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Cinderella started as a band in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1983.The band was started by lead singer Tom Keifer and the bassist Eric Brittingham. Cinderella went through line-up changes throughout the next two years and finally got their big break in 1985. Jon Bon Jovi saw the band perform at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia and later got the boys signed the label that his band belonged to. The band emerged while the ‘80s and its hairband fiasco were already in full swing. Throughout most of the ‘80s they became widely popular thanks to a heavy MTV rotation. By the ‘90s, however, the band suffered many setbacks, and break-ups that would later jeopardize their place in the music industry.

Cinderella released their first studio album in 1986 called Night Songs and went on tour in 1986 with Poison. Both bands opened for a band called Loudness. Entering into 1987, the band embarked on arena tours opening up for such act such as, David Lee Roth, and Bon Jovi. They released their second album called Long Cold Winter. A tour with 254 shows kept the band busy over 14 months and included the Moscow Music Peace Festival playing alongside, Ozzy Osbourne, Scorpions, Motley Crue, Bon Jovi, and Skid Row.

Throughout the ‘90s, the band released two more albums, but just as predicted, the band slowly started disappearing. Mercury Records went on to drop the band in 1995 when the band went on hiatus. Starting again in the ‘00s the band began to tour, but with no new music. In 2006, the band toured with Poison in honor of both of their debut albums making it to the 20 anniversary mark. They were planning to tour in 2008 with Warrant, Lynch Mob, and Lynam, but in June, it was released that Tom Keifer had hemorrhaged his left vocal cord making it impossible to sing and time soon. In 2011, Cinderella went out on a 25 anniversary tour.

Current Members

Tom Keifer – lead vocals, rhythm & lead guitars, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, mandolin, Dobro, Saxophone, harmonica (1983–present)
Jeff LaBar – lead & rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (1985–present)
Eric Brittingham – bass, backing vocals (1983–present)

Fred Coury – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1986–1991, 1996–present)

Past Members
Michael Smerick – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals (1983–1985)
 Tony Destra – drums, percussion (1983–1985)
 Jim Drnec – drums, percussion (1985–1986)
 Jody Cortez – drums, percussion studio (1986)

Discography

Night Songs (1986)

 Long Cold Winter (1988)

 Heartbreak Station (1990)

 Still Climbing (1994)