Mar 15, 2021
Born on this day in 1955, Daniel Dee Snider, the outspoken singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor, turns 66. 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 second album,
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 blonde curly hair, an excessive amount of eye shadow and rouge, a beauty mark and bright red lipstick.