe" is a misspelling) in 1934. The marriage was not a happy one, with Thorpe having been described as "a tyrant". In 1938 Tharpe left her husband and moved with her mother to New York City.

On October 31, 1938, she recorded for the first time—four sides with Decca Records backed by "Lucky" Millinder's jazz orchestra. She had signed a seven year contract with Millinder and was managed by Mo Galye. Her records caused an immediate furor: many churchgoers were shocked by the mixture of sacred and secular music, but secular audiences loved them. Appearances in John Hammond's extravaganza "From Spirituals To Swing" later that year, at the Cotton Club and Café Society and with Cab Calloway and Benny Goodman made her even more popular. Songs like "This Train" and "Rock Me" (her first hit), which combined gospel themes with bouncy up-tempo arrangements, became smash hits among audiences with little previous exposure to gospel music. It has been suggested that Tharpe had little choice in the material she was contracted to record with Millinder. Her nightclub performances led to her initially being ostracised by some in the gospel community. She played on a number of occasions with the white singing group The Jordanaires.

Tharpe continued recording during World War II, one of only two gospel artists able to record V-discs for troops overseas. Her song "Strange Things Happening Every Day", recorded in 1944 with Sammy Price, Decca's house boogie woogie pianist, showcased her virtuosity as a guitarist and her witty lyrics and delivery. It was also the first gospel song to make Billboard's "race records" Top Ten—something that Sister Rosetta Tharpe accomplished several more times in her career. The record has been credited by some as being the "First rock and roll record". Tharpe toured throughout the 1940s, backed by various gospel quartets, including The Dixie Hummingbirds.

After the war Decca paired her with Marie Knight, a sanctified shouter with a strong contralto and a more subdued style than Tharpe. Their hit "Up Above My Head" showed both of them to great advantage: Knight provided the response to Tharpe in traditional call and response format, then took the role that would have been assigned to a bass in a male quartet after Tharpe's solo. It has been reported that it was an "open secret", in show business circles, that Knight and Tharpe were lovers. They toured the gospel circuit for a number of years, during which Tharpe was so popular that she attracted 25,000 paying customers to her wedding to her manager Russell Morrison (her third marriage), followed by a vocal performance, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. in 1951.

Their popularity took a sudden downturn, however, when they recorded several blues songs in the early 1950s. Knight attempted afterwards to cross over to popular music, while Tharpe remained in the church, but rebuffed by many of her former fans. Retreating to Europe, Tharpe gradually returned to the gospel circuit, although at nowhere near her former celebrity. In 1957 Tharpe was booked for a month-long tour of the UK by British trombonist Chris Barber.

In April - May 1964, at the height of a surge of popular interest in the blues, she toured the UK as part of the "American Folk Blues and Gospel Caravan", alongside Muddy Waters and Otis Spann, Ranson Knowling and Little Willie Smith, Reverend Gary Davis, Cousin Joe and Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee. Tharpe was introduced on stage and accompanied on piano by Cousin Joe Pleasant. Under the auspices of George Wein, the Caravan was stage-managed by Joe Boyd. A concert, in the rain, was recored by Granada Television at the disused railway station at Chorlton-cum-Hardy. The band performed on one platform while the audience, mostly students, were seated across the rail track on the opposite platform.

Later life and death

Tharpe's performances were curtailed by a stroke in 1970, after which she had a leg amputated as a result of complications from diabetes. She died in 1973 after another stroke, on the eve of a scheduled recording session. She was buried in Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in an unmarked grave. A resurgence in interest in her legendary work has led to a biography, several NPR segments, scholarly articles and honors. In 2007 she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. In 2008, a concert was held to raise funds for a marker for her grave and January 11 was declared Sister Rosetta Tharpe Day in Pennsylvania. A gravestone was put in place later that year and a Pennsylvania historical marker was approved for placement at her home in the Yorktown neighborhood of Philadelphia.

