Official, original printing from 1977 – this is NOT a reproduction. The KISS Motorcycle poster set are some of the most exciting and interesting photos of KISS ever taken. This is STILL SEALED AND ROLLED!
20 x 28 inches
Daily Archives: February 6, 2025
A celebration 50 years in the making
CADILLAC — Is something in the works for October that commemorates Cadillac’s role in rock ‘n’ roll history?
The obvious answer is yes, but for now, what it is remains shrouded in mystery. On Oct. 10, Cadillac will celebrate the 50th anniversary of KISS visiting the city. The website www.kisscadillac.com currently displays only the October date and invites people to sign up for email updates.
While there are about nine months to speculate — and many will — nothing has been officially announced beyond what’s on the KISS Cadillac website. During the 40th anniversary celebration in 2015, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons released a video message for Cadillac, as they were unable to attend due to the band’s tour in Australia.
With KISS no longer touring, could Stanley and Simmons come to Cadillac? Only time will tell.
The Cadillac News reached out to Jim Neff, who played a role in the band’s visit nearly 50 years ago, but he did not immediately respond. Marci Hensley of the Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau said they are still in the early stages of planning.
She said the Oct. 10 date was shared to allow people to save the date.
She also said the visitors bureau is working with Neff and Cadillac Area Public Schools to plan the event. The best thing people can do is sign up for the newsletter at kisscadillac.com and wait for updates in the coming weeks and months, Hensley said.
For those unfamiliar with the connection between Cadillac and KISS, the band visited the northern Michigan town in 1975 after forming a friendship with Cadillac High School and its football team.
After a slow start in 1974, the team began playing KISS records in the locker room to stay loose. The band heard about it and wanted updates on the team’s progress. The Vikings then won their final seven games. In October 1975, Cadillac High School made rock ‘n’ roll history when KISS played at the school’s homecoming.
Russ Ballard Back In The ‘New York Groove’
(Freeman) Renowned rock singer Russ Ballard is pleased to announce the release of a revisited version of his famous hit “New York Groove”, along with a new music video, both out now via Frontiers Music Srl.
The song was a hit for KISS guitarist Ace Frehley on his 1978 solo album. Russ had this to say about the new version, “I wrote the song in 1975 and it was a very quick process, written and recorded in about three hours. I had down time in the studio, no song – just a title, ‘New York Groove’ and an idea to play it to a Bo Diddley rhythm.”
Ballard is simply one of the most renowned and gifted songwriters in pop and rock music. His music career started when he was only 14 years old and he wrote a tune, which was recorded by The Shadows, appearing on their album ‘The Sound Of The Shadows’ in 1964.
During the 70’s and 80’s, his songs ruled the airwaves and the list of hits is pretty much endless. From “Since You Been Gone” (Rainbow), “God Gave Rock’n’Roll To You” (Argent and Kiss), “So You Win Again” (Hot Chocolate), “New York Groove” (Hello and Ace Frehley), “You Can Do Magic” (America), “Winning” (Santana) or “I Don’t Believe In Miracles” (Colin Blunstone) – just to name a few – everyone who needed a great song knew that with Russ Ballard they could not go wrong.