Composer
Alice Cooper
American singer (born 1948)
b. 1948
17 works in the index
- Born
- 1948
- Birthplace
- Detroit
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer and songwriter. With a career spanning six decades, he is known for his raspy singing voice and theatrical stage shows that feature numerous props and illusions. Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences.
Originating in Phoenix, Arizona in 1964, Alice Cooper was originally a band consisting of Furnier, guitarists Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. The band released seven studio albums from 1969 to 1973 and hit singles such as "I'm Eighteen", "School's Out", and "No More Mr. Nice Guy". Following their disbandment in 1975, Furnier legally changed his name to Alice Cooper and began a solo career with the concept album Welcome to My Nightmare (1975). His hit singles as a solo artist include "Only Women Bleed", "You and Me", and "Poison". Over the course of his career, Cooper has released 30 studio albums and sold over 50 million records worldwide. The original Alice Cooper band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.
Cooper has experimented with various musical styles, mainly hard rock, glam rock, heavy metal, and glam metal, as well as new wave, art rock, and industrial rock. He helped shape the sound and look of heavy metal, and he has been described as the artist who "first introduced horror imagery to rock'n'roll, and whose stagecraft and showmanship have permanently transformed the genre". Cooper is also known for his wit offstage, with The Rolling Stone Album Guide calling him the world's most "beloved heavy metal entertainer". His philanthropic work includes his Solid Rock Foundation, which provides free music, art, and vocational programs for at-risk youth in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- vocalist; rock musician; composer; singer
- Education
- Cortez High School; Glendale Community College
- Recorded memberships
- Alice Cooper
- Genres
- rock music; hard rock; heavy metal music; shock rock; glam rock; traditional heavy metal; garage rock; glam metal; classic rock
- Awards
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; honorary doctorate; Heritage Award; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Official website
- http://www.alicecooper.com
- Birth name
- Vincent Damon Furnier
- Pseudonym
- Alice Cooper
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 68912047
- ISNI
- 0000000368591874
- GND ID
- 119323737
- Library of Congress ID
- n84161549
- MusicBrainz ID
- ee58c59f-8e7f-4430-b8ca-236c4d3745ae
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal, Voice
- Genres represented
- Rock, pop, R&B
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 17
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School's Out | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | Rock, pop | 26 |
| No More Mr. Nice Guy | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Rock, pop | 19 |
| Poison | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal | Rock, pop | 14 |
| Only Women Bleed | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, pop | 13 |
| Welcome to My Nightmare | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, pop | 6 |
| Billion Dollar Babies | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, pop | 5 |
| Elected | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Rock, pop | 3 |
| I Never Cry | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock, pop | 5 |
| Feed My Frankenstein | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock, pop | 5 |
| No More Mister Nice Guy | — | — | — | Piano, Vocal | Rock, pop | 1 |
| Fire | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock, R&B | 2 |
| I'm Eighteen | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 3 |
| Under My Wheels | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 2 |
| Department Of Youth | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 0 |
| Muscle Of Love | — | — | — | Guitar | Rock | 0 |
| Desperado | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
| Is It My Body | — | — | — | Guitar | — | 1 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 68912047. Portrait: Ross Halfin, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.