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Shock rocker Alice Cooper joins Johnnie to talk about his wild times in the 1970s.

The legend that is Alice Cooper joins Johnnie midway through his American tour to talk about his rise to stardom in the 70s.

During the late 60s, he toured as The Alice Cooper band, and, after a particularly bad gig at a Los Angeles club, ended up playing to ten people. However, in a strange twist of events, because of that gig, the band somehow ended up auditioning for Frank Zappa鈥檚 label Straight records. They arrived at 7am instead of 7pm and Zappa signed them on the spot.

Throughout the early 70s they released hit albums such as School鈥檚 Out and Billion Dollar Babies before the group disbanded in 1975 and Alice went solo. You'll hear his breakout hit I'm Eighteen as well as one of his favourite Paul McCartney tunes.

Elsewhere on the show, Johnnie's Jukebox reaches the heady heights of number 513. There are stories from This Week in Music courtesy of the 大象传媒 Archives, plus Johnnie's got another BTO - Better Than (the) Original - as chosen by you.

Get in touch for a future show on walker@bbc.co.uk.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 10 Sep 2023 15:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Quiet Riot

    Cum On Feel The Noize

    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.

  • Sunny

    Doctor's Orders

    • (Single).
    • CBS.
    • 5.

  • Johnny Bristol

    Hang On In There Baby

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Patti Smith Group

    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Natalie Cole

    This Will Be

    • Women In Love (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • John Lennon

    Imagine

    • John Lennon - Lennon Legend.
    • Parlophone.

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

    • Imagination.
    • Buddah Records.

  • Flamin鈥� Groovies

    Shake Some Action

    • Polygram TV.

  • Jimmy Buffett

    Margaritaville

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Rod Stewart

    Maggie May

    • The Best Of Rod Stewart.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Osmonds

    Love Me For A Reason

    • The Very Best Of The Osmonds.
    • Polydor.

  • Showaddywaddy

    When

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • The White Stripes

    Jolene

    • Hello Operator.
    • Third Man Records/Legacy.
    • 2.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Travelin' Band

  • The Sugarhill Gang

    Rapper's Delight

    • Global Television.

  • Alice Cooper

    I'm Eighteen

  • Alice Cooper

    No More Mr Nice Guy

    • Millennium Classic Rock Party (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Paul McCartney

    Maybe I'm Amazed

    • Parlophone.

  • Eric Clapton

    I Shot The Sheriff

    • Hits Of The World 1974-1975 (Various Artists).
    • Polyphon.

  • Led Zeppelin

    The Hook (All My Love)

  • Dave Edmunds

    Baby I Love You

  • Carpenters

    We've Only Just Begun

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

Broadcast

  • Sun 10 Sep 2023 15:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2