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Mötley Crüe lead singer, KISS guitarist team up for ‘a concert like no other’ at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun

Lead vocalist of Mötley Crüe, Vince Neil, is teaming up with “The Spaceman,” Ace Frehley for what Mohegan Sun is calling “a concert like no other.” The two will share the stage of Mohegan Sun Arena on Jan. 31.

Neil recently rocked out at Mohegan Sun Arena with Mötley Crüe this August — the first time the group performed in Connecticut in nearly a decade. Before the group returns to the stage with its Las Vegas residency in March, Neil will be performing as a solo act for this performance. With Mötley Crüe, Neil has been the voice behind the group’s lengthy list of chart-topping songs including “Home Sweet Home,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Kickstart My Heart” and “Girls, Girls, Girls.”

Frehley is also no stranger to the Mohegan Sun Arena stage, performing at the venue in May on his 10,000 Volts tour, according to concert tracking website setlist.fm. Before touring as a solo act in mid-1980’s, Frehley was the lead guitarist of the classic rock band KISS. Adopting “The Spaceman” persona, Frehley could be seen on stage with in a silver and black bodysuit with a Gibson Les Paul guitar that would produce smoke from the pickups. Frehley was responsible for penning KISS songs such as “Cold Gin,” “Shock Me” and “Parasite.”

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Dimebag Darrell and Snake Sabo on their love of Ace Frehley, and how the Kiss legend shaped their playing

Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell was never shy about his love of Kiss, and how Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley in particular inspired him to pick up the instrument.

Dimebag even went as far as getting a tattoo of Frehley, in his “Spaceman” makeup, on his chest, and was buried, after his tragic murder in 2004, in a “Kiss Kasket,” donated to his family by Gene Simmons.

Though not quiite as devoted a fan as Dimebag Darrell, Skid Row axeman Snake Sabo was also hugely influenced by Frehley, incorporating the latter’s showmanship and swaggering riffing and soloing style into his fretwork with the band.

Both guitarists were recruited by Guitar World in 1993 for a roundtable of sorts with Frehley – before which Dimebag and Sabo even went to the trouble of donning Spaceman makeup themselves.

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Gene Simmons ‘Thrilled’ with ‘Reagan’ Movie Cover Song, Now on YouTube

Gene Simmons, in an exclusive interview, told Newsweek about his cover of the Ethel Waters song “Stormy Weather” for the Reagan movie and his high regard for the former president.

“It seemed to me during the scenes where Ronald Reagan was sitting with Jane Wyman at the club, there would probably be music playing in the background,” Simmons said. “I was actually thrilled that the producers thought my version of the song would work in the scene.”

He was full of praise Ronald Reagan, calling him a “great American” who will “certainly go down in future generations as one of America’s great presidents.”

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