LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 4, 2020…HE’S BEEN CALLED THE “GODFATHER OF SHOCK ROCK”. ALICE COOPER’S STAGE SHOW HAS FEATURED FAKE BLOOD, CORPSES, AND DEADLY SNAKES ! HIS CONCERTS HAVE CONCLUDED WITH HIS ‘EXECUTION’ BY VARIOUS MEANS, INCLUDING ELECTRIC CHAIR, GALLOWS, AND GUILLOTINE. COOPER CAME INTO PROMINENCE WHEN WARNER BROTHERS SIGNED ALICE COOPER, THE BAND, TO A RECORDING CONTRACT. OVER THE COURSE OF HIS CAREER HE’S HAD 11 ALBUMS IN THE TOP 100 ALBUM CHARTS. COOPER AND MEMBERS OF HIS OLD BAND WERE INDUCTED INTO THE R&RHOF IN 2011. HAPPY 72ND BIRTHDAY TO THE GREAT ALICE COOPER. HERE’S “THE COOP” FROM 1972.