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The official website of alice cooper providing recent news, tour dates, music, history, and other ways for fans to interact. Bob greene was the author of the book billion dollar baby, one of the. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band hardcover 1974 by bob greene author. Journalist bob greene spent several weeks on the road with the band during the muscle of love christmas tour in 1973. Jun 26, 2017 some of those songs hold up beautifully, especially the teen anthem schools out. To his dismay, green wound up chronicling the beginning of the bands breakup. Alice cooper billion dollar babies rock memorabilia baby pillow cover pillowcase. In februari 1973 billion dollar babies werd wereldwijd uitgebracht en werd. What does alice coopers song billion dollar babies mean. Greene was known to participate with his writing subjects. Muscle of love is the first alice cooper album without bob ezrin as producer. Dennis dunaway was the original bass player in alice cooper. Billion dollar baby rubber little lady, slicker than a weasel grimy as an alley loves me like no oth. Columnist bob greene goes on the alice cooper bands muscle of love christmas tour in 1973.

Shockrock band alice cooper was one of the hottest concert draws in the world during the early 1970s. Anything alice cooper or ac band related goes here. Billion dollar babies, released in 1973, would be coopers bid to expand the bands appeal to a wider audience. It was the holiday season and each night greene, dressed as santa claus, was stomped to death by the band. Bob greene thought he was joining alice cooper for the follow up to the most successful concert tour in the history popular musicthe billion dollar babies tourwhat he got was a frontrow seat for the unraveling of the most dangerous band in the world. Alice cooper billion dollar babies lyrics genius lyrics. Bob greene billion dollar baby book post by shoesalesman. Donovan, during a postshow interview, on adding lyrics to coopers billion dollar babies. Gary james interview with dennis dunaway of alice cooper. Bob greene joined the group during their 1974 tour, intending to write and publish a book about life on the road with a supergroup. He performed on the groups early albums pretties for you and easy action, their breakout album love it to death and the subsequent successful albums killer, schools out, and billion dollar babies. Bob greene is a syndicated columnist for the chicago tribune.

People fuss about alice cooper so much and billion dollar babies is exactly why. Neal smith born september 23, 1947 is an american musician, best known as the drummer for the rock group alice cooper from 1967 to 1974. However, if you ever find it in a secondhand book store be sure to pick it up. Aug 11, 2016 spend the night with alice cooper tour. The original alice cooper was a band of five musicians. Watch the video for billion dollar babies from alice cooper s billion dollar babies for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. This book was written by chicago tribune columnist bob greene who toured with the band during billion dollar babies holiday tour of 1973. The bruce and owen families had moved to arizona from kansas. Alice cooper billion dollar babies front row youtube.

Some of those songs hold up beautifully, especially the teen anthem schools out. The album became the best selling alice cooper record at the time of its release, hit number one on the album charts in both the united states and the united kingdom, and went on to be certified platinum by the recording industry association of america. Buy a cheap copy of billion dollar baby book by bob greene. Mar 05, 2014 this book was written by chicago tribune columnist bob greene who toured with the band during billion dollar babies holiday tour of 1973. Another look at life on the road, this time with alice cooper. Ive also read many other alice cooper books over the years and ive got to say this is still the most interesting, informative and realistic book of all. The legend of shep gordon the baby used in the main gatefold photoshoot, died a. Real fly on the wall stuff, from tedious recording sessions to exhausting shows on the road, bob greene documents what it was like to be there. Nita strauss alice cooper billion dollar babies youtube. I like the drummer, the guitar riffs are all onpoint and memorable, and the subject matter in the lyrics are some of the most interesting, if controversial than any youll find.

Mar 29, 2019 billion dollar baby by bob greene, 1974, atheneum edition, hardcover in english 1st ed. A fairly young reporter, bob greene from chicago, pitched the idea of traveling with them on their christmas tour, the billion dollar babies tour, as a singer and performer he couldnt sing worth a hill of beans, but thats another story. The book that resulted is a notch better than most rock n roll reportage. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Alice cooper billion dollar babies 2002, dvd discogs. Q no doubt you read bob greenes book on the band many years ago. Greene also reads a quote from alice cooper about how much he loves america, and the interview opens and closes with the song billion dollar babies by alice. Billion dollar baby book by bob greene thriftbooks. Alice cooper billion dollar babies 2016, greenyellow. Journalist bob greene joins studs terkel to talk about his book billion dollar baby and about his experience on tour with rock and roll band alice cooper. Bob greene discusses his book billion dollar baby the. The private jet, throngs of willing groupies, money, recording studios, limos, egos out of control, envy, etc. His book topics have included politics, basketball, and rock and roll. This book was written by chicago tribune columnist bob greene who toured. Billion dollar babies is a popular 1973 single by the rock group alice cooper, taken from the album billion dollar babies.

Author bob greene described his participation in the albums recording. Muscle of love is the seventh and final studio album by rock band alice cooper, released in. A provocative young journalist chronicles his adventures on tour as a performing member of the alice cooper rockandroll band greene, bob on. Greene talks about the bands inception and their grotesque performance style, and comments on societys particularly the youths acceptance and adoration of this band despite their violent message, and the irony of that adoration. Billion dollar babies american tour promo booklet signed by alice, michael, neal.

Billion dollar babies 1973, muscle of love 1973, greatest hits 1974. His book billion dollar baby, released in november 1974, painted a less than flattering picture of the band, showing a group in total disharmony. Alice was downstairs and i was upstairs at morgan studios when he was doing billion dollar. Buy billion dollar baby by bob greene online at alibris. Greene talks about the bands inception and their grotesque performance style, and comments on societys particularly the youths acceptance and adoration of this band despite their violent message, and the irony of that. Alice cooper billion dollar babies releases discogs. Billion dollar baby by bob greene 1974 this hidden classic, first published in november 1974 when i would have been anywhere from four to eight weeks of age, is a firstperson account of life in a top rock n roll band by a newspaper reporter who was brought along to be part of the onstage show during alice cooper s.

They let him in and this is the book he wrote about it. The chicago suntimes columnist bob greene tagged along so that he could research and document his experiences in a book that would be called billion dollar baby, released in 1974. Dec, 2014 billion dollar babies live at the nec, birmingham, uk december 1989 alice cooper, reggie vincent, michael bruce. This was written at a time when the alice cooper group was getting tired of. Michael owen bruce was born to alvin and ruth owen bruce. Billion dollar babies guitar tab by alice cooper with free online tab player. The band gave him a part in the show as that of santa claus in place of richard nixon who performed in the previous tour. Michael owen bruce born march 16, 1948 is an american rock musician, best known as a member of alice cooper. The original alice cooper band released their debut album in 1969, and broke into the international music mainstream with the 1971 hit song im eighteen. Alice cooper talks billion dollar babies and donovan youtube. The inside story of the alice cooper group second edition. Books by alice cooper author of alice cooper, golf monster.

In 2011, alice cooper was officially inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. The alice cooper image, it turns out, is purest hype. It was released in july 1973, months after the album had been released. Billion dollar babies is the sixth studio album by american rock band alice cooper, released in 1973. The reader get a feel of it all thanks to a great job by the author. Billion dollar babies live at the nec, birmingham, uk december 1989 alice cooper, reggie vincent, michael bruce. Alice cooper billion dollar babies 2001, deluxe edition. The track is a duet between alice cooper and donovan, who provides the falsetto vocals. With billion dollar babies, alice cooper refined the raw grit of their earlier work in favor of a slightly more polished sound courtesy of superproducer bob ezrin, resulting in a megahit album that reached the top of the u.