R.I.P. Gene Simmons[views:5453][posts:22]____________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 9:46pm - RichHorror ""] 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. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 9:48pm - dreadkill ""] did you post this to scare kiss fans? |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 9:50pm - RichHorror ""] Yes. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 9:50pm - Cadaveryne ""] I was scared. |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:10pm - davefromthegrave ""] Kiss sucks. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:15pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] KISS does suck. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:19pm - Aegathis ""] 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. |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:24pm - AUTOPSY_666 ""] [img] KISS like... totally sucks, or something. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:26pm - Abbath ""] we should start a kiss sucks army |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:26pm - succubus ""] fuxxor scared me for a second |
| ______________________________ [Aug 30,2006 10:52pm - pam ""] I am so disappointed. This is my karmic payback for using "Bono is dead" as a bulletin title about something else. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 11:00pm - dreadkill ""] i'm using "pam and rich dead in murder-suicide" as a bulletin title tomorrow. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 11:01pm - RichHorror ""] The point of the joke is to have the title be misleading, Ken. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 11:02pm - dreadkill ""] you got me there |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 30,2006 11:10pm - davefromthegrave ""] 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. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 31,2006 12:22am - blue ""] i was scared there for a second too. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 31,2006 12:24am - RichHorror ""] Awesome prank, Farva. |
| _______________________________ [Aug 31,2006 10:43am - Yeti ""] damnit i was so happy to read the thread title. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 31,2006 11:12am - xmikex ""] RIP Gene Simmons Dignity - a long ass time ago |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 31,2006 11:20am - ShadowSD ""] I think Paul Stanley deserves to go first for being much more obnoxious and fruity. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 31,2006 3:14pm - anonymous ""] HOW kiss ever got so popular is beyond me, i think it was just the times. one of the worst bands ever. |
| _____________________________________ [Sep 22,2006 11:23am - anonymous ""] i got all excited, thinking gene simmons from that shitty ass band kiss was finally dead. what a let down. |
| ______________________________ [Sep 22,2006 12:17pm - cav ""] id rather it was the dude from kiss. hes a fuckin douche |