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Dick Wagner is an American Rock Music Guitarist and Songwriter . 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''. 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. 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. 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 . In 2005, Dick Wagner permanently moved to Phoenix, Arizona , where he is currently writing again with Alice Cooper for a new album. However, in 2007, he suffered a major heart attack. At the time of writing, he is in the Intensive Care Unit , but expected to make a full recovery. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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