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New site? Maybe some day.
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TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Rockabilly singer and songwriter Jumpin' Gene Simmons, who worked with Elvis Presley and had a top 20 hit in 1964 with the bouncy "Haunted House," has died. He was 69.
He died Tuesday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after a long illness, according to Holland-Harris Funeral Directors.
Simmons - not to be confused with the Kiss bassist with the same name - was in show business for more than 50 years, working with such names as Sam Phillips and the Bill Black Combo. More recently, he co-wrote "Indian Outlaw," which became a big hit in 1994 for country superstar Tim McGraw.
But his biggest success came in 1964 with the novelty song "Haunted House," which reached No. 11 on the Billboard pop chart and launched Simmons on a world tour.
Among other early gigs, he performed as an opening act for Presley in Tupelo, Presley's birthplace and Simmons' longtime hometown, as Presley's career was taking off, said his son, Cary Simmons.
After appearing in some Memphis clubs, Simmons signed with Sun Records, the legendary Memphis label formed by Phillips that launched the careers of Presley, Johnny Cash and other stars.
While he didn't have the chart success of other Sun performers, Simmons' recordings have become known to later generations through reissues. Brian Setzer did a version of Simmons'"Peroxide Blonde in a Hopped Up Model Ford" on his "Rockabilly Riot Vol. 1: A Tribute to Sun Records."
Simmons, born in Itawamba County in 1937, spent most of his life in Northeast Mississippi although he lived for a time in Memphis. Besides his son, survivors include his mother, a sister, and two brothers. |
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did you post this to scare kiss fans? |
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I fell off my seat laughing when i got to the part where it said "Simmons - not to be confused with the Kiss bassist ", while at the same time knowing Rich posted it. |
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KISS like... totally sucks, or something. |
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we should start a kiss sucks army |
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fuxxor
scared me for a second |
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I am so disappointed.
This is my karmic payback for using "Bono is dead" as a bulletin title about something else. |
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i'm using "pam and rich dead in murder-suicide" as a bulletin title tomorrow. |
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The point of the joke is to have the title be misleading, Ken. |
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RichHorror said: The point of the joke is to have the title be misleading, Ken. |
that thread about Carcass and At The Gates reuniting and going on tour pisses me the fuck off. |
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i was scared there for a second too. |
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damnit i was so happy to read the thread title. |
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RIP Gene Simmons Dignity - a long ass time ago |
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I think Paul Stanley deserves to go first for being much more obnoxious and fruity. |
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HOW kiss ever got so popular is beyond me, i think it was just the times. one of the worst bands ever. |
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i got all excited, thinking gene simmons from that shitty ass band kiss was finally dead.
what a let down. |
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id rather it was the dude from kiss. hes a fuckin douche |
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