Just for my personal research do you remember anyone before him with a painted face like that?
There may have been, but if so I don't know who.
I understand Gene Simmons of KISS got his name from Jumpin' Gene Simmons who did the 1964 novelty hit "Haunted House".
Here is another one:
Ral Donner - You Don't Know What You've Got
And when I was copying songs off the radio on tape, I got this one with DJ banter:
The Crystals - He's Sure The Boy I Love
I always dreamed the boy I loved would come along (It's happened)
And he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong. (That's me)
Now, that boy I love has come to me, (Here I am)
But he sure ain't the way I thought he'd be. (SAY WHAT!?)