The Hollywood Vampires Explained

The Hollywood Vampires
Founder:Alice Cooper
Type:Drinking club
Headquarters:Rainbow Bar and Grill
Location:West Hollywood, California
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Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Alice Cooper
Leader Title2:Vice president
Leader Name2:Keith Moon
Leader Title3:Treasurer
Leader Name3:Bob Brown
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The Hollywood Vampires was a celebrity drinking club formed by Alice Cooper in the 1970s. The hazing to get into the club was to outdrink all the members.[1] According to Cooper in the documentary Prime Cuts: "The Speakeasy and Tramps were the place to be in London. There was a little loft at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in LA (W. Hollywood), they only had that for the club."[2]

Members

Cooper listed himself, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr, Micky Dolenz and Harry Nilsson as the club's principal members: "It was that crowd, every night those same people. Every once in a while John Lennon would come into town or Keith Emerson and they would be honorable members of the night. They still have a plaque there at the Rainbow, where it says 'The Lair of the Hollywood Vampires'."[2]

Although Brian Wilson and Iggy Pop often fraternized with members of the club, it remains unclear if they were formally inducted.

Additional members

Supergroup

See main article: Hollywood Vampires (band).

In 2015, Cooper formed a supergroup named after the club with Johnny Depp and Joe Perry. They released their debut studio album, Hollywood Vampires, on September 11.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sellers, Robert. An A-Z of Hellraisers: A Comprehensive Compendium of Outrageous Insobriety . 20 May 2010 . 126–127. Random House . 9781409051008 .
  2. Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts
  3. Web site: ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, DAVE GROHL, BRIAN JOHNSON, SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, SLASH Appear On HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Debut. Blabbermouth.net. 5 August 2015 . 5 August 2015.