Discography

''Gospel Train'' (1956)

Tributes

''Shout, Sister, Shout: A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe'' (2003)

Musical influence

A number of musicians, ranging from Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis to Isaac Hayes and Aretha Franklin, have identified her—or, more particularly, her singing, guitar playing and showmanship—as an important influence on them. Little Richard referred to the stomping, shouting gospel music legend as his favorite singer when he was a child. In 1945, she heard Richard sing prior to her concert at the Macon City Auditorium and later invited him on stage to sing with her. Following the show, she paid him for his performance. Johnny Cash also referred to Tharpe as his favorite singer when he was a child when he gave his induction speech at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. His daughter Rosanne similarly stated in an interview with Larry King that Tharpe was her father's favorite singer. She was held in particularly high esteem by UK jazz/blues singer George Melly. Even today, artists such as Sean Michel and Paul Geathers have credited her influence with the performance of gospel songs in more secular venues.

Brixton band Alabama 3 (of ''Sopranos'' theme fame) named a track after Sister Rosetta on their debut album ''Exile on Coldharbour Lane'' (1997), as well as recording a version of her song ''Up Above My Head''. In 2007, UK indie rock band The Noisettes released the single "Sister Rosetta (Capture the Spirit)" from their album ''What's the Time Mr. Wolf?'' Also in 2007, singers Alison Krauss and Robert Plant recorded a duet version of the song "Sister Rosetta Goes Before Us", written by Sam Phillips. Phillips released her version of the song on her 2008 album, ''Don't Do Anything''. Michelle Shocked opened her live gospel album ''ToHeavenURide'' (2007) with "Strange Things Happening Every Day", along with a tribute to Tharpe.

in 2001, the award-winning French film ''Amélie'' included a scene showing the protagonist's house-bound neighbor mesmerized by a montage of video clips which featured a rousing performance of "Up Above My Head" by Tharpe.

References

Other sources cited

Boyer, Horace Clarence. (1995). ''How Sweet the Sound: The Golden Age of Gospel''. Elliott and Clark. ISBN 0-252-06877-7.

Heilbut, Tony. (1997). ''The Gospel Sound: Good News and Bad Times''. Limelight Editions. ISBN 0-87910-034-6.

Wald, Gayle. (September 2003). "From Spirituals to Swing: Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Gospel Crossover." ''American Quarterly'', 55 (3), 387-416.

Wald, Gayle. (2007) "Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe" Beacon Press. ISBN 0-80700-984-9.

White, Charles. (2003). ''The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography.'' Omnibus Press. pg. 17.

External links

The Gospel of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'' radio show, includes Ross Reynolds of NPR affiliate KEXP and the Museum Experience Music Project, January 17, 2004.

Interview with Tharpe biographer Gayle F. Wald, from WILL AM radio (an NPR and PBS affiliate), February 22, 2007.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe: Etched In Stone At Last, National Public Radio's ''All Things Considered'' radio show, March 20, 2009.

Pop Music, ''To The Best of Our Knowledge'' radio show by Wisconsin Public Radio (NPR affiliate), an episode that focused upon popular music and its influences with an interview of Gayle F. Wald about her book "Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe," April 1, 2007 and rebroadcast on March 24, 2008.

Premier Guitar - Forgotten Heroes: Sister Rosetta Tharpe

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Name	Dee Snider
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Daniel Dee Snider
Born	March 15, 1955Astoria, New York, U.S.
Genre	Heavy metal, glam metal, hard rock
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1974–present
Occupation	Musician, songwriter, actor, radio personality, television personality, voice over artist, screenplay writer, spokesperson
Associated acts	Twisted SisterDesperadoWidowmakerS.M.F.'s (Sick Mother Fuckers)Van Helsing's Curse
Website	http://www.deesnider.comhttp://www.twistedsister.com }}

Daniel "Dee" Snider (born March 15, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor. Snider is most famous for his role as the frontman of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He was ranked 83 in the ''Hit Parader'''s Top 100 Metal Vocalist of All Time.

Early life

Born in Astoria, Queens, Snider grew up in nearby Baldwin and graduated from Baldwin Senior High School in 1973. As a child he sang in a church choir, several school choruses, and Baldwin HS Concert Choir. He also was selected for the All State Chorus by singing. While in eighth grade, Snider was in a Black Sabbath cover band.

