Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, The Who and the Birth of the Mega Rock Tour (Book Excerpt) Girls, drugs, private planes: 40 years ago, the modern-day concert was born as three big bands hit the road ...

Alice Cooper asked not to be named in the roundup. He had a girlfriend and needed to be discreet. Led Zeppelin had already amply demonstrated their groupie prowess on earlier tours.

Catching up with the horror rock master about iconic gigs with Led Zeppelin, Guns 'N ... there was Alice Cooper. ... only name on the marquee that brusque evening on January 4 and 5th in 1969.

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