Glen Buxton

Glen Buxton (10 November 1947 – 19 October 1997) was a US musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper group. He was born in Akron, Ohio. He was known throughout his career as the "Blonde Bomber".

He made his debut in a high school band called The Earwigs. They were very popular, and they changed their name to The Spiders. Later, he went on to join a group called The Nazz.

Buxton was the co-writer of such rock n' roll classics as "School's Out," "I'm Eighteen," and "Elected," and is credited as lead guitarist on seven albums by the Alice Cooper group including the chart-topping "Billion Dollar Babies." In actuality, Buxton played very little on the band's albums subsequent to "School's Out". His escalating alcohol and drug use had taken its toll on his musical ability, and by the time of the supporting tour for "Billion Dollar Babies" his amplifier was turned down onstage and the group utilized a hidden guitarist for most of the lead guitar work.

He lived for a time on a farm near Clarion, Iowa performing with local artists. Buxton died of complications from pneumonia on Sunday, October 19, 1997 at a hospital in Mason City, Iowa.

See Also

• Rolling Stone's List of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time