Eric Brittingham (born May 8, 1960) is an American bass guitarist best known for playing in the band

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Early life

Brittingham was born in

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Career

In 1983, Brittingham along with guitarist

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founded the

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band Cinderella in

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. Cinderella was signed to their first contract with

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in 1985 when they were seen performing at the Empire Rock Club in

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who referred them to his agent. Brittingham was also in a side-band,

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, with his (ex)wife Inga and Cinderella bandmate

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. Brittingham also played with Let It Rawk, a revolving door "super-group" featuring musicians from the 1980s rock music scene such as

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, Warrant),

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( Lynch Mob) and

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). In 2009, Brittingham temporarily filled-in for

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bassist

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on Poison's Summer 2009 tour with

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when Dall became sick on tour. On April 19, 2013, Brittingham played bass guitar in Rock Island, IL at Martini's on the Rock for The Dirties. In 2014 Brittingham co-formed the new rock supergroup

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and played on the band's self-titled debut album released in 2015. After the first album, Brittingham left the band and was replaced by

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. Currently, Brittingham plays bass in the

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Band.

Personal life

Brittingham is divorced from Inga Brittingham.They have two daughters together and both reside in the Nashville, Tennessee area. Eric Brittingham suffered a 'mild heart attack' in mid-December 2006.

References

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