[6] His first and only Top 40 hit was "Haunted House", a cover of a 1958 recording by Johnny Fuller, which peaked at No.
His last work was "Indian Outlaw," which he co-wrote, and was a hit for country music artist Tim McGraw in 1994.
Brian Setzer covered one of Simmons' singles, "Peroxide Blonde in a Hopped Up Model Ford," for his 2005 album Rockabilly Riot, Vol.
[11] A year later, on August 29, 2006, the 42nd anniversary of the entry of "Haunted House" into the top 40, Simmons died after a long illness at age 69 in his hometown.
[5] Kiss bassist Gene Simmons (birth name: Chaim Witz) chose his stage name as a tribute to the singer.