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Glen Buxton

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Glen Buxton (10 November 194719 October 1997) was a guitarist for Alice Cooper. He was born on November 10, 1947 in Akron, Ohio. He was known throughout his career as the Blonde Bomber.

He made his debut from joining 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 the Nazz.

Buxton was the co-writer of such rock n' roll classics as "School's Out," "I'm Eighteen," and "Elected," and played lead guitar on seven albums by the Alice Cooper group including the chart-topping "Billion Dollar Babies."

Buxton died of complications from pneumonia on Sunday, October 19, 1997 at a hospital in Clarion, Iowa.