Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger on May 12, 1958 in Euclid, Ohio, United States) is a hard rock and heavy metal drummer for the rock band KISS and formerly for singer Alice Cooper. Over the past two decades Singer has appeared on over 75 albums and 11 EPs. His father Johnny Mensinger was of German descent and was a famous local big band leader who both played around the area as well as on cruiseships from the States to Europe and back.
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