Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! by Dennis Dunaway

Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! by Dennis Dunaway

A hair-raising backstage memoir of the Alice Cooper band, from the bassist and co-songwriter, co-written by the journalist who first covered the band for Rolling Stone.

Before the world heard of KIS, the New York Dolls, Marilyn Manson, or Ozzy Osbourne, there was Alice Cooper, the original shock-rock band. -Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

As teenagers in Phoenix, Dennis Dunaway, bassist and co-songwriter for the Alice Cooper group, and lead singer Vince Furnier (who would later change his name to Alice Cooper) formed a hard-knuckles band that played prisons, cowboy bars, and teens clubs. Their wild, impossible journey took them from Hollywood to the ferocious Detroit music scene, and along the way they discovered the utterly original performance style and look that would make them the stuff of legend.

Speaking out for the first time about his adventures in the Alice Cooper group, Dunaway reveals a band that was obsessed with topping themselves, with their increasingly outlandish shows and ever-blackening reputation. Dunaway takes readers into back rooms, behind brainstorming sessions, and into the most exclusive parties of the 1970s, revealing the talent, drama, and characters that drove two teenagers to create what would become America's highest-grossing act.

From struggling for recognition to topping the charts with a string of hits including I'm Eighteen, School's Out, and No More Mr. Nice Guy, the Alice Cooper group was entertaining, outrageous, and one of a kind.
Snakes Guillotines Electric Chairs is a riveting account of the band's creation in the '60s, their strange glory in the '70s, and the legendary characters they met along the way.

Dunaway, Dennis: - Dennis Dunaway was the bass player, songwriter, and theatrical conceptionalist of Alice Cooper and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. Their hit single School's Out was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015. Dennis continues writing songs, recording, and playing live concerts with Blue Coupe. Dennis lives with his wife, Cindy, in Connecticut. They have two daughters, Renee and Chelsea.

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ISBN 13	9781250048080
ISBN 10	1250048087
Title	Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs!
Author	Dennis Dunaway
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	St Martin's Press
Year published	2015-06-09
Number of pages	304
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