Alice Cooper was an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964.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). [3] They broke up in 1975 and Furnier adopted the band's name as both his legal name and his stage name, beginning his solo career with the 1975 concept album Welcome to My Nightmare. The band's mix of glam and increasingly violent stage theatrics stood out in stark contrast to the bearded, denim-clad hippie bands of the time. Strong religious faith has kept the Cooper family close, with all its members active through the years at Camelback Bible Church in Paradise Valley. [fn 4] The next day the incident made the front page of national newspapers, and Zappa phoned Cooper and asked if the story, which reported that he had bitten off the chicken's head and drunk its blood on stage, was true. Often this involved destruction or macabre gimmickry", with Cooper responding, "That's why most people thought we were British at first". Genealogy profile for Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (deceased) - Genealogy Genealogy for Alice Cooper (deceased) family tree on Geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. [62] It was in the Prime Cuts video that Bob Ezrin delivered his own summation of the Alice Cooper persona: "He is the psycho killer in all of us. Cooper used the opportunity to hit out at the "anaemic" rock music that dominates the charts, and said he has no intention of retiring from the industry. [121] Cooper had as far back as 1969 said that it was music from the mid-sixties, and particularly from British bands the Beatles, the Who, and the Rolling Stones, as well as the Yardbirds, that had the greatest influence on him. When asked by Sports Illustrated whether he could outlast the Rolling Stones, Cooper replied: "At this point I'm in better shape than all of them put together.". Find the perfect Alice Cooper Family stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. [106], In 2013, Cooper announced that he had finished recording a covers album, based on songs by his rock star drinking buddies in the 1970s who had since died from excess, and that it was scheduled for a spring 2014 release. Finally, I got a T-shirt that said, 'No, I am not Eddie Haskell.' [59][60], In 1988, Cooper's contract with MCA Records expired and he signed with Epic Records. "[152][fn 11] In December 2018, Cooper predicted that the next U.S. President would be “worse” than current incumbent Donald Trump, while arguing that musicians talking politics to their fans was an “abuse of power.”[153], Every four years since releasing his single “Elected” in 1972, Cooper has satirically run for president. Hey Stoopid! He's the axe murderer, he's the spoiled child, he's the abuser, he's the abused; he's the perpetrator, he's the victim, he's the gun slinger, and he's the guy lying dead in the middle of the street". "[28], Alice Cooper appeared at the Woodstock-esque Strawberry Fields Festival near Toronto, Ontario, in August 1970. In 1974, Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) parted from Alice Cooper (the band). [citation needed], Their follow-up album Killer, released in late 1971, continued the commercial success of Love It to Death and included further single success with "Under My Wheels", "Be My Lover" in early 1972, and "Halo of Flies", which became a Top 10 hit in the Netherlands in 1973. 7 in the US, and a worldwide arena tour. Icon Award at Kerrang! The induction ceremony took place March 14, 2011, where Cooper was inducted by fellow horror-rocker Rob Zombie. [84], In January 2008, Cooper was one of the guest singers on the new Avantasia album The Scarecrow, singing the 7th track "The Toy Master". [163], Cooper, a fan of The Simpsons, was asked to contribute a storyline for the September 2004 edition of Bongo Comics's Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror, a special Monsters of Rock issue that also included stories plotted by Gene Simmons, Rob Zombie and Pat Boone. Calling themselves the Spiders, they were slammed by the critics as "the worst band in LA". The subsequent tour's stage show was based inside an asylum, and was filmed for Cooper's first home-video release, The Strange Case of Alice Cooper, in 1979. 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Hal Cooper — Hal was the ex-husband of Alice Cooper, and a distant relative to the Blossom family, via his great-grandfather. In November 1983, at the height of Cooper's alcoholism, Goddard filed for divorce, but by mid-1984, she and Cooper had reconciled. We have a life pact. [17] They soon renamed themselves The Spiders, featuring Furnier on vocals, Buxton on lead guitar, Tatum on rhythm guitar, Dunaway on bass guitar, and Speer on drums. Constrictor and Raise Your Fist and Yell were recorded with lead guitarist Kane Roberts and bassist Kip Winger, both of whom would leave the band by the end of 1988 (although Kane Roberts played guitar on "Bed of Nails" on 1989's album Trash). The original Alice Cooper band released their debut album in 1969, and broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit song "I'm Eighteen". We fit much more in Detroit than we did anywhere else. [71] Cooper and Manson have been the subject of an academic paper on the significance of adolescent antiheroes. Alice Cooper, 71, is barely-recognisable without his trademark eyeliner as he emerges with beloved wife Sheryl Goddard, 61. [58], On April 7, 1988, Cooper nearly died of asphyxiation after a safety rope broke during a rehearsal concert wherein he pretended to hang himself, a stunt he would often perform during live concerts. On March 5, 1974, Cooper appeared on episode 3 of The Snoop Sisters playing a Satanic cult singer. It turned out we were next, and we drove a stake through the heart of the Love Generation". [83] The performance represented a reconciliation between the two artists; Cooper had previously taken issue with Manson over his overtly anti-Christian on-stage antics and had sarcastically made reference to the originality of Manson's choosing a female name and dressing in women's clothing. Over time, Cooper has maintained his sense of humor. Everybody still gets together and talks." The band relocated to their new mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. [138][fn 9], In the early 1970s, a story was widely reported that Leave It to Beaver star Ken Osmond had become "rock star Alice Cooper". [142] The couple have three children: daughters Sonora and Calico, and son Dashiell. [104] On September 16, 2012, Cooper appeared at the Sunflower Jam charity concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, performing alongside Brian May lead guitarist of Queen, bass guitarist John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, drummer Ian Paice of Deep Purple, and Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson. His theatrical antics such as the ‘murder’ of infant dolls with blood everywhere, and his extreme look, caused outrage, but created a huge fan base. 2 in the UK and No. 109. He was named after his uncle, Vincent Collier Furnier, and the writer Damon Runyon. 