Frehley's Comet

For this band's 1987 self-titled album, see Frehley's Comet (album).

Frehley's Comet
Also known asAce Frehley
OriginNew York City, New York, United States
Genres
Years active1984–1988 (Reunions: 2017, 2018)
Labels
Past membersAce Frehley
John Regan
Anton Fig
Richie Scarlet
Arthur Stead
Tod Howarth
Billy Ward
Jamie Oldaker

Frehley's Comet was an American rock band formed and led by ex-Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley.[4] The group released two studio albums and one live EP before Frehley left the band to release his 1989 solo album, Trouble Walkin'.

The band name was a pun of a pun; Bill Haley & His Comets was a 1950s Rock-n-Roll band that derived its name as a pun of the typical mispronunciation of Halley's Comet (properly pronounced as "Hal-lee", rhymes with "valley", but commonly mispronounced as "Hay-lee"), a comet which orbits the Sun near Earth about every 75 years. It also helped people pronounce Frehley's name properly to connect it to the common mispronunciation of Halley as "Hay-lee", as in "Fray-lee" vs. the common mispronunciation as "Free-lee".

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