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Tom Keifer
Carl Thomas Keifer (born January 26, 1961, Springfield, Pennsylvania) is an American singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Cinderella. Early life Tom Keifer grew up in a musical family and began playing guitar at a young age. Keifer soon fell in love with the blues and was heavily influenced by this kind of music. Keifer joined his first rock band while in junior 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 focus on a career as a musician. He had started writing original material. He also found financial support by walking race horses at tracks and delivering film to devel ...
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Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Springfield Township, or simply Springfield, is a township in Delaware County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The population was 24,211 at the 2010 census. Springfield is a suburb of Philadelphia, located about west of the city. Geography Springfield is located in eastern Delaware County at (39.926961, -75.335231). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.28%, is water. The northeastern border of the township is formed by Darby Creek, and the western border is formed by Crum Creek, both of which flow south to the Delaware River. Note that there are multiple Springfield townships in Pennsylvania (e.g., in Bucks County, Delaware County, Montgomery County, and in York County). Adjacent municipalities * Haverford Township, Delaware County - north * Upper Darby Township, Delaware County - east * Ridley Township, Delaware County - south * Morton Borough, Delaware County - south * Swarthmore Borough, Delaware ...
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Jon Bon Jovi
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He is best known as the founder and frontman of the rock band Bon Jovi, which was formed in 1983. He has released 15 studio albums with his band as well as two solo albums. In the 1990s, Bon Jovi started an acting career, starring in the films '' Moonlight and Valentino'' and '' U-571'' and appearing on television in ''Sex and the City'', '' Ally McBeal'' and ''The West Wing''. As a songwriter, Bon Jovi was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2012, he ranked number 50 on the list of '' Billboard'' magazine's "Power 100", a ranking of "The Most Powerful and Influential People in the Music Business". In 1996, ''People'' magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World". In 2000, ''People'' awarded him the title "Sexiest Rock Star". Bon Jovi was a founder and former majority owner of the Arena Footba ...
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Lynch Mob (band)
Lynch Mob is an American hard rock band featuring former Dokken guitarist George Lynch. He has been the band's only permanent member. History 1989 formation Lynch Mob was formed in 1989, from the remains of Lynch's former band, Dokken. The band original line-up also featured Dokken's drummer, Mick Brown. The first Lynch Mob album was released in 1990, titled ''Wicked Sensation.'' The title track, along with "River of Love," "She's Evil But She's Mine," and "For a Million Years" were archetypes of the 1980s glam metal scene. However, with the waning popularity of the genre, the album did not gain a widespread audience. Vocalist Oni Logan was fired shortly after the tour, as his lifestyle had negatively impacted his ability to perform. According to a Rockshowmagazine interview with former bassist Anthony Esposito, he explained that Logan was not a great performer live and Lynch decided to go with a different singer on their follow up, a self-titled album. The next album, '' Ly ...
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Warrant (American Band)
Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million. The band first came into the national spotlight with their double platinum debut album ''Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich'' and one of its singles, "Heaven (Warrant song), Heaven", which reached No. 1 in ''Rolling Stone'' and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The band's success continued in the early 1990s with the double platinum album ''Cherry Pie (album), Cherry Pie'', which provided the Cherry Pie (Warrant song), hit song of the same name. Following the critically acclaimed gold album ''Dog Eat Dog (Warrant album), Dog Eat Dog'' the band started to experience frequent changes to the line-up and despite the drop in popularity with the arrival of grunge, they released ''Ultraphobic'' in 1995 and a successful The Best Of Warrant (Warra ...
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Poison (American Band)
Poison is an American glam metal band formed in 1983, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The most successful incarnation of the band consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist and pianist Bobby Dall, and lead guitarist and backing vocalist C.C. DeVille. The band achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s and has sold 16 million records in the United States and over 50 million albums worldwide. The band is perhaps best known for the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one hit single "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", and other top 40 hit singles in the 1980s and 1990s, including "Talk Dirty to Me", "I Won't Forget You", "Nothin' but a Good Time", "Fallen Angel", "Your Mama Don't Dance", "Unskinny Bop", " Something to Believe In", " Ride the Wind", and " Life Goes On." The band's breakthrough debut album, the multi-platinum ''Look What the Cat Dragged In'', was released in 1986, followed by '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!'', ...
