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Ross the Boss (Ross Friedman) was born on 3 January, 1954 in The Bronx, New York, United States, is an American guitarist. Discover Ross the Boss's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As Ross Friedman
Occupation Musician
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 3 January 1954
Birthday 3 January
Birthplace The Bronx, New York, United States
Nationality United States

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1954

Ross Friedman (born January 3, 1954), also known as Ross the Boss, is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of both the punk band the Dictators and the heavy metal band Manowar.

1973

Friedman was born in the Bronx, New York, and formed the punk rock band the Dictators with Andy Shernoff in New Paltz, New York, in 1973.

Prior to this, Friedman had played in a local band, Total Crudd.

After recording three albums with the Dictators, Friedman went to France and worked for one year in Fabienne Shine's band Shakin' Street.

1980

On Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell tour in 1980 (on which Shakin' Street were the support act), Friedman was introduced to bass player Joey DeMaio by Ronnie James Dio.

Later in 1980, Friedman and DeMaio formed Manowar, with whom he recorded six albums before DeMaio asked him to leave the band after the 1988 album Kings of Metal.

1990

In 1990, Friedman joined Manitoba's Wild Kingdom with fellow Dictators Andy Shernoff and Handsome Dick Manitoba.

With drummer J. P. Patterson the band released the album ...And You? to critical acclaim.

The album was in heavy rotation on MTV.

1994

In 1994, Friedman had a blues rock band called "Heyday" and in 1999 CMC records released the Spinatras album @Midnight.com, a band whom Friedman has described as "The Dictators meet Cheap Trick".

1996

The Dictators started playing again in 1996, touring heavily.

2001

In 2001, with original rhythm guitar player Scott Kempner now back in the fold, the band released their album "D.F.F.D."

which they then toured to support in the US and Europe.

A resulting live album was released from the European tour, entitled "Viva Dictators".

2004

In 2004, Friedman joined Albert Bouchard, the original drummer for Blue Öyster Cult, in his band Brain Surgeons.

He also recorded an instrumental album with Dictators drummer JP Thunderbolt Patterson, called "Thunderboss"

2005

In July 2005, Friedman joined Manowar onstage at the Earthshaker Festival; performing "Metal Daze" and "Dark Avenger" with them.

At the end of the concert, he also performed "Battle Hymn", with other past and present members of Manowar.

2006

In April 2006, he played one night of early Manowar music at the Keep It True VI Festival in Germany, backed by German Manowar cover band Men of War, featuring members of German groups Ivory Night and Divinus.

That band (later changed name to Ross the Boss or "The RTB Band") went on to play some more festivals in Germany, Italy and Greece and then began working on new original material.

In August 2006, Thunderboss was released on Poptown Records.

Thunderboss was written and arranged by J.P. Thunderbolt Patterson and featured Friedman on all 11 tracks.

The CD met with some critical acclaim, but was not successful enough to keep Friedman interested in the project, so there was no supporting tour.

In October 2006, Friedman and The Dictators played Friday and Saturday nights of the closing weekend at punk rock venue CBGBs, one of the clubs where they got their start.

2007

2007 started off with an eleven city tour of Spain with JP Patterson and their Spanish super-band "The Thunderbolts" which also includes members of Bummer and Sex Museum.

Friedman guested on former band-mate Fabienne Shine's 2007 LP, Wotan's LP "Epos" where he played Grand Piano on one track, and Atlantean Kodex's 2007 EP.

2008

Friedman's 2008 included an appearance with Manitoba's Wild Kingdom at the 2008 Joey Ramone Birthday Bash, performances with Shakin' Street at the Sweden Rock Festival, and a few tour dates in Spain with The Dictators.

He released a new album in August with his German Metal Band under the name "Ross the Boss" called "New Metal Leader" which debuted at #99 in the German Album charts.

The following month he appeared on Inner Demons, the 2nd CD by New Jersey metallers Skullshifter, playing lead guitar on the track "Etched in Sand".

2009

In August 2009, Friedman debuted his "Ross the Boss" band in the US at the Brooklyn, New York venue Europa, to favorable reviews.

2010

On November 2010, Friedman and his German Metal Band released the followup to "New Metal Leader", "Hailstorm", which received 4.5 out of 5 stars on AllMusic.com.

2011

In May 2011, Friedman was a special guest at the 11th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Bash in New York city, performing, among other songs, "Stop Thinking About It" with fellow Dictator Andy Shernoff.

In June, Friedman was invited to co-headline Venezuela's Gillmanfest.

In the coming months with the Ross the Boss band he performed at several festivals in Europe, including Masters of Rock in the Czech Republic.

Friedman also owns and manages a small business called "The Cage Baseball NYC."

He runs "The Cage" with his wife and son.

His son teaches classes at "The Cage," while his wife runs the clinics and manages the business when Friedman is on tour.

2012

In early 2012, vocalist Sean Peck Cage, guitarists Friedman and Stu Marshall, bassist Mike Davis and drummer Rhino formed a metal supergroup, Death Dealer.

Death Dealer began as an online collaboration between Marshall and Peck.

All they needed to tell Friedman about the project to get him on board was that Rhino was on drums.