Ross ‘The Boss’ Friedman, the Dictators and Manowar Guitarist, Dead at 72

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ross-the-boss-friedman-dictators-manowar-guitarist-dead-obit-1235538554 Punk and metal great Ross “the Boss” Friedman, guitarist and co-founder of the Dictators and Manowar, has died at the age of 72.

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