The Dictators
The hardest rocking band of New York's burgeoning punk scene, The Dictators
formed in 1972 around Ross Friedman and Scott Kempner (guitars), Andy Shernoff
(bass, vocals) and Stu Boy King (drums), welcoming singer Richard Manitoba for a
landmark debut album, Go Girl Crazy! released on Epic Records in 1975. Sharing
manager Sandy Pearlman with Blue Öyster Cult, the band became a CBGB club
staple, distinguishing themselves by the humor of their lyrics, rather than
rebellion. Signed to Asylum Records, they recorded the albums Manifest Destiny
(1977) and Bloodbrothers (1978), despite a...
