Ace Frehley
Sign in to savePaul Daniel "Ace" Frehley was an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, occasional vocalist, and a founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of the Spaceman and originally played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982, before later rejoining in 1996 until his final departure in 2002.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- NO REGRETS - Les mémoires du rock'n'roll
- Anomaly
- No regrets
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1951
- Active to
- 2025
Discography
Member of
- KISS1973–1982
- Frehley’s Comet1984–1988
- KISS1996–2002
- Ace Frehley Band2025–2025
- Molimo
- Molimo
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Wikipedia views (30d)
57,226 totalvia Wikimedia Pageviews API
Key facts
- Also known as
- The Spaceman Space Ace Socks
- Born
- Paul Daniel Frehley , ( 1951-04-27 ) April 27, 1951, The Bronx , New York City, U.S.
- Died
- October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16) (aged 74), Morristown, New Jersey , U.S.
- Genres
- Hard rock heavy metal
- Occupation
- Musician
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Years active
- 1964–2025
- Formerly of
- Kiss Frehley's Comet
- Website
- acefrehley .com
via Wikipedia infobox
~31 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (/freɪliː/, FRAY-lee; April 27, 1951 – October 16, 2025) was an American musician who was the original lead guitarist, and occasional vocalist, and a founding member of the rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of the Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and originally played with the group from its inception in 1973 until his departure in 1982, before later rejoining in 1996 until his final departure in 2002.
After leaving Kiss in 1982, Frehley formed his own band, 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 reunion tour. Frehley's second tenure with Kiss lasted until 2002, when he left at the conclusion of what was originally intended to be the band's farewell tour. Frehley's solo releases were commercially successful, with his 1978 debut studio album achieving platinum status. His most recent solo studio album, 10,000 Volts, was released in 2024. Frehley died in October 2025 after complications from a fall at his home.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ace Frehley” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.