Glen Edward Buxton (November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was an American guitarist who played lead guitar for the rock band Alice Cooper. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 90 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". [1]

One such non-conformist was Glen Buxton, the lead guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. His life—brimming with high-voltage performances, intoxicating creativity, and a relentless battle with addiction—reads like a melancholy ballad.

Glen E. Buxton, 49, of Clarion, died Sunday, October 19, 1997 at North Iowa Mercy Medical Center in Mason City. Buxton was well known in rock music circles as lead guitar for Alice Cooper. Buxton was born November 10, 1947 at Akron, Ohio, the son of Thomas J. and Geraldine E. Carlson Buxton.

Glen Edward Buxton (November 10, 1947 – October 19, 1997) was an American musician, and guitarist for the original Alice Cooper band. In 2003, Rolling Stone ranked Buxton number 90 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.In 2011, he was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Alice Cooper band.

1997年11月3日 · Glen Buxton, guitarist: born Akron, Ohio 17 June 1947; died Clarion, Iowa 18 October 1997. Striking, outrageous frontmen often obscure the contribution other musicians make to a particular band.

The classic Alice Cooper group line-up consisted of Furnier, lead guitarist Glen Buxton, rhythm guitarist Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway and drummer Neal Smith – all former members of the Spiders.

Nov. 10, 1947: Glen Buxton born Akron, Ohio. 1947-1960 – Glen and his family lived on Davies Avenue in Akron, Ohio. Glen has an older brother, Ken, and a younger sister, Janice.

2024年11月10日 · Glen Buxton passed away from complications of pneumonia on October 19, 1997, in Clarion, Iowa, at the age of 49. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Alice Cooper in 2011.

2023年10月19日 · Glen Buxton, the enigmatic guitarist of the Alice Cooper Group, was a pivotal figure in the world of rock music during the 1970s. Born on November 10, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, Buxton's contributions to the band's unique sound and stage presence played an integral role in shaping the shock rock genre and cementing Alice Cooper as a legendary act.

Time flies and as incredible as it may seem, it was over ten years ago that Glen Buxton died prematurely. Struck by pneumonia complications, a monument of rock faded away in his 50th year on the 19th October 1997 at Clarion Hospital, Iowa.