Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Bruce Howard Kulick ( born December 12 , 1953 in New York ) is an American musician , best known as lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss from September 1984 to August 1996 .
Simplified: Bruce Howard Kulick ( born December 12 , 1953 in New York ) is an American guitarist , musician and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad .