Stan Penridge

Stan “Doc” Penridge, musician, producer and co-writer of several songs for the rock band KISS, including their top-ten single “Beth”
Penridge began his musical career upon moving to the New York area in the late 1960s. In 1970, he joined the band Chelsea, which featured a drummer who was already going by the stage name Peter Criss. Penridge and Criss continued working together, in Chelsea and other musical groups, until 1972 when Criss joined Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons in a band that would evolve into KISS.