Alice Cooper(real name: Vincent Damon Furnier) born February 4, 1948 Detroit Michigan Ella Mae McCart Ether Moroni Furnier.
Vincent’s family highly involved Church Jesus Christ Detroit Michigan. family moved Phoenix Arizona Vincent sl vy young.
In 1964, Furnier wh ‘cross country teammates” fm school entered local annual “Letterman’s talent show”. named “The Earwigs”, ne band ms play musical instruments, hh school children dressed Beatles mimed tr performance Beatles music. Ty winning talent contest. Soon tr ft taste performing stage,The Earwigs bought musical instruments pawn shop renamed ts “The Spiders”.
Furnier played harmonica vocalist, Glen Buxton lead guitar, John Tatum played rhythm guitar, Dennis Dunaway Bass guitar John Speer played drums.
The spiders recorded “Why Don’t Love Me” (originally performed Blackwells) 1965.
The following year, band ms graduated hh school replaced John Tatum Michael Bruce rhythm guitar. Soon after, Spiders recorded single, “Don’t Blow Yr Mind” wh nr hit local radio station.
In 1967, Spiders regular trips Los Angeles. band wasn’t content soon playing local clubs L.A. changed ne “The Nazz”. dg time replaced drummer Neal Smith.
“The Nazz” moved L.A. soon it’s birth.
Months ar renaming “The Nazz”, band looking band. learned “The Nazz” Todd Rundgren, thus, Alice Cooper born.
Furnier adopted ne Alice Cooper ar fans bn addressing tt name.
Alice Cooper’s onstage me bizarre antics popular wh time. night “Alice Cooper” managed “The Cheetah Club” Venice California, ar playing minutes. Wt sd night deflate artist, introduction music world. Music manager, Shep Gordon pt night approached band. Gordon managed audition “Straight Records” Frank Zappa’s music label.
Zappa signed band label soon after, Alice Copper released album titled Pretties You. Pretties hit nr 193 charts eventually ed failure band.
In September 1969, Alice Cooper playing Toronto Rock Roll Revival concert wn chicken it’s oo stage Alice Cooper playing. experience wh farm animals, Alice Cooper grabbed chicken threw crowd, thinking wd fly away. chicken fell ft rows wh we occupied disabled people wheelchairs reportedly tore animal shreds.
The day, various national newspapers we reporting tt Alice Cooper bitten head live chicken drank it’s blood stage. Un reading story, Frank Zappa phoned Alice ad story true. Alice Cooper denied incident. Zappa told Alice Cooper deny storyand result, chicken incident fueled sub genre music called “shock rock”.
Despite chicken incident publicity Alice Cooper received, album, “Easy Action” wh released 1969 complete failure.
That wd soon change. 1970, Alice Cooper teamed producer Bob Ezrin album final album ur Straight Records label. Ts band’s chance tocreate hit.
In November 1970, “I’m Eighteen” reached #21 Billboard Hot 100 list months later, Alice Cooper released tr breakthrough album, titled “Love Death” wh reached #35 billboard 200 album charts.
Love Death ft highly successful albums band, catapulted io rock roll history.
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