Alice Cooper has been playing theatrical rock for over five decades. With a world tour and syndicated radio show, it still ...

Sometimes, a little bit of extra lore can be what transforms a rock musician into a bona fide rock star, and the myth around how Alice Cooper got his stage name is certainly no exception.

But Cooper and his band, which was originally called Alice Cooper before frontman Vincent Furnier took the name for himself, made some of the best, no-nonsense records of the early ‘70s.

Shock rock icon Alice Cooper paved the way for generations of bands who thrived on controversy, but no one did it quite like ...