Cinderella

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One of the most successful hair metal acts of that era!

Website: http://www.cinderella.net/
Members: 127
Latest Activity: 15 hours ago

~ HISTORY & VIDEOS ~

~ HISTORY ~

Started out as strictly a glam band, but evolved into a much more bluesy, melodic band in the 90's. Became MTV darlings with a string of catchy singles and successful albums. Little label or media support slowed the band down in their later years, but they continue to have a loyal following.

Members came and went during their formative years in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including Michael Kelly Smith who would later resurface in Britny Fox. By the time Jon Bon Jovi had discovered them and recording had started for what would become Night Songs the band was comprised of Tom Keifer (vocals/guitar), Jeff LaBar (guitar), Eric Brittingham (bass) and Fred Coury (drums). Success was instant, while they toured with some of the biggest names of the era the album shot up to #3 on the charts on its way to selling over three million copies behind such hits as "Nobody's Fool" and "Somebody Save Me".

Long Cold Winter had similar success, with hits such as "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)", "Coming Home" and "Gypsy Road", before the group got more in touch with their bluesy roots for the third album, and then the bottom fell out. Heartbreak Station sold a disappointing (for Cinderella) one million copies, and by 1993 Coury left (joining Arcade) to be replaced by Kevin Valentine whom would himself leave half way through recording sessions for Still Climbing to make room for Ray Brinker. The group called it a day in 1995 and went their separate ways without much fanfare.

The original band reformed in 1998 for the Unfinished Business tour and released a couple live albums. They continue to tour to this very day, but rumored new material has yet to come forward. In 2004 LaBar and Brittingham formed Naked Beggars while Keifer began work on a solo album as well as recording with American Idol alumni Bo Bice. Down, but never out, Cinderella will be sure to usher in the new wave of hard rock.

In 2006 Cinderella toured with Poison. Both bands celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut albums, Night Songs and Look What the Cat Dragged In. The tour was a success and became one of the most successful tours of 2006, averaging about 20,000 people in attendance per night.

Cinderella planned to tour in 2008 with Warrant, Lynch Mob, and Lynam, but on June 13th that year, Tim Heyne, the band’s manager, said in a press release: “It is with unbelievably deep regret that I must announce that Cinderella’s Tom Keifer’s left vocal cord has hemorrhaged, thereby making it impossible for him to sing in the immediate future.” More recently, Eric Brittingham was a guest on "The Classic Metal Show" and explained Cinderella's current situation. Eric stated that Tom's left vocal chord has hemorrhaged but he did not pop it open. Tom is resting for this summer and Cinderella also tried to aim for a tour sometime in the near future.

(Courtesy of www.sleazeroxx.com)

~ VIDEOS ~

"Shake Me"
Cinderella - Shake Me

"Nobody's Fool"
Cinderella - Nobody's Fool

"Gypsy Road" (live)
Cinderella- Gypsy Road

"Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUA0ai0XxRU

"Heartbreak Station"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EenGRnBxC7Q

"Hot and Bothered"

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Comment by diana dos santos on November 15, 2009 at 12:22pm: im in love with cinderella too!!

Comment by jose andres useche on November 14, 2009 at 12:54pm: i love CINDERELLA...................ROCK N ROLL YEAH....................

Comment by jose andres useche on November 14, 2009 at 12:47pm: lo mejor del mundo.................sin lugar a dudas.......cinderella yeah...............

Comment by Hair Metal and nothin' else on November 13, 2009 at 7:19pm: LOVE CINDERELLA!!! all 4 albums they made were all incredible! hope tom gets better soon!

Comment by jose andres useche on October 14, 2009 at 7:14pm: THE BEST BAND OF THE WORLD.....WHAT LIVE CINDERELLA YEAH...............FOREVER,,MI DREAM IS KNOWS YOU

Comment by Zak Knecht on August 25, 2009 at 10:25am: Somebody just posted on the Cinderella.net message bored this exactly:
"Eddie Trunk gave an update on his live show this evening on Sirius (Boneyard) about the band. First he played Move Over, the Joplin cover, and I was stoked because I had a feeling it was leading to an anouncement, and that cover rocks (plus when do they ever play Cinderella on Boneyard?) Eddie trunk reviewed some of Toms vocal issues, but said the band has been rehearsing and Tom is getting better, but the main concern is his ability to perform a long enough set, as well as the concern of playing nite after nite on a tour. So, there is a lacking of complete confidence in the vocals at this point, but some hope as he is progressing. I was happy to hear Eddie cover the topic. Good job to those who wrote or phoned him requesting an update. We all know by now that we can't rely on this website for consistent updates, so there you have it from Eddie Trunk."

Let's hope for the best!

Comment by Andrew on May 15, 2009 at 2:07pm: Check out the Interview that Tony Kelly did with Cinderella/Freakshow guitarist, Jeff LaBar!

MASQUE man Tony Kelly with Cinderella's Jeff Labar. Click to Listen!

Comment by Kristy on April 29, 2009 at 8:51am: Whoo Hoo! :) Glad to hear that thanks for the update.

Comment by Zak Knecht on April 28, 2009 at 7:04pm: According to wikipedia (I was just on there) it said Tom's voice is finally back to normal. There are two shows supposedly scheduled for late this summer... and I hope they have a new album out soon! Same with Tom's solo record... what's taking him?!?

Comment by Rock Lobster on March 28, 2009 at 3:56am: What ever happened with Tom and his voice?
I hope he's okay.
Mad Margritt opened up for them several years ago in NC. Great bunch of guys!!