Dick Wagner

Dick Wagner is one of those names casual listeners miss but should not. An Iowa-born guitarist and songwriter, his playing quietly anchors landmark work by Alice Cooper, Lou Reed and Kiss, even as he fronted his own Michigan bands. What moves me is the craftsman's temperament: pouring world-class musicianship into someone else's spotlight without demanding the credit. The sidemen and session players who shape records from the shadows fascinate me, because the music we love is often theirs as much as the headliner's. Wagner passed in 2014, but his tone is etched permanently into the grooves, and that quiet legacy commands my deepest respect.

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Name (English)

Dick Wagner

Name (Japanese)

ディック・ワグナー

Reading

でぃっく・わぐなー

Born

December 14, 1942 – July 30, 2014

Origin

Oelwein, Iowa, United States

Occupation

singer / guitarist / songwriter / musician / composer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Horse

• Official sitehttps://www.wagnermusic.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick%20Wagner
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%B0%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2779052

Tags

• Iowa
• singer
• guitarist
• songwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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