The Hollywood Vampires

The Hollywood Vampires was a group of famous male rock stars in the 1970s. The hazing to get into the club was to outdrink all the members.^[1]

In one interview, Alice Cooper lists members including Bernie Taupin, Harry Nilsson, Micky Dolenz, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Keith Moon.^[2]

One photograph from an Alice Cooper: Prime Cuts documentary includes: Micky Dolenz, Keith Moon, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper, and Jack Cruz.

Alice Cooper from Alice Cooper: 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: the club was myself, Keith Moon, Ringo, Micky Dolenz, Harry Nilsson, 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.'

Supergroup

In 2015, The Hollywood Vampires was announced as a band, a supergroup formed by Alice Cooper, Johnny Depp and Joe Perry. Their debut performance will be held at Rock in Rio Festival in Brazil, in September 2015. According to the organization of the festival, The Hollywood Vampires will release an album soon, as a tribute to the original group formed during the 70's.^[3] The album will feature guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Brian Johnson, Dave Grohl, Zak Starkey, among others, and will be composed mainly of covers from the 70's with the exception of a new track written by Cooper titled "All My Dead Drunk Friends".^[4]

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