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Alice Cooper

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Alice Cooper

the band, active 1964–1974/5

From
Phoenix, United States
Active
1964–1975
Rating
★ 3.45 (19 votes)
Releases
82
  • hard rock
  • glam rock
  • rock
  • garage rock
  • psychedelic rock
  • heavy metal
  • classic rock
  • glam metal

About

Alice Cooper, also known as the Alice Cooper Group or the Alice Cooper Band, is an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1968. During their original run, the band consisted of lead singer Vincent Furnier (who adopted the stage name Alice Cooper), lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. The band was notorious for their elaborate, theatrical shock rock stage shows.

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The Alice Cooper band was one of the few glam rock acts to achieve mainstream popularity in the United States, rising to fame in 1971 with the hit single "I'm Eighteen" from their third album, Love It to Death. Success continued with the US top 10 and UK No. 1 single "School's Out" from the album of the same name (1972). The band peaked in popularity in 1973 with their sixth album Billion Dollar Babies, which topped the charts in the US and UK and produced three UK top 10 singles. The supporting tour broke box-office records previously held by the Rolling Stones.
The band split up in 1974. Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and began a successful solo career. In 2011, the original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Between 1999 and 2021, there were occasional reunions of the band before reuniting in 2025 for their first studio album in 52 years, The Revenge of Alice Cooper.

From Alice Cooper (band) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

  • John Tatum 1964–1965, 1965–1966 · original member · former guitar
  • John Speer 1964–1965, 1965–1967 · original member · former drums (drum set)
  • Glen Buxton 1964–1965, 1965–1967, 1967–1968, 1968–1975 · original member · former guitar
  • Alice Cooper 1964–1965, 1965–1967, 1967–1968, 1968–1975 · original member · former lead vocals, harmonica
  • Dennis Dunaway 1964–1965, 1965–1967, 1967–1968, 1968–1975 · original member · former background vocals, bass guitar
  • Michael Bruce 1966–1967, 1967–1968, 1968–1975 · former background vocals, guitar, keyboard
  • Neal Smith 1967–1968, 1968–1975 · former background vocals, drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 9
EPs 3
Singles 30
Live 21
Compilations 18
Other 1

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Also known as

Alic Cooper · Alica Cooper · Alice Cooper Band · Alice Cooper Group · Alice Coper · Alice Copper · Alis Cooper · Cooper · Earwigs · Nazz · Spiders · The Earwig · The Earwigs · The Naz · The Nazz · The Spider · The Spiders · アリス・クーパー

Tags

  • shock rock

Identifiers

ISNI
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Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.