Editing Dee Snider (section)

{{short description|American heavy metal singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = Dee Snider - 2023111212525 2023-04-21 Rock Meets Classic - Sven - 1D X MK II - 1928 - B70I2257.jpg
| landscape         = yes
| alt               = Snider wearing sunglasses, holding a microphone
| caption           = Snider performing in 2023
| birth_name        = Daniel Snider
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1955|3|15}}
| birth_place       = New York City, U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist |[[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]] |[[glam metal]] |[[hard rock]] |[[shock rock]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist |Singer |songwriter |actor |radio personality |television personality}}<!--Please do not add to this list without first discussing your proposal on the talk page. -->
| years_active      = 1974–present
| current_member_of = {{hlist|[[Van Helsing's Curse]]|Telergy}}
| past_member_of    = {{hlist |[[Twisted Sister]] |[[Twisted Sister|Bent Brother]] |[[Desperado (band)|Desperado]] |[[Widowmaker (American band)|Widowmaker]] |SMFs (Sick Mutha Fuckers)}}
| website           = {{URL |deesnider.com}}
}}
'''Daniel "Dee" Snider'''<ref name="Tayler, Letta">Tayler, Letta, [https://www.newsday.com/long-island/history/archive-dee-snider-of-twisted-sister-remembers-challenging-long-island-upbringing-1.11563805 Twisted Sister's Dee Snider remembers his challenging Long Island upbringing], "[[Newsday]]", March 15, 2016. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160316211316/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/history/archive-dee-snider-of-twisted-sister-remembers-challenging-long-island-upbringing-1.11563805 Archived here]</ref> (born March 15, 1955) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and songwriter of the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Twisted Sister]]. The band's song "[[We're Not Gonna Take It (Twisted Sister song)|We're Not Gonna Take It]]" reached No. 21 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart and was ranked No. 47 on 100 Greatest 80's Songs. Snider later formed and was the lead singer in the heavy metal bands [[Desperado (band)|Desperado]], [[Widowmaker (American band)|Widowmaker]], and SMFs (Sick Mutha Fuckers). He also released several solo albums. Snider was ranked #83 in the ''[[Hit Parader]]''{{'}}s Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/ |title = Hit Parader's Top 100 Metal Vocalists of All Time |website = Hearya.com |date = 2006-12-04 |access-date = 2017-01-20 |archive-date = May 29, 2012 |archive-url = https://archive.today/20120529174354/http://www.hearya.com/2006/12/04/hit-paraders-top-100-metal-vocalists-of-all-time/ |url-status = dead }}</ref>