Gary Corbett (July 15, 1958 – July 14, 2021) (from

Hendersonville, Tennