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Alice Cooper, also known as the Alice Cooper Group or the Alice Cooper Band, was an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1968.The band consisted of lead singer Vincent Furnier (who adopted the stage name Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar), and Neal Smith (drums).
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) [1] is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, [2] Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". [3]
Alice Cooper came into being in the late ’60s, when Vincent Furnier took the name of the band he was fronting and transformed into the “shock rocker” who brought theatrics into the world of ...
Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.
Dame Beatrix Lyall, née Rostron, and her husband George Lyall, B.A., Conservative Party politician and social activist, and her husband (né George Henry Hudson Pile), a solicitor; he changed his surname by deed poll in 1914 to "Lyall", his mother's maiden name, and his wife followed suit.
Born as Geswanouth Slahoot in North Vancouver, [2] his English name was originally Dan Slaholt. The surname was changed to George when he entered a residential school at age 5. [ 2 ] He worked at a number of different jobs, including as a longshoreman , construction worker, and school bus driver, [ 3 ] and was band chief of the Tsleil-Waututh ...
Narrated by Furnier himself, he claims to have had an all American childhood, describing himself to have been the perfect 1950s kids who did not lie, cheat or swear and attended church two times a week. Furnier was and continues to be very in touch with God, his father was a pastor, which enabled him to grow up with a strong moral compass.
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit by Fox and Gimbel, Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972, but it did not chart.