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Born, Jeffrey Philip La Bar on March 18th, 1963 in Darby,
Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia to parents Robert and June, I
have two brothers and a sister, Jack being the oldest, me, then Diane and
Dave. Growing up in Upper Darby, PA and moving to Springfield, I married my
after-high school sweetheart and had a son, Sebastian. I am since remarried
to the love of my life, Debinique, an Iowa girl & reside in Nashville, TN.
In 1985, I joined a band called Cinderella with
Tom Keifer & Eric Brittingham. Myself and another drummer, named Jimmy Drnec
replaced the two founding members of the band, who would later be known as
Britney Fox. Already having a record deal with Mercury/Polygram in the
works, pending the labels approval of Me and Jimmy, one might say I was one
lucky asshole. Well sure, but that's not to say, a little talent and alot of
hard work didn't play a part as well.
1986 brings Cinderella's debut album "Night Songs" and the addition of Fred
Coury. Studio drummer, Jody Cortez records the record after producer, Andy
Johns' inability to work with Jimmy, so while Tom and Andy mixed, Eric and I
auditioned players until we find Fred for the album cover and tour to
follow. Our first tour would be with another new band called Poison, opening
for the Japaneese heavy metal band, Loudness. 1986 thru '87 would see
Cinderella open for the likes of David Lee Roth, on his first solo tour for
five months and Bon Jovi, on their "Slippery When Wet" tour for seven
months. The rest of '87 would be spent over seas, headlining in Japan and
Scandinavia before playing The Monsters of Rock festivals in England and
Germany.
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Three more studio albums (or should I say CD's) would
follow... "Long Cold Winter", "Heartbreak Station" and "Still Climbing",
as well as tours opening for AC/DC, Judas Priest and The Scorpions. 1989
thru '95 would allow Cinderella to start headlining arenas with openers
such as... Bullet Boys, Winger, White Lion, Tangier, Nelson, Lynch Mob,
Badlands, Slaughter, Hair of the Dog and Frank Hannon's Moondog Mane.
Polygram then drops the band from the label.
After a three year hiatis, 1998, Polygram wants to release a greatest
hits CD with a bonus track. Tom, Eric, Fred and I return to the studio
together and record "War Stories" for the "Once Upon a..." CD and
decide, hey, this is fun again. With no management, booking agent or
record deal, we start to plan a U.S. tour ourselves. Before long, we get
Union Ent. APA & Sony Records involved and we're back!
2000 brings us a new tradition of Poison/Cinderella
tours. Sharing the stage in 2000, '02 and '06, we've enjoyed the company
of... Slaughter, Dokken, Faster Pussycat, Winger and a gerat new band
called EndeverAfter. In 2005, we headlined "The Rock Never Stops" tour
with Ratt, Quiet Riot and Firehouse and I must say that it was, by far
the greatest bunch of rejects I've ever had the pleasure of pilaging the
country with. LOL! |
2004 brought me a new venture, Naked Beggars with Inga
Brittingham (Eric's wife) and Kris Casamento. Having played on one track of
their debut CD, I was asked, by Eric to join the band and take it on the
road. I recorded a follow up CD called "Spit it Out" in '06 and toured that
as well.
I've led a pretty charmed life and I thank you all for your time and support
of my career and Myspace and I hope to see you all again in the years to
come!" Be sure to keep an eye & an ear out for me with Cinderella this
spring and summer!
Peace and Prosperity,
J.L. |
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