Studio 411 - Dennis Dunaway & Cindy Smith Dunaway

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dennis Dunaway, Bassist & Founding Member of the Alice Cooper Group and Wife, Cindy Smith Dunaway, costume designer for the band during that time, join host, Larry Dasilva for the hour, discussing Dennis' memoir, "Snakes!, Guillotines!, Electric Chairs!: My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Group

[@jonesy2111]

The original Alice Cooper band are one of the greatest bands of all time...KILLER

[@daseguin]

Favorite American band, for sure.

[@knorkstea606]

@@daseguin love it to death, killer, billion dollar babies and muscle of love are some of the greatest albums of all time

[@daseguin]

@@knorkstea606 School's Out is my fave.

[@robertmurphy4569]

Dennis D. played some intense bass lines thru the years ! Yeah,Yeah,Yeah ,Yeah !

[@kevinsturges6957]

Instead of a thumbs up I wish I could give this five stars.

[@jeffsnyder3161]

Dennis looks great. One of the finest Rock Bassists truly.

[@MyXxx77]

Dennis Dunaway is the epitome of rock star class. Too bad more aren't like him.

[@DivineFellowship]

My friends and I saw them in Minneapolis around 1973. Big indoor stadium. We were behind the stage as they came into the arena, walking as a group up a sloping tunnel. As they appeared beneath us (so exciting!) in the dim light we called out their names, reaching down to them. It was Glenn and Neal who reached up and touched our hands. The other three ignored us. Dennis and Neal were the nice guys in the band who appreciated the fans. It felt amazing at the time to actually touch the hands of Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith. Neal was very tall and he could easily reach up to us.

[@edwarddecarlo9308]

I agree 💯

[@nicmart]

Rock star class? 🤣

[@daseguin]

One of the greatest bassists in rock.

[@nicmart]

@@daseguin How is that determined?

[@gogoyubari366]

I'm reading his book right now. Go buy it, it's great reading.

[@845callaway]

Dennis always gets a thumbs up from me...

[@WaterWorld1]

Alice Cooper was a band, not a person. Dunaway was part of that great band. Respect!

[@dw7704]

Well it was both a band and a person

[@bcmcboot]

duh

[@davidclancy5374]

Wow where did time go. I remember buying Love It To Death on 8 track. Every song was great no fillers. I remember smoking joints listening to Black Juju on the back roads at night. At the time the band lived at the farm in Pontiac Michigan. My friends lived close to the band off Brown rd. They could hear them jamming. A few got to meet them. By the time I found out they lived there the band moved east. Killer was released soon after. Another great album I bought it as soon as it was on the shelf .Way cool cover colorful pure rock. The original Alice Cooper group was the best. Every album was awesome. I remember when the hit song Schools Out hit the airwaves It was instant hit . Great music memories for life .Dennis Dunaway was one of the best bass players on the planet. Halo Of Flies was him at his best. I thank all members of the band giving me great music in my youth. I still listen to them today.

[@tommyaddison6539]

Thanks for sharing this!

[@MichaelDBauer]

Fantastic book. Dennis is a gentleman. It was written without animus. If you are fan of the original group you will love it.

[@jesusperez-jessyjamz]

The bass intro to Gutter Cats vs The Jets is awesome

[@rickyhiemstra9993]

SCHOOL'S OUT 1 OF MY FAV. A.C. ALBUMS😍 ÀLWAYS REMEMBER THE COOP.👀👍🏻

[@markcastillo2757]

long live the original Cooper band. Still waiting for a proper reunion tour in 2021

[@kbean63]

great bassist, Dennis had a big influence on my playing over the years.

[@DivineFellowship]

If you played an AC song without the PARTICULAR bass part that Dennis composed, it did not sound the same and lacked the dynamics and excitement.

[@stevekosak8624]

Pound for pound the original Alice Cooper band is I'm my house mentioned With zeppelin.sabbath in the same sentence all day long on the turntable all day long!!!!! Love love that amazing Band!👽😈

[@robcourtney6154]

Dennis seams like a very nice guy.

[@martinchavez3572]

Alice Cooper Group is the band that changed how Rock and Roll was performed. The Goth Movement started from Alice Cooper. And Cindy Smith Dunaway and her talent of costume designs took it to another level. Seamstress for the Band

[@cynthialinski217]

Those Smith Kids are the most excellent

[@honor824]

One of my top 5 bass players & it’s only bass players that appreciate other bass players lol. Been listening to them since grade school.

