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Tom Keifer
Carl Thomas Keifer (born January 26, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead singer, primary songwriter, and one of the guitarists for the hard rock band Cinderella (band), Cinderella. Early life Tom Keifer is a native of Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a musical family and began playing guitar at a young age. He soon discovered and loved Blues music and was heavily influenced by it. Keifer joined his first rock band while attending Springfield High School (Pennsylvania), Springfield High School. He soon learned to play the electric guitar. The young musician struggled with drug and alcohol abuse in high school, and considered dropping out of school to pursue a music career. However, his mother Adrienne bribed her son to stay in school by promising him a Gibson Les Paul guitar upon graduation. Keifer graduated and received the coveted instrument. Early career Soon, Keifer conquered his addictions, and began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township, or simply Springfield, is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 25,070 at the 2020 census. Springfield is a suburb of Philadelphia, located about west of the city. History First settled by Quakers who arrived in Pennsylvania with William Penn, Springfield was first recognized as a governmental entity in 1686. Many of the streets in Springfield are named after former prominent citizens, including Kennerly, Lownes, Levis, Maris, Thomas, Beatty, Lewis, Foulke, Evans, Powell, Pancoast, Worrell, and Edge. Originally, Springfield was primarily a farming town. On December 9, 1687, the settlers began laying the road to Amosland as it was then called. This road is now known as Springfield Road. In 1701 construction began on the Baltimore Pike; the road was formed of sturdy oak planks, some of which still exist under the current Baltimore Pike. 1701 also marked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Rock Club
Empire Rock Club was a live music venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and an important influence on the 1980s east coast glam metal music scene. History Located at 7015 E. Roosevelt Boulevard, the Empire Rock Club was at the time of its opening, the only rock music venue in Northeast Philadelphia. In January 1985, the club began a metal music night every Sunday that was all ages. The night immediately became a success and helped start the careers of the bands Cinderella, Britny Fox, Heaven's Edge Tangier and the original Sik Viki featuring Buddy Blanchard! The Empire Rock Club was owned by Rick Blatstein who also owned the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia. Jon Bon Jovi, singer of the popular rock band Bon Jovi, discovered Cinderella at the club, introducing them to representatives of the music business. Cinderella went on to open for Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet World Tour, helping to expose them to the public. On November 28, 1986, the King Biscuit Flower Hour record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), commonly known as Sony Music, is an American multinational music company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony Group Corporation. It is the recording division of Sony Music Group, with the other half being the publishing division, Sony Music Publishing. Founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation, it was acquired by the Columbia Broadcasting System in 1938 and renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. Sony bought the company in 1988 and renamed it SME in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50–50 joint venture known as Sony BMG to handle the operations of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG), but Sony bought out Bertelsmann's stake four years later and reverted to using the 1991 company name. This buyout led to labels formerly under BMG ownership, including Arista, Jive, LaFace and J Records into former BMG and currently Sony's co-flagship record lab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, located on the Cumberland River. Nashville had a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of United States cities by population, 21st-most populous city in the United States and the fourth-most populous city in Southeastern United States, the Southeast. The city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, home to 2.1 million people, and is among the fastest growing cities in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779 when this territory was still considered part of North Carolina. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still Climbing (Cinderella Album)
''Still Climbing'' is the fourth and final studio album by the American rock band Cinderella, released on November 8, 1994, by Mercury Records. It is the band's only album to feature drummer Kenny Aronoff, who replaced Fred Coury, although Coury did play drums on the album's final song "Hot & Bothered". The release of ''Still Climbing'' was delayed due to lead vocalist Tom Keifer losing his voice in 1991. The album peaked at No. 178 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Background Cinderella first performed "Talk Is Cheap" and "Freewheelin" during a show at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia in 1985. The version of "Talk Is Cheap" that the band performed in the 1980s is shorter in duration and performed at a faster tempo than the final version the band recorded for ''Still Climbing''. Around 1985, prior to recording their first album ''Night Songs'', the band also recorded a demo of "Talk Is Cheap." "Hot & Bothered" had first appeared on '' Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Keifer
