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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s co-founder, dies aged 74

Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley performing
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley performs at Alice Cooper's 19th Annual Christmas Pudding Fundraiser in Phoenix, Arizona in 2021. He has died aged 74, after a fall in his recording studio. Photograph: Daniel Knighton/Getty Images

Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Kiss, has died aged 74.

The musician, who inspired a generation of guitarists and performed on Kiss’ first nine albums, died on Thursday in a New Jersey hospital after suffering injuries during a recent fall, his family said in a statement.

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