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Ace Frehley, founding member and original lead guitarist for KISS, has died at the age of 74. According to the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office in New Jersey, he died from blunt trauma injuries ...

Frehley died Oct. 16 following a fall, according to his agent. The guitarist had told fans about the incident in September and canceled his remaining 2025 shows on Oct. 6. "We are completely ...

The legendary rock star died on Oct. 16, weeks after suffering a fall at his home Shyla Watson is a digital news editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously ...

Ace Frehley, the influential founding guitarist of KISS, died on Thursday, his family confirmed. He was 74. While no official cause of death has been confirmed, TMZ—which cited anonymous ...

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died on Thursday, his family and agent said. He was 74. Frehley died peacefully surrounded by family in ...

Rock stars from throughout the past 50 years have joined to pay tribute to influential KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, who died yesterday (Oct. 16) at the age of 74. The musician suffered a brain injury ...

Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons shared a tribute to his bandmate, guitarist Ace Frehley, who died on Oct. 16 in Morristown, New Jersey, at the age of 74. While Simmons and Frehley were known for their ...

Frehley and the band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. Ace Frehley, the founding guitarist for the rock band KISS, has died at age 74. His death was confirmed in a statement ...

The members of Rush are looking back on their time touring as an opener for Kiss in the Seventies. Following Ace Frehley‘s death on Thursday, Oct. 16, Rush shared a tribute to the Kiss guitarist, ...