Carl Thomas Keifer (born January 26, 1961) is an American musician. He is the lead singer, primary songwriter, and one of the guitarists for the hard rock band Cinderella (band), Cinderella. Early life Tom Keifer is a native of Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Springfield, Pennsylvania. He grew up in a musical family and began playing guitar at a young age. He soon discovered and loved Blues music and was heavily influenced by it. Keifer joined his first rock band while attending Springfield High School (Pennsylvania), Springfield High School. He soon learned to play the electric guitar. The young musician struggled with drug and alcohol abuse in high school, and considered dropping out of school to pursue a music career. However, his mother Adrienne bribed her son to stay in school by promising him a Gibson Les Paul guitar upon graduation. Keifer graduated and received the coveted instrument. Early career Soon, Keifer conquered his addictions, and began to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelter Me (song)
"Shelter Me" is a song by American rock band Cinderella. It serves as the lead single from the band's third studio album, ''Heartbreak Station''. It peaked at #36 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Music video The music video features appearances by Little Richard, Shelley Duvall, Pamela Anderson, Dweezil Zappa, and Harry Shearer Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedian, musician, radio host, writer, and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The .... The video was named on the ''New York Times'' list of the 15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos. Charts References 1990 songs Cinderella (band) songs Songs written by Tom Keifer Mercury Records singles {{metal-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coming Home (Cinderella Song)
"Coming Home" is a power ballad by American rock band Cinderella, released in 1988 as the third single off their second album '' Long Cold Winter''. It uses a 12-string guitar and shows the band going in a more blues rock Blues rock is a fusion music genre, genre and form of rock music, rock and blues music that relies on the chords/scales and instrumental improvisation of blues. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electri ... direction. The song was a US #20 hit, and used in the TV series '' October Road''. Charts References External links * 1988 songs 1989 singles Cinderella (band) songs Mercury Records singles Songs written by Tom Keifer Glam metal ballads {{metal-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)
"Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)" is a power ballad by American rock band Cinderella from their second album, '' Long Cold Winter''. Written by frontman Tom Keifer, it was released in August 1988 and was their most successful single, peaking at number 12 on US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in November 1988. The music video for the song was filmed at Mono Lake in California and nearby Bodie State Historic Park. Among the buildings in Bodie seen in the video are the Methodist Church, the Hydroelectric Building, and the Standard Mill. Critical reception ''Melody Maker'' and ''New Musical Express'', British musical periodicals, reviewed the song ironically. The Stud Brothers (Melody Maker) first supposed that the band penned a Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage serving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gypsy Road
"Gypsy Road" is a song by American rock band Cinderella "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ..., released in 1988 as the first single off their second album '' Long Cold Winter''. Charts References 1988 songs 1989 songs Cinderella (band) songs Mercury Records singles Songs written by Tom Keifer Southern rock songs {{metal-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobody's Fool (Cinderella Song)
"Nobody's Fool" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Cinderella, released in 1986 as the lead single from the band's debut album, '' Night Songs''. It charted at number 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and also at number 25 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1987. Background Singer Tom Keifer described "Nobody's Fool" as a "song for the falling out of love experience." He added, "And I would say that was not written for any one particular person. I'd been through that several times prior to writing that song. A lot of times, the emotions of songs are cumulative. That's not one particular experience, but the culmination of many." Music video The music video continues the storyline from where the "Shake Me" video left off, following the Cinderella-like girl as she accompanies the band to their rehearsal space, with the wicked sisters in pursuit. As the band performs the song, the girl runs home for the stroke of midnight when her rocker outfit changes back to a pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak Station
''Heartbreak Station'' is the third studio album by American rock band Cinderella, released in 1990 through Mercury Records. It reached No.19 in the Billboard 200 US chart on December 21, 1990, and went platinum for shipping a million albums on February 26, 1991. Three singles were released, two of which charted on the '' Billboards Hot 100 in 1991. " Shelter Me" peaked at No. 36 and the title track climbed to No. 44. "The More Things Change" did not chart. It is the band's last album to feature drummer Fred Coury before he left the band the following year, although he did provide drums on one song on their next album '' Still Climbing''. Background and production ''Heartbreak Station'' marked a shift in the band's sound, wherein they moved further away from the glam metal style they had in ''Night Songs'' and ''Long Cold Winter'' and took a bluesier, stripped-down approach. In an interview with the '' Los Angeles Daily News'' a month before the album's release, when asked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