Career

1970s–1980s

In early 1976, Snider joined Twisted Sister and became the sole songwriter of the band thereafter. The group released their first studio album, ''Under the Blade'', in September 1982 and developed a following in the UK. Less than a year later, Twisted Sister released their sophomore effort, ''You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll''. Their third album, ''Stay Hungry'', hit shelves on May 10, 1984. This would become the band's most successful record with the hits "We're Not Gonna Take It" and "I Wanna Rock." To emphasize the "twisted sister" image, Snider adopted a trademark persona of metal-inspired drag with long blond hair, an excessive amount of eye shadow and rouge, and bright red lipstick. During the mid 1980s, before the premiere of ''Headbangers Ball'', the first MTV program to consist entirely of heavy metal videos was ''Heavy Metal Mania''. The first episode aired in June 1985 and was hosted by Dee Snider. It featured metal news, interviews with metal artists, and in-studio co-hosts. That same year in November, Twisted Sister released ''Come Out and Play'' which sold over 500,000 copies but was marred by a poor concert tour.

In 1985, a Senate hearing was instigated by the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), who wanted to introduce a parental warning system that would label all albums containing offensive material. The system was to include letters identifying the type of objectionable content to be found in each album (e.g. O for occult themes, S for sex, D for drugs, V for violence, etc.). Dee Snider, John Denver, and Frank Zappa all testified against censorship and the proposed warning system. Such a system was never implemented, but the result of the trial brought about what is now the generic "Parental Advisory: Explicit Content" label.

The PMRC was initially formed by the wives of Washington, D.C. power brokers Al Gore (D-TN}, Senate) and Secretary of State James Baker. Tipper Gore in particular became the face of the PMRC and a public foil for Snider in the hearings. Ironically, in the 2000 US Presidential Election cycle, Snider endorsed Vice President Gore for office.

A fifth Twisted Sister album would be made in 1987's ''Love Is for Suckers''. The record was originally planned to be a Dee Snider solo effort, but Atlantic Records encouraged a release under the Twisted Sister name. Touring lasted only into October that year and on the 12th of that month, Snider announced his departure from the band. It was during this time that Snider formed Desperado, a band featuring ex-Iron Maiden drummer Clive Burr, ex-Gillan guitarist Bernie Torme, and bassist Marc Russel. The group's only album, ''Ace'', has never been officially released but was heavily bootlegged on CD under the title ''Bloodied But Unbowed''.

1990s

In the 1990s, Snider formed Widowmaker with Joe Franco, a good friend to Twisted Sister and drummer on the ''Love Is for Suckers'', as well as Al Pitrelli and Marc Russel. The quartet recorded two albums with limited underground success, titled ''Blood and Bullets'' and ''Stand By For Pain''. In the late 1990s, Snider toured with a "self-tribute" band called Dee Snider's SMFs (Sick Mother Fuckers), sometimes featuring ex-Twisted Sister drummer A.J. Pero. The usual line up included Dee Snider, Derek Tailer, Charlie Mills, Keith Alexander, and Spike.

In 1997, Dee Snider began hosting the House of Hair, a syndicated 1980s hard rock/heavy metal radio show that airs on over 200 radio stations across North America. It is syndicated by the United Stations Radio Networks. The show's format runs two hours and features Snider's closing catchphrase, "If it ain't metal, it's crap!"

In 1998, Snider had penned a song entitled "The Magic of Christmas Day (God Bless Us Everyone)" which would be recorded in 1998 by Celine Dion for her album ''These Are Special Times''. According to Snider, Dion at the time was not aware of who wrote the song. Later that year, he also wrote and starred in the horror film ''Strangeland''. Snider has also penned the script to a sequel which has the working title of ''Strangeland: Disciple''. As of January 2008, however, Snider was less than optimistic that it would ever see the light of day, saying in an interview with Bullz-Eye.com that he had reached a point where he should "put a sign on my website that says, 'Y’got ten million dollars? Give me a call. I’ve got the script ready to go, Robert Englund’s attached, I’m attached. If somebody’s serious and wants to make it, call me. But don’t call me ‘til you’re ready to hand the check over.'” In May 2009, Dee Snider revealed on his radio show,"The House Of Hair," that ''Strangeland: Disciple'' will go ahead and is set to begin shooting in the fall of 2009 and is slated for a 2010 release.

