On August 9, 1995, KISS performed at Sony Music Studios in New York City for MTV Unplugged.

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons contacted former members Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and invited them to participate.

It marked the only time the original line-up performed publicly without their trademark makeup, and was also the only time Frehley and Criss shared a stage with Eric Singer and Bruce Kulick.

Fan reaction to Criss and Frehley at the show was so positive that, in 1996, the original line-up of Kiss reunited, with all four original members together for the first time since 1979.

The show was released in 1996 as an official album.

Recently, KISS icons Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were inducted into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame on Thursday, June 11 in New York.

Prior to the induction, they guested on CBS Mornings and discussed their 50 year musical partnership.