GENE
SIMMONS
in
KISS: 1972 - present
Bass/lead vocals
Birthname: Chaim Witz, then it was changed when he came to America
to Eugene Klein. Lastly he changed it again to Gene Simmons.
Birthdate: 25th of August 1949 in Haifa, Israel.
Random fact:
Gene started playing bass
when he was around 16 years old. His main inspiration
was The Beatles.
I
can add that Gene is my favorite member/character of KISS.
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PAUL
STANLEY
in
KISS: 1972 - present
Rhythm
guitar/lead vocals
Birthname: Stanley Harvey Eisen
Birthdate: January 20, 1952 in Queens, New York
Random
fact: Paul
attended High School of Music
and Art in Manhattan, New York.
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ACE
FREHLEY
in
KISS: January 1973 - November 1982 / February 1996
- Autumn 2002
Lead
guitar/vocals
Birthname: Paul Daniel Frehley
Birthdate: April 27, 1951 in Bronx, New York
Random
fact: When KISS held their first rehearsals for a solo
guitarist, they had listened to over 60 different people. Ace came in, did
his audition, and got the job.
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PETER
CRISS
in
KISS: December 1972 - March 1980 / February 1996
- Autumn 2000 /
autumn 2002 - spring 2004
Drums/vocals
Birthname: Peter
Crisscoula
Birthdate: December 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York
Random
fact: Peter
reckons drummer Gene Krupa and Frank Sinatra as his big inspirations.
www.petercriss.net |
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ERIC
CARR
in
KISS: May 1980 - November 1991
Drums/vocals
Birthname: Paul
Charles Caravello
Birthdate: July 12, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York
Eric Carr passed away due to cancer on the 24th of November 1991. R.I.P, Eric.
Random
fact: Eric gave KISS a new sound with
his energetic and "heavy" drumming, especially with the album Creatures
of the Night (1982)
www.ericcarr.com
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VINNIE
VINCENT
in
KISS: December
1982 - March 1984
Lead
guitar
Birthname: Vincent
Cusano
Birthdate: August 6, 1952 in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Random
fact: Vinnie contributed heavily with songwriting and lead guitar
on the albums Creatures...(1982) and Lick it Up (1983).
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MARK
ST. JOHN
in
KISS: June - November 1984
Lead
guitar
Birthname: Mark Norton
Birthdate: February 7, 1956 in
Anaheim, California
Mark St. John passed away on
April 5, 2007 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. R.I.P.
Random
fact: The reason for Mark's sudden departure of the band was his
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BRUCE
KULICK
in
KISS: September
1984 - August 1996
Lead
guitar
Birthname: Bruce
Kulick
Birthdate: December 12, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York
Random fact: Bruce have been a professional musician since 1975,
and have played with a lot of bands, such as Michael Bolton and Meat Loaf.
I have met Bruce on two occasions, one time in Skien, Norway (Nov. '02)
and in Stockholm, Sweden (Apr. '04)
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ERIC
SINGER
in
KISS: December
1991 - August 1996
Drums/backing
vocals
Birthname: Eric
Mensinger
Birthdate: May 12, 1958 in
Cleveland, Ohio
Random fact: Eric have also played with Alice Cooper, Black
Sabbath and Gary Moore, and many others. He also played drums on Paul Stanley's
solo tour in 1989.
I met Eric on Gjøvik, Norway, in May of 2002.
www.eric-singer.com |
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TOMMY
THAYER
in
KISS: Autumn
2002 -
Lead
guitar
Birthname: Tommy
Thayer
Birthdate: November 7, 1960 in Portland, Oregon
Random fact: Tommy played in the band Black 'n Blue, which Gene
signed in the eighties. Black 'n Blue later disbanded, and Tommy became an
important piece of the "KISS machinery" as a designer and editor of KISS videos
as well as road manager in the ninetees for KISS.
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