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Alice Cooper. View Alice Cooper's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy. Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith would go on to form the short-lived band Billion Dollar Babies, producing one album—Battle Axe—in 1977. "[146], In 1986, Megadeth opened for Cooper on their US Constrictor tour. Alice Cooper is keeping busy while being quarantined, including launching a new podcast and working on opening new locations of his Solid Rock Teen Center. [107] Later he announced that the album will likely be released in 2015. Like The Last Temptation, both Brutal Planet and Dragontown are albums which explore Cooper's born again Christianity. In 2016, Cooper made headlines again as he resumed his running gag of campaigning for the US presidency. Bruce, Dunaway, and Smith appeared on three tracks they co-wrote on Alice's 2011 album Welcome 2 My Nightmare. Discover the family tree of Frank James Cooper for free, and learn about their family history and their ancestry. This was the final album in their Straight Records contract and the band's last chance to create a hit. He also launched the Dragontown tour, a tour that included a controversial show featuring violent stage theatrics. The line-up included himself, Dennis Dunaway, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton and Neal Smith. The fact is, if you can call what I have a musical career, it all started with me miming to 'I'm Eighteen' on a jukebox". Guitar aces Joe Satriani and Steve Vai lent dueling guitars to "Feed My Frankenstein," and Motley Crue guitarist Mick Mars contributed licks to "Die For You." [63], During the early 1990s, Cooper guested on records by the most successful bands of the time, such as the Guns N' Roses album Use Your Illusion I, on which he shared vocal duties with Axl Rose on the track "The Garden". In the early 1970s, a story was widely reported that Leave It to Beaver star Ken Osmond had become "rock star Alice Cooper". [57], Cooper recorded a music video for the "Poison" B-side "I Got a Line on You" after the song was featured on the soundtrack to Iron Eagle II. [167], Cooper contributed his likeness and over 700 voice lines to Alice Cooper's Nightmare Castle, a pinball machine released in 2018 by Spooky Pinball that also features ten songs performed by Cooper. Being woken up by a band willing to play that particular brand of psychedelic rock at seven in the morning impressed Zappa enough for him to sign them to a three-album deal. Alice Cooper's manager, Shep Gordon, also received an award. [38], With a string of successful concept albums and several hit singles, the band continued their grueling schedule and toured the United States again. His tour for Special Forces marked Cooper's last time on the road for nearly five years; it was not until 1986, for Constrictor, that he toured again. [111] In October, Cooper released the live album and video Raise the Dead: Live from Wacken, which was recorded at Germany's Wacken heavy metal festival the previous year. 27 mentions J’aime. Known as Dash, Dashiell Cooper is the American shock rock singer Alice Cooper‘s son, whom he had with his wife Sheryl Goddard.Born on 3rd June 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona, Dashiell aka Dash is the couple’s only son together. Alice Cooper, born Vincent Damon Furnier, was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up there and in Phoenix, Arizona. Miss Christine (real name Christine Frka), who had recommended Zappa to the group, died on November 5, 1972, of an overdose. "Far surpassing anything Cooper [has] recorded in almost 20 years, The Last Temptation is unquestionably some of his best work." "[125] A 2014 article on Alice Cooper in The Guardian mentioned Arthur Brown and his flaming helmet, "British rock always was more theatrical than its US counterpart. Continued attempts by politicians and pressure groups to ban their shocking act only served to fuel the myth of Alice Cooper further and generate even greater public interest. [154] On February 18, 2012, the Coyotes gave away his bobblehead in a promotion for the first 10,000 fans for a game with the Dallas Stars. "Elected", a late-1972 Top 10 UK hit from the album, which inspired one of the first MTV-style story-line promo videos ever made for a song (three years before Queen's promotional video for "Bohemian Rhapsody"), was followed by two more UK Top 10 singles, "Hello Hooray" and "No More Mr. Nice Guy", the latter of which was the last UK single from the album; it reached No. [101], On June 9, 2011, Cooper was awarded the Kerrang! [66] Concurrent with the release of The Last Temptation was a three-part comic book series written by Neil Gaiman, fleshing out the album's story. Cooper (born Vincent Furnier) has been holed up in Arizona with his family, including his wife and two daughters. [112], In 2015, Cooper premiered Hollywood Vampires, a supergroup featuring Johnny Depp and Joe Perry with a new studio album of rock covers, featuring many guest artists including Paul McCartney, and live dates at L.A.'s Roxy Theatre and at Brazil's Rock in Rio festival in September. Select from premium Alice Cooper Family of the highest quality. starring Bette Davis. 2 on the US charts and sold over a million copies. Yes, but also perfect in a campy, dramatic and evil "Billion Dollar Babies" kind of way. Cooper's first album, Pretties for You (released in 1969), was eclectic and featured an experimental presentation of their songs in a psychedelic context. "Poison," the smash single from the album, featured the backing vocals of Bon Jovi. "[65], In 1994, Cooper released The Last Temptation, his first concept album since DaDa. 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