KISS Lead Guitarist and Founding Member, Ace Frehley, Dies at 74

Frehley recently canceled upcoming performances citing ‘ongoing medical issues’ from a fall he sustained in his studio last month.

Former KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley plays the national anthem before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Giants in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 4, 2009. L.G. Patterson/AP Photo

Lead guitarist and founding member of the rock band KISS, Ace Frehley, has died at 74 years old, after suffering medical complications from a fall last month.

Frehley died peacefully on Oct. 16 in Morristown, New Jersey, surrounded by loved ones, said his agent.