R.I.P. Jeff LaBar
A statement from LaBar’s surviving Cinderella bandmates confirms his passing. “Heavy hearts cannot begin to describe the feeling of losing our brother Jeff,” reads the message. “The bond between us over decades of creating music and touring the world is something that we as a band uniquely shared.”
Formed in Philadelphia back in 1983, Cinderella welcomed LaBar to the lineup two years later, following the departure of Michael Schermick.During their heyday, Cinderella toured with Bon Jovi, Poison and other heavyweights in the “hair metal” scene, and the band landed eight tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, starting off with 1986's"Nobody's Fool," which enjoyed momentum on MTV and reached No. 13 on the singles survey. Their best, a No.
The band also impacted the Billboard 200 chart with all four titles, including a No. 3 for 1987’s debut. The band went on hiatus following the 1994 studio albumStill ClimbingLaBar worked on a handful of side projects, including Naked Beggars and Cheap Thrill, and dropped his own debut solo EP,Road For the Road“Those memories with Jeff will be forever alive in our hearts,” reads the band statement, signed by Tom Keifer, Eric Brittingham and Fred Coury.
LaBar leaves behind his wife Debinique, and son Sebastian. “Jeff’s memory and music will be with us forever,” the Cinderella statement adds. “We all... band, family and management appreciate the overwhelming outpouring of love. Rest In Peace Jeff.”
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