Alice Cooper

Both a band (1968-1975) and a solo artist (1975-present). The band Alice Cooper formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1964 (initially as the Earwigs) with Vincent Furnier (vocals), Glen Buxton (guitar), Michael Bruce (guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass), and Neal Smith (drums). Furnier eventually adopted the name Alice Cooper as his own.

The band's commercial peak ran from Killer (1971) through Billion Dollar Babies (1973), produced by Bob Ezrin. Furnier launched his solo career with Welcome to My Nightmare (1975) and continued with theatrical hard-rock releases — From the Inside (1978), Trash (1989), The Last Temptation (1994), and Brutal Planet (2000). Theatrical staging — guillotines, snakes, electric chairs — remains his trademark. Alice Cooper (the band) was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.