Alice Cooper

Note: This page is for the band 'Alice Cooper'. Post-1974 solo releases and writing credits by the individual artist 'Alice Cooper' should be entered under 'Alice Cooper (2)', as should all pre-1974 individual credits for 'Alice Cooper' on the band's releases.
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Founded as "The Earwigs" in the spring of 1964, the group featured Nazz.

Lead singer Furnier took on the identity of Alice Cooper onstage and the band went on to become one of the most popular rock bands of the early seventies.  Their overblown stage presence basically created shock rock and was hugely influential on the rock scene that followed.

The band split in 1974, initially taking a hiatus with several working on solo projects. Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper in 1975, and launched a successful solo career.  Bruce, Dunaway and Smith went on to form Billion Dollar Babies, named after the most popular Alice Cooper album.