Book...", "Check Out Exclusive Photos + the Inside Story on Alice Cooper's Surprise Reunion", "Video Footage Of ALICE COOPER's Surprise Reunion", "Original Alice Cooper Band to Reunite for New Album", "ALICE COOPER Reunites With Original Band Members For Nashville Performance (Video)", "ALICE COOPER REUNITES ORIGINAL BAND FOR 2017 UK TOUR", National Newswire: Alice Cooper Group to perform at Hall of Fame induction Ceremonies, Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival 1969, Volume IV, Mascara and Monsters: The Best of Alice Cooper, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Cooper_(band)&oldid=974096153, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2012, Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers, Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers, Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 August 2020, at 02:38. On the tour for his No. However, by 1977, Cooper's drinking was obviously affecting his performances and, more importantly, his health.

And it doesn't have to be a huge show. Bruce contends that Buxton's issues with substance abuse, which at one time led him to pull a switchblade on the band's tour manager, likely hastened the breakup.

[6] Of the group, only Buxton and Tatum knew how to play an instrument—the guitar—so Buxton and Tatum played guitars while the rest mimed on their instruments.

Like, if you take my show into a theater, it's much more of a theater piece. In addition to his solo career, Cooper teamed with actor Johnny Depp and Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry to create the supergroup the Hollywood Vampires. Hey, Alice!' 7/31—Irving, TX—The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Nita Strauss, she just got voted guitarist of the decade. Cooper's mother, a transplant from Glenmary, Tennessee, and the daughter of a moonshiner, was a homemaker and waitress.

The Beatles' American TV debut was a transformative experience for Vincent Furnier.

In 2007, Cooper told Contactmusic.com that it was no surprise that he and fellow rock 'n' roll survivors got hooked on golf. 7/19—Pittsburgh, PA—KeyBank Pavilion

Then touring. Banger Films, 2014. "They were all on the wrong drug for us. After discovering that their band name was already being used by Philadelphia musician Todd Rundgren for his group, Furnier and friends held a brainstorming session to come up with with a new moniker. Even the most critical cynics were forced to acknowledge his comeback when his 1989 single "Poison" from the album Trash cracked the Billboard Top 10. College or music? They had a similar ring. "...I was Vince.

Scores of huge black balloons tumble from the ceiling, and the sight of grown men and women cascading over their seats …

[2] In 2011, the original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[3]. Wanna walk the extra mile?

Having played alongside PGA greats Arnold Palmer and Vijay Singh, Cooper states that one of the greatest compliments he's ever received was from golf legend Tiger Woods, who said he wouldn't give the rocker "two (handicap strokes) a side.". As a result of their positive experience, the group decided to try to turn into a real band.

8/4 —Nashville, TN—The Opry House* Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964.

A spectacle filled with snakes, blood-filled baby dolls, a rain of "billion dollar bills," and the nightly "execution" of Alice by guillotine, the tour stunned fans the world over. The stress is not there. More than music or golf, the center of Alice Cooper's life is his family. If a new comment is published from a "banned" user or contains a blacklisted word, this comment will automatically have limited visibility (the "banned" user's comments will only be visible to the user and the user's Facebook friends).

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The first suggestion, Husky Baby Sandwich, was definitely out. [23] Vincent Furnier took "Alice Cooper" as his own name and carried on as a solo artist with a new group of musicians,[20][24] the original band becoming officially defunct. Today, while the shock-rock pioneer’s vast influence stretches from punk to “antichrist superstar” Marilyn Manson, he’s more pantomime villain than shocking.

Recruiting art school friend Neil Smith as his replacement, the classic Alice Cooper lineup was now in place.

Last modified on Thu 26 Mar 2020 12.42 GMT, It’s hard to believe that when Alice Cooper emerged in the early 70s, his horror makeup, songs about sex and death and theatrical hangings were seen as a threat to the moral fibre of society. It was like just pure urban legend. In 1964, 16-year-old Furnier, then a student at Cortez High School, was eager to participate in the local annual Letterman's talent show, so he gathered four fellow teammates from his high school's cross-country team to form a group for the show: Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway, John Tatum and John Speer.

"When I left [the hospital], I felt strange," Cooper writes, "like I had never been an alcoholic, and more important, like I would never be one again. At around this time, drummer John Speer was replaced by Neal Smith. 7/10—Madison, WI—The Sylvee I heard about the witch thing probably the same day you did, but it was a great story. After a 1968 gig at the Cheetah club in Venice, California, where most of the club's patrons left after hearing the band play just ten minutes, they were approached by music manager Shep Gordon, who saw the band's negative impact that night as a force that could be turned in a more productive direction.

After battling his way back from alcoholism in 1983, Alice Cooper spent the next three years reconnecting with his wife and children, getting healthy, and getting back in touch with his Christian faith. The premiere of the tour will take place at Foxwoods on July 4 in Mashantucket, Connecticut and run through July 11 in Wabash, Indiana before joining forces with Halestorm on July 17 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. *Festival Date, 7/17—Allentown, PA—PPL Center A potentially disastrous move, their gamble paid off. With the help of L.A. girl group the GTOs, the band created a sinister, gender-bending new look. 7/28—Oklahoma City, OK—Zoo Amphitheatre* The band consisted of lead singer Vince Furnier (stage name Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar), and Neal Smith (drums).

Cooper, rarely photographed without a beer in his hand throughout the '70s, had spent much of his career as a functional alcoholic. Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper has announced a handful of July tour dates marking the premiere of his all-new “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” show, which will have a very different look than recent tours.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Alice Cooper has announced a handful of July tour dates marking the premiere of his all-new “Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back” show, which will have a very different look than recent tours. 8/16—Camden, NJ—BB&T Pavilion 8/13—Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live (Outdoors)

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However, Alice Cooper, the band and the man, were much more than theatrics.