The Hollywood Vampires
Formation1970s (1970s)
FounderAlice Cooper
TypeDrinking club
HeadquartersRainbow Bar and Grill
Location
President
Alice Cooper
Vice president
Keith Moon
Treasurer
Bob Brown
Key people

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

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Sellers, Robert (20 May 2010). An A-Z of Hellraisers: A Comprehensive Compendium of Outrageous Insobriety. Random House. pp. 126–127. ISBN 9781409051008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts[full citation needed]
  3. ^ a b Rodriguez, Robert (2010). Fab Four FAQ 2.0: The Beatles' Solo Years, 1970-1980. Backbeat Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8.
  4. ^ a b Love And Poison, An Alice Cooper Interview
  5. ^ "ALICE COOPER, JOHNNY DEPP, DAVE GROHL, BRIAN JOHNSON, SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, SLASH Appear On HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES Debut". Blabbermouth.net. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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