Ross The Boss

Ross Friedman (born 3 January 1954, New York City - 26 March 2026), also known as Ross Funicello or Ross The Boss, was a guitarist best known as a founding member of both the punk band The Dictators and the heavy metal band Manowar. Ross The Boss has been a prolific musician since the early 70's when he was just a little bit too metal and just a little bit too skilled to find himself lumped in with the punk rock guitar players his band The Dictators paved the way for.