Gene Simmons

…did Miles Davis, Eartha Kitt, Gene Simmons (of Kiss), Sheena Easton, Little Richard, and Barbra Streisand (who was dating Johnson at the time). Miami Vice was also a stepping stone for many new actors who went on to become film and TV stars, including Bruce Willis, Julia Roberts, Dennis Farina,…

A demo financed by Gene Simmons of Kiss led to the band’s critically acclaimed debut album, Van Halen (1978), which eventually sold more than 10 million copies in the United States alone. It features a heavy take on the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and the original songs “Runnin’…

In 1977 Gene Simmons of Kiss funded and produced a Van Halen demo recording, and later that year record company executive Mo Ostin and producer Ted Templeman signed the band to Warner Brothers Records.

…members are bassist and vocalist Gene Simmons and rhythm guitarist and vocalist Paul Stanley.

…their theatrical stage acts, including Gene Simmons of the band Kiss and Alice Cooper.