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Rock Never Stops Tour
''Rock Never Stops'' was a U.S. rock tour that featured various rock groups of the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The tour started in 1997 by Mark Hyman of Ashley Talent International. Tour lineup The tour's lineup has shifted from year to year. 1997 * Alice Cooper * Dokken * Slaughter * Warrant 1998 * Quiet Riot * Warrant * L.A. Guns * Slaughter * FireHouse Hosted by Dee Snider 1999 * Ted Nugent * Night Ranger * Quiet Riot * Slaughter 2000 * Sebastian Bach 2001 *Sebastian Bach 2002 * Tesla * Vince Neil * Jackyl * Skid Row 2003 * Whitesnake * Warrant * Kip Winger * Slaughter 2004 * Vince Neil * Ratt * Slaughter 2005 * Cinderella * Quiet Riot * Ratt * FireHouse 2012 * Dokken * Quiet Riot * Firehouse * Y&T * Trixter Tour was planned but never took place See also * Concert tour A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different t ...
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Live At The Key Club (Cinderella Album)
The following is a comprehensive discography of Cinderella, an American hard rock/glam metal Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam r ... band. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Singles Videos *''Night Songs: The Videos'' (1987) - VHS Gold (RIAA) *''Tales from the Gypsy Road'' (1990) - VHS (Later reissued as 2009 DVD) Gold (RIAA) *''Looking Back Video Collection'' (1997) - VHS *''Cinderella Millennium DVD Video Collection'' (2003) - DVD *''Rocked, Wired & Bluesed – The Greatest Video Hits'' (2005) - DVD *''Cinderella: In Concert - The Heartbreak Station Tour'' (2005) - DVD *''Cinderella: In Concert'' (2008) - DVD (Same content as ''Cinderella: In Concert - The Heartbreak Station Tour'' 2005 DVD) *''Tales from the Gypsy Road 2008'' (2009) - DVD (2009 ...
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Sony Music
Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment and managed by the American umbrella division of Sony. It was originally founded in 1929 as American Record Corporation and renamed as Columbia Recording Corporation in 1938, following its acquisition by the Columbia Broadcasting System. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records, and Sony Corporation bought the company in 1988, renaming it under its current name in 1991. In 2004, Sony and Bertelsmann established a 50-50 joint venture known as Sony BMG, which transferred the businesses of Sony Music and Bertelsmann Music Group into one entity. However, in 2008, Sony acquired Bertelsmann's stake, and the company reverted to the Sony Music name shortly after; the buyout allowed Sony to acquire all of BMG's labels, which ...
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Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the state, List of United States cities by population, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern United States, southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederate ...
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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. The release of ''Still Climbing'' was delayed due to Tom Keifer losing his voice in 1991. The album peaked at No. 178 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Production "Talk Is Cheap" first appeared during a Cinderella show in 1987, although the version on the album is longer than the original, with slower vocals. "Freewheelin" was an older song that had been written and demoed by the band in 1985, prior to the recording of their first album. "Hot & Bothered" had first appeared on '' Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture. Critical reception ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' called ''Still Climbing'' "a strong comeback." AllMusic deemed it "a gritty record that shows them building upon the bluesy hard rock of ''Heartbreak Station''." ''The Morning Call'' described the songs as "glossy blues- and pop-oriented heavy metal." ''The Hamilt ...
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Heartbreak Station
''Heartbreak Station'' is the third studio album by American rock music, rock band Cinderella (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 ''Billboard (magazine), Billboards Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100 in 1991. "Shelter Me (Cinderella song), Shelter Me" peaked at No. 36 and the Heartbreak Station (song), title track climbed to No. 44. "The More Things Change" did not chart. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic writes, "Cinderella reached back into The Rolling Stones, the Stones and Aerosmith songbooks and created a sneering, raunchy hard rock album that was artistically their finest moment, even if it didn't reach the same commercial heights as its predecessors." This mentioned from the ''Chicago Tribune'' website, "The band's new PolyGram Records al ...
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Long Cold Winter
''Long Cold Winter'' is the second studio album by American glam metal band Cinderella. It was released in July 1988 on Mercury Records. The record reached No. 10 in the US and became double-platinum for shipping two million copies in the US by the end of the year, just as their debut album '' Night Songs'' had done earlier. It was later certified triple platinum. The album features four singles, which all charted on the Billboard Hot 100. "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)", the band's highest-charting single, reached No. 12, "The Last Mile" reached No. 36, " Coming Home" reached No. 20, and " Gypsy Road" hit No. 51, more than a year after the release of the album. Reception The album received mixed-to-positive reviews. Music critics remarked the shift of the band's musical style from the clichéd glam metal of their debut to more blues-oriented compositions, but they did not agree in the evaluation of the songs' quality. Contemporary reviewers criticized the album for ...
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