From one rock and roll legend to another! Chuck Berry may have popularized rock and roll, but Alice Cooper's influence on performance and stadium rock can't be overestimated. The genre he more-or-less invented went on to be called 'shock rock,' but when Cooper started doing it, it didn't even have a name. All his audiences knew was that they'd never seen anything like him before. Loud, outspoken and a little terrifying, Cooper has never been dull for a moment in his life.
Cooper and his band (who are confusingly also called 'Alice Cooper') have been recording and releasing music since the 1960s, and have now published 27 in total. He'll probably never top the success of 'School's Out,' or 'Poison,' but if he ever decided to give music up, he could probably take up professional golf. He hosts an annual tournament, and plays off no handicap.