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STEVE EMBER: Years later, lead singer Vincent Furnier had his name legally changed to Alice Cooper. He became an equally successful solo artist after the band broke up. “Welcome to My Nightmare” was his first solo album in nineteen seventy-five. “Only Women Bleed” was his first solo hit.
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FAITH LAPIDUS: Louisiana native Dr. John also gives unusual stage performances. He is popular for his carnival-like Mardi Gras costumes and performances. Many of them include ceremonies involving a special kind of magic or witchcraft known as voodoo. Dr. John began his music career in the nineteen fifties. He combines several different kinds of music, including blues, pop, rock, folk and a special music of Louisiana called Zydeco.
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Dr. John, right, is presented his trophy by John Legend at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony
STEVE EMBER: Dr. John was born Malcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. in nineteen forty-one. He learned to play piano and guitar as a child. He was a popular club musician by the time he was seventeen.
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Dr. John’s first album, “Gris Gris,” was released in nineteen sixty-eight. Many critics say it is still his best. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it in the top third of its Five Hundred Greatest Albums of All Time.
FAITH LAPIDUS: Singer and songwriter Neil Diamond was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. Diamond began his professional career in nineteen sixty writing songs for other artists.
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