2000s–present

From June 1999 to August 2003, Snider hosted a morning radio show on a Hartford, Connecticut Clear Channel station, Radio 104 (104.1 FM WMRQ), called Dee Snider Radio. His show returned to the air at night in August 2004 on 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until June 2005. He fondly referred to his listeners as his "Peeps," and "DEE" euro stickers, printed by the station, could be seen on the bumpers of his fans' cars throughout Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Other members of the morning show included Nick Lentino, Beth Lockwood, "Psycho Dan" Williams, Sean Robbins, and "Darkside Dave" Wallace. He frequently featured high-profile guests, including Ozzy Osbourne, pro wrestler Mick Foley, and KISS singer/bassist Gene Simmons.

In 2001, Snider was the voice of Gol Acheron, the main villain for the PlayStation 2 video game ''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy''. The following year, he rejoined with the reunited Twisted Sister. Snider also played himself in the 2002 TV-movie ''Warning: Parental Advisory''. In 2003, he appeared with actor Arnold Schwarzenegger during his drive to recall incumbent California Governor Gray Davis. Snider sang the Twisted Sister hit, "We're Not Gonna Take It," which was adopted by the Schwarzenegger campaign.

Snider also voiced Angry Jack in the episode "Shell Shocked" for the Nickelodeon cartoon SpongeBob SquarePants. He admitted to being a huge fan of the show during an hour-long 10th anniversary documentary of the show in 2009, and to be asked to voice a character on the show was a real honor. He changed the lyrics of his famous "I Wanna Rock" to "Goofy Goober Rock" for the 2004 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie.

Snider narrates and hosts many shows and specials on VH1, movie trailers, behind the scenes segments, and DVD special features. He was featured as the 'voice' in the bumpers for MSNBC's 2001/2002 "Fiercely Independent" branding campaign. Every year since 2004, Snider has narrated a live show known as Van Helsing's Curse which tours the US around Halloween giving a mix of famous music with dark overtones and an occasional part of a storytelling to accompany the music. The concert has also been released on CD. Snider hosted VH1's 2008 "Aftermath" concert in remembrance of the victims and survivors of the 2003 Station nightclub fire.

Snider returned to radio in June 2006 with Fangoria Radio on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 102 from 9-12 Eastern.

During winter of 2008, Snider was featured as a contestant on CMT's ''Gone Country''. The show recruited famous musical celebrities who competed against each other to win a chance to release a country song. Also in 2008, Snider appeared on the first episode of season two's ''Kitchen Nightmares'' who Gordon Ramsay had recruited as part of the marketing for the re-launch of the Handlebar restaurant. On the show, Snider donated a motorcycle for auction in which customers of the Handlebar were able to bid on through the Handlebar restaurants website.

Dee hosts ''DEAD ART'' on Gallery HD, a show about the beauty and art of cemeteries. He also hosts House of Hair, a radio show that plays heavy metal music. Snider has made appearances on the IFC Channel's original series Z Rock as himself playing the character of a "rock guru."

On July 27, 2010., Dee Snider and his family began appearing in the reality television show "Growing Up Twisted," airing on the Arts and Entertainment Network.

On October 8, 2010 started an 11 week run in the cast of ''Rock of Ages'' as Dennis, the owner of The Bourbon Room, with his official start date being October 11.

In 2011 he performed with Ohio-based metalcore band Attack Attack! on stage at the Bamboozle Festival playing their song "Turbo Swag".

On the May 15, 2011 episode of The Apprentice (U.S. season 11) Dee appeared to assist John Rich with his final challenge. He starred in a commercial featuring a mock audition where he came on as himself, and after drinking a soda turns into the lead singer from Twisted Sister (himself). Dee agreed to come because he is personal friends with John Rich and wanted to support the charity effort for St. Jude Medical Center.

Personal life

Snider has been married to his wife Suzette, a costume designer, since October 21, 1981. They have four children, Jesse Blaze (September 19, 1982), Shane Royal (February 29, 1988), Cody Blue (December 7, 1989), and Cheyenne Jean (October 31, 1996). His eldest son Jesse hosted ''MTV2 Rock'', a music video countdown program in 2003, and was the runner-up in MTV's 2008 show ''Rock the Cradle''. Dee appeared on the show as Jesse's mentor. Jesse is also the lead singer of the punk metal band Baptized By Fire.

