Former Guitarist for the band called Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, was born on this day, November 10, in 1947. What a shame that Glen isn’t alive to see the entire original band (not just Alice, thank God) inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame later this year.
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That’ll Be The Day
On This Date, October 23rd in 1972: Filming began for the British film That’ll Be the Day, a coming-of-age story set in the late 50s / early 60s starring David Essex (of “Rock On” fame) and Ringo Starr, with Keith Moon in a memorable, drum-playing cameo. That’ll Be the Day is a fairly bleak look at life in post-war Britain and, more importantly, the central character, Jim (David Essex) isn’t a very nice guy.
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David Bowie Tours With Ziggy Stardust
Photo By Mick Rock
On This Date in 1972: David Bowie kicked off his first North American tour – in support of the concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – at the Music Hall in Cleveland, Ohio.
How The West Was Won
On This Date in 2003: Led Zeppelin reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time in 24 years with the triple live album How the West Was Won, which contained performances from their 1972 U.S. tour, and spent one week on top of the album chart.
Happy Birthday Michael Bruce of Alice Cooper!
Alice Cooper the Band at the London Zoo, January 1972: Neal, Vince, Michael, Dennis & Glen
Michael Bruce, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the band called Alice Cooper was born on this day, March 16th, in 1948. Happy Birthday, Michael!