Happy Birthday #KISSARMY! The KISS ARMY was born today in 1975. #KISSTORY On this day in KISSTORY - November 21, 1975 - Indiana natives Bill Starkey and Jay Evans founded the legendary KISS Army after a local radio station refused to play KISS. During KISS' 1975 show at Hulman Civic-University Center in Terre Haute, Starkey was brought on stage and honored with a plaque from the band! When did you first join the KISS ARMY?