Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Alice Cooper ( born Vincent Damon Furnier ; February 4 , 1948 ) is an American rock singer , songwriter and musician whose career spans more than five decades .
Simplified: Alice Cooper ( born February 4 , 1948 ) is an American rock musician and singer . Originally , there was a band called Alice Cooper led by a singer named Vincent Damon Furnier .