I was never a big enough fan of Alice Cooper to buy an album, so I have no idea what is printed there. For some odd reason, I did know that the band was named Alice Cooper and not him, at first. Probably some late night talk show stuff or who knows. It may actually have been something that James Randi said about working with him. I do actually like the guy, a blue collar type that made it good and survived his rock star days.
I did find in his Wikipedia page this:
"Originating in
Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, "Alice Cooper" was
originally a band with roots extending back to a band called The Earwigs 1964, consisting of Furnier on vocals and
harmonica,
Glen Buxton on lead guitar, and
Dennis Dunaway on bass guitar and background vocals. By 1966,
Michael Bruce on rhythm guitar joined the three and
Neal Smith was added on drums in 1967. The five named the band 'Alice Cooper' and released their 1969
debut album with limited chart success. The band reached their commercial peak in 1973 with their sixth studio album,
Billion Dollar Babies.
[5] They broke up in 1975 and Furnier adopted the band's name as both his legal name and his stage name, beginning his solo career with the 1975
concept album Welcome to My Nightmare."
So, is Wikipedia right or wrong? Don't know...