In 2003, Snider's brother-in-law, Vincent Gargiulo, was murdered. The murderer was apprehended in 2009.

Snider currently lives part-time in East Setauket, New York. He appeared on ''MTV Cribs'' in 2005 to show his Long Island home, along with two of his four children, Shane and Cheyenne.

Snider is a personal friend of professional wrestler Mick Foley.

Snider is a registered Republican, but does not always vote for his party. In 2008, he stated in a TMZ interview that he would be voting for Barack Obama because John McCain (whom he liked and supported for many years) would not acknowledge George W. Bush's mistakes that he made while in office.

At the PMRC hearings, Dee Snider stated: "I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those principles."

Projects

Bands

Twisted Sister

Desperado

Widowmaker

S.M.F.'s (Sick Mutha Fuckers)

Bent Brother (heavy metal group)

Books

''Dee Snider's Teenage Survival Guide'', Doubleday, 1987 - available in hardcover & softcover

''Rock & Roll War Stories'', Pitbull Publishing LLC, a chapter is dedicated to a hilarious anecdote Dee Snider told musician/author Gordon G.G. Gebert on Dee's House of Hair Radio show. The story inspired Gebert to write his third book.

Solo albums

''Never Let the Bastards Wear You Down'', 2000

Guest appearances

"Crazy Train" on ''Bat Head Soup: A Tribute to Ozzy'', 2000

"Go to Hell" on ''Humanary Stew: A Tribute To Alice Cooper'', 1999

"Go to Hell" on ''Welcome to My Nightmare: An All Star Salute To Alice Cooper'', 1999

"Eleanor Rigby" on Eddie Ojeda's Axes 2 Axes, 2005

"Wasted Years" on ''Numbers From The Beast'': An All Star Tribute to Iron Maiden'', 2005

"SCG3 Special Report" on ''Lordi: The Arockalypse'', 2006

"Detroit Rock City" on ''Spin The Bottle: An All-Star Tribute To KISS'', 2004

"Howard Stern" on Sirius, Feb 8, 2006; 2007

"Saigon Suicide Show"; an episode of the television show "The Upright Citizens Brigade", 1998

"Handlebar"; an episode of the television show "Kitchen Nightmares", 2008

"Episode#1.7"; an episode of the television show "Z Rock (ZO2)", 2008

Monster Circus live at the Las Vegas Hilton March 19–21 & 26-28, 2009

"Paint it Black" on "Harder & Heavier-60's British Invasion Goes Metal," 2010

"I Wanna Rock" on ''America's Got Talent'', 2010

Celebrity Apprentice May 15, 2011

"It Was a Very Good Year" on ''Sin-Atra'', 2011

Filmography

''Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1985) - cameo appearance on top of a car hood singing "Burn in Hell"

''Private Parts'' (1997) - cameo appearance in the opening scene

''Strangeland'' (1998)

''Warning: Parental Advisory'' (2002)

''Van Helsing's Curse'' (2004)

''Kiss Loves You'' (2004)

''Metal: A Headbangers Journey'' (2005)

Other appearances in media

''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (2009) - played the character Angry Jack on the episode "Shell Shocked" (coincidentally, Twisted Sister's song "I Wanna Rock" was spoofed in ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie'')

''Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy'' (2001) - did the voice of Gol the Sage

''Bluetooth= D-bag'' (2009)- Partook in the JOHNisFUNNY.com YouTube sketch about Bluetooth headsets, created by Long Island filmmaker John Mingione

"Penn Radio" (October 19, 2006) - Interviewed by Penn Jillette

References

External links

Dee Snider.com - Official website

HouseOfHairOnline.com - Official House of Hair website

Dee Snider with Von Dutch Kustom Cycles — Dee Snider hanging out with Von Dutch.

Meet the Snider Family on VH1- Official VH1 Site

MTV Cribs with Dee Snider and his home- Official MTV Site

HardRadio.com interview with Dee Snider

Dee Snider radio talk show

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