On July 24, 1980, the People magazine Kiss photo shoot with photographer Raeanne Rubenstein took place. This was the first photo session with the new drummer Eric Carr. The photos were printed in People Magazine August 18, 1980. Here's the original article from People.com: "We're the culture heroes of our [...]
On 25. July 1980, Kiss played their first concert without founding drummer Peter Criss, introducing Eric Carr to the world at the Palladium in New York City. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC58xcki9tM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbpA_5KXxWY
On 22. July 1980, Eric Carr was announced as the new drummer in Kiss after Peter Criss had been "voted out" of the band a couple of months earlier. Gene Simmons alleged that Carr wanted to use the stage name "Rusty Blade" until Simmons dissuaded him. He decided on "Eric [...]
On 1. July 1980, Paul Caravello (Eric Carr) got the call inviting him to be the new drummer for Kiss, after auditioning for the band 23. and 27. June. Peter Criss had officially left Kiss on May 18, 1980, or as Kiss says “Was voted out of the band”. On [...]
On 23. June, 1980, at 1:30 Paul Caravello (Eric Carr) auditions with Gene, Paul and Ace, at Star Rehearsal Studios, NY, bashing out five tunes, including "Black Diamond", "Firehouse", "Strutter", "Is That You?", and "Detroit Rock City". He then does a short drum solo, it’s all video recorded by the [...]