[@craigpage381]

Me and my friends went to see billion dollar babys at san diego sports arena. Only cooper show for.me What a blast. Festival seating. Started way in the back on the floor and ended way inl the front by the camera pit directly in front of the stage. Talk about MOSH. MY FRIENDS LEFT ME AT THE ARENA.so i stuck my thumb out and two girls and their DAD (get that) picked me up and gave me a ride to my house. They came in for a beer and theyre old man fired up a doob. We blazed it and said goodbye. Never so happy to be left behind. Good ass memory. And a kick ass show. Thanks coops! Ill never forget. And thanks to ROSS GERMANO. for the ride to the show....

[@tmont007]

I have and read this book. it's very cool. highly recommend.

[@gmoney9068]

I just finished it. A great read for any fan of the original Alice Cooper band!

[@RobScenity]

the Alice Cooper Group did more to change the face of music than any other group.

[@dannyhood8857]

Alice Cooper is probably responsible for Kiss.

[@pattoninplaid5272]

A fine interview. Still my favorite band.

[@gregoryplunkett6888]

Dennis is a great bass player. One of the best ever. So underated one of my fave's. To all cooper band fans watch Great to see u again Alice Cooper from 1973. Cool movie

[@markhorton3041]

Gregory Plunkett Heck Yea man!! Just got mine two weeks ago.

[@kirbygene]

If you remove all the songs and-- just as importantly-- the arrangements of all those songs with the original line-up Alice Cooper the solo artist would be an also-ran. Sure-- he had a few hits, but everyone comes to the show for pre-1976 songs. Dennis Dunaway's basslines on Billion Dollar Babies were clear, melodic, and creative.

[@kimsullivan5576]

I adore his fabulous bass in No More Mr. Nice Guy.

[@845callaway]

Thanks to Dennis for giving some love to rather recently departed Keith Emerson...Keith will always be in our hearts!

[@WaterWorld1]

Love ELP too as well as the original Alice band.

[@rickyhiemstra9993]

ELP AT MSG IN NY I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS ÀT CHRISTMAS TIME, 73-74. WAS MY 1'ST CONCERT. C.PÀLMER HAD THIS HUGÉ CONG!! IT WAS AGREAT SHOW BY AGREAT BAND! 50 YRS. AGO WOW!😱TIME FLY'S🚀🧒-🥸

[@rickyhiemstra9993]

THE ALICE COOPER BAND. WILL ALWAYS BE MY ☝️BAND!!😱

[@markbirchette8740]

Dennis, I love the new Album PARANORMAL with the original members. I wish you are able to do a full Album together in the future. The 2 songs with all of you is flawless. A fan in Utah.

[@007nadineL]

Great free video. Thank you. 😉😂😉😉😄😂😉😄😋😉😄😋😙😄😋😙😄😙😋😄😋😙😄😋😙😄😙😋😄😉😂😃😃😉😁😉😃😁😁😃😉😉😃😁😉😃😂😉😂😃😉😋😃😙😋😄😉😃😋😂😉😂😉😃😋😉😃😉😄

[@nicmart]

I was thrilled when I found the 1972 RS cover story while I was visiting in London. I carried a record player and a slew of records in 4 countries, including Killer. Unfortunately there was no AC tour of the UK at that time, but I did see Faces, T Rex, and the MC5. I didn't see AC until the next year in the US.

[@treymerrill6993]

I am in the middle of the audible of this book and it’s incredible…..such details. Thanks for having both Dennis and Cindy on your show. I haven’t gotten to the end of the book yet so I didn’t realize that they were still together and I think that’s awesome. The best part of the audible book is that Dennis narrates it himself. They were a great live band. Congrats!

[@johnweyers2685]

One of my favorite bass players ever. Jazzy and slinky, and along with Neal Smith, the greatest rhythm section ever. 😎

[@rhivideo]

I want to buy that bass a drink... and maybe play a few scales on it. DD you are a inspirational maverick. Thanks for the bass!

[@spambott1]

What an enjoyable couple! Great fun listening to them sharing their memories.

[@pnadell9231]

Such a great interview … kudos to Larry DaSilva !

[@jamesbillington5769]

What a cool dude….Thank you for the soundtrack of my life!

[@myradici]

2 thumbs up, Larry! You are the best!

[@shirtshine73blitz]

Love ya Dennis! You are the reason I took up the bass!

[@jeffreyoldham55]

Fantastic interview! Of all the rock bio's I've read, (and I've read them all) this is, by far, one of the very best. An absolute must read!

[@timmothymonaghan5236]

DENNIS THE SPACE MAN ON BASS MY HERO GOTTA GET THE BOOK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cynthialinski217]

Cindy Smith and Neil Smith are some of the coolest Smith kids in the StAtes

[@chrishellams1755]

great bass player listen to somebody those B lines

[@thomasdudley4558]

I can relate I got to meet Mike he autographed my spiders single but I would love to meet the man dunnaway

[@damienthorne861]

He was such a badass bass player. I love his work

[@edwarddecarlo9308]

Great guy my son got to hold one of his bases using a band now he wants to make a career out of music my family and I are known as the Cooper freaks ☮️🎼🎶💜😊

[@misfit2022]

Love it to death - the Alice Cooper Band. Neal Smith put the heavy into heavy rock and Dennis locked in with him to make a great rhythm section. Alice didn’t go solo until Welcome to my Nightmare.

[@tommyaddison6539]

Dennis is the man!! RIP GB

[@ManuelGarcia-px6nw]

I grew up with the Wallace & Ladmo Show too!

[@theart8039]

When I was 12 DD was my hero

[@philouze1815]

Dennis rules.

[@thomasdudley4558]

I understand that den vinnie John Speer and the 1st 2nd spider guitarist were all Letterman runners

[@cindydunaway1583]

You are correct!

[@brucefranklin6295]

@@cindydunaway1583 I read the book and learned a lot about the band that I have loved since 1972.Dennis did a great job recounting the history and it sounded like you were an important part of helping to create the image.It's beautiful that the two of you are still together after all of these years.You look really great!Actually both of you look much younger than your years.

[@Nigel-ry1po]

Nigel in Canada🇨🇦 Michael Bruce and Dennis Dunnaway made the 'core'

[@SHUB281]

Dennis is great. The guy behind the desk, not so much

[@Wolfwolveswolf]

ALICE COOPER GROUP

[@Ambassador055]

I’m Surprised that Michael Bruce was barely mentioned in this interview. ?????

[@h2ofield]

Gawd, what bush-league camera work! Try 'zoom in, focus, then pull out' ..Geez!

[@rickkartisable]

h2ofield ... Agreed! WTHell?! Host is talking about a photo up on that teenie monitor...and the image changes...mid-discussion! And the Host blew Dennis off Totally when Dennis MADE IT A POINT to mention that THAT "Lp has the original dust cover!!!!" (F-YOU, Dennis. Ain't gonna show it, b*tch!!)

[@cindydunaway1583]

@@rickkartisable don't be too hard on the camera people....usually people don't bring props and visual aids, this was new for them.

[@dw7704]

They should have enlarged the pictures

[@Explorer766]

When Welcome To My Nightmare came out I was like wtf?? Where’s the band?! The follow up Goes to hell sucked and it’s been downhill ever since. Alice Cooper blew it and lost his musical soul when he shut these guys out.

[@michaelchester5379]

I know but overtime its become a classic.

[@michaelchester5379]

I would like to know how to get the full length movie " GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN ALICE COOPER" . I saw it in the mid 70's at theatre in Eugene Or. Any ideas?

[@jazzpunk]

Amazon has it ($12). Bought this when it was released on DVD. The footage? Not so good, IMO. Not enough band shots, the xamera guy is too far away, etc.

[@michaelchester5379]

" gracias "Heir Director"😜

[@jazzpunk]

@@michaelchester5379 My recollection of it from a '70s midnight show...greatest concert film ever. Years later, with a cleaner head? A little disappointing. :-O

[@michaelchester5379]

@@jazzpunk i can understand that but i was 16 wore 6 inch platforms and wanted to be Glen Buxton, white sg custom , gold hardware ...much later i realized his propensity to play lousy live sometimes. Bob Ezrin help fix that for the studio lps.

[@jazzpunk]

@@michaelchester5379 They also used Dick Wagner, Steve Hunter, & Mick Mashbir to help out. Check this out...GB's SG found & rebuilt- kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4LPemmnl6mabs0

[@phillyman5000]

As if this interviewer even listens to Alice Cooper or even has any of their recordings!! LMAO

[@larsdahl6594]

"Her brother _was_ Neal Smith..." Did he die and I didn't hear about it?

[@pennyscottwarner]

As far as I know....still alive and kicking

[@cindydunaway1583]

Neal is alive & well and records under the band name “Killsmith” check it out at nealsmith.com

[@maxkaffeine4225]

The host would better serve the show by not trying to be funny or clever.