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Ace Frehley
American musician (born 1951)
This article is about the musician. For the album, see Ace Frehley (album).
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Frehley performing in April 2011 | |
| Birth name | Paul Daniel Frehley |
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| Born | (1951-04-27) April 27, 1951 (age 73) New York City, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1964–present |
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| Website | acefrehley.com |
Musical artist
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (, FRAY-lee; born April 27, 1951)[2] is an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional lead vocalist and founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982. After leaving Kiss, Frehley formed his own band named Frehley's Comet and released two albums with the group. He subsequently embarked on a solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour.
Frehley's second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002,
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Along with Eddie Van Halen, KISS' Ace Frehley inspired numerous up-and-coming rockers to pick up the guitar in the 1970s as an important influence.
Born Paul Frehley on April 27, 1951, in the Bronx, New York, Frehley began playing guitar when he received an electric six-string for his 14th birthday in 1965. Already a big fan of The Rolling Stones, Frehley was blown away when he caught a multi-band live show in N.Y.C. in early 1967, featuring both The Who and Cream, among others, which solidified his desire to pursue rock guitar more seriously.
Frehley began playing in local bands soon after, adding both Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix to his influences and around this time, adopted the nickname "Ace". Although none of the bands he played with had taken off, he answered an ad in a local paper for a new hard rock, theatrically based group in early 1973.
A few weeks after his initial tryout, Frehley was hired as the lead guitarist for the new quartet, joining bassist/singer Gene Simmons, rhythm guitarist/singer Paul Stanley, and drummer Peter Criss to form the
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ACE FREHLEY BIO
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (born April 27, 1951) is an American guitarist best known as an original member and lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss founded by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. He took on the persona of 'Space Ace' when the band adopted costumes and theatrics. Frehley played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982.
After leaving Kiss, Frehley embarked on a moderately successful solo career, which was put on hold when he rejoined Kiss in 1996 for a highly successful reunion tour. His second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was purported to be the band's Farewell Tour. He has since resumed his solo career although to date, he has not released any new music.
Early years
Frehley was born and raised in The Bronx, the youngest of three children. He has a sister Nancy and a brother Charles, a classical guitarist. Ace's parents are Carl Daniel Frehley born on July 4, 1903 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to Dutch immigrants, and Esther Anna Hecht (surname) was born on June 11, 1
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