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George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, ), better known as Peter Criss, is an American musician best known as the original drummer for the rock band KISS. Criss established the "Cat" character for his Kiss persona.
Early years[]
Of Italian and Irish extraction, Criss is the eldest of the five children of Joseph and Loretta Criscuola in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York
He was an avid art student and a jazz aficionado. While playing with bandleader Joey Greco, Criss ended up studying under his idol, Gene Krupa, at the Metropole Club in New York. This blossomed into an active musical career as he went on to play jazz and rock with a number of bands in New York and New Jersey throughout the s.
Criss was involved with a number of bands throughout the mid-to-late s. In late s, Criss joined Chelsea, who had a two-album deal with Decca Records; the group released a self-titled album in They never recorded a second album, and in August became Lips (a trio con
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Peter Criss
American drummer and singer (born )
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| Birth name | George Peter John Criscuola |
| Also known as | "The Catman" |
| Born | () December 20, (age&#;79) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | – |
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Musical artist
George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, ), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is a retired American musician, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and an occasional vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. Criss established the Catman character for his Kiss persona. In , he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Kiss.[1]
Early years
[edit]Criss was born in Brooklyn, New York,[2] to Loretta and Joseph Criscuola, who raised their five children (of whom Peter was the eldest) as långnovell Catholics.[3] Joseph Criscuola's family came from Scafati, Salerno,
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Lydia Criss
You want to talk about Classic bands, Lydia Criss was married to one of the members of a very successful Classic Band. That grupp was Kiss. Lydia was married to Kiss drummer Peter Criss. She has put together a coffee table size book titled "Sealed With A Kiss" (Lydia Criss Publishing P.O. Box , New York, New York, ) it's filled with black and white and color pictures and documents. Really, the most comprehensive book ever put together chronicling the Kiss story.
Q - The first time I interviewed Peter was back on månad 11, , three days after John Lennon was murdered. inom remember being instructed at the time not to ask about or bring up anything about John Lennon in the interview. I didn't know if Peter knew John or just liked him.
A - He just really liked him. We've met him. We just stood outside of a store. This was way before Kiss. We waited for him to come out of a store because Peter said he saw hi