Neal Smith (born September 23, 1947 in Akron, Ohio) was the drummer for the rock group Alice Cooper from 1969 to 1974. He performed on the group's early albums Pretties For You and Easy Action, the breakout album Love It to Death and the subsequent successful albums Killer, School's Out (album), and Billion Dollar Babies. His last album with Alice Cooper was Muscle of Love. September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Nickname: The Rubber Capital of the World Location within the state of Ohio Country United States State Ohio County Summit Founded 1825 Incorporated 1835 (village) - 1865 (city)  - Mayor Don Plusquellic (D) Area    - City  62. ... Rock band (or rock group) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ... Pretties for You was the first album by Alice Cooper. ... Easy Action is a 1970 album by Alice Cooper. ... It has been suggested that Im Eighteen be merged into this article or section. ... Killer is the 1971 album by Alice Cooper. ... Schools Out is an album released by Alice Cooper in 1972. ... Billion Dollar Babies is an album by American Hard rock band Alice Cooper, (released in 1973). ... Muscle of Love is an album by Alice Cooper, released in 1973. ...

It has been stated by Alice Cooper and Bob Ezrin, producer of the band, that Smith would frequently call the drummer of The Who, Keith Moon, and ask him how many drums he had. It was a priority of Smith's to always have one more drum than Moon.^{[citation needed]}

Smith has been selling real estate in New England since the early 1980s. He is also still active in music, and has performed with Alice Cooper during a show in 1998. He is also currently the drummer/percussionist and songwriter for Bouchard, Dunaway & Smith (BSD) which is comprised of Smith, former Blue Öyster Cult bassist, Joe Bouchard, and original Alice Cooper Group bassist, Dennis Dunaway. The band has co-written songs with Ian Hunter Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Joe Bouchard joined in the band-that-would-become BÖC as a bassist in the summer of 1970, although he had already been jamming and performing occasionally with the band for a few years. ... Dennis Dunaway (born December 9, 1948 in Cottage Grove, Oregon) was the bassist for Alice Cooper from 1969-1975. ... Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. ...

Neal played on Bruce Cameron's CD "Midnight Daydream" along with an all-star cast of Jack Bruce, Buddy Miles, Billy Cox, Mitch Mitchel, Harvy Dalton Arnold and Ken Hensley. Bruce Cameron was shot shortly thereafter the release of Midnight Daydream on October 16, 1999 by his girlfriend. [1] John Symon Asher Jack Bruce (born May 14, 1943) is a Scottish musician; a multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer. ... Buddy Miles is the stage name of musician (drummer and vocalist) George Miles, who was born September 5, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska. ... Billy Cox is most known for being Jimi Hendrixs bassist. ...

External link

• Neal Smith - RockNRealtor
• 2005 Rock N Roll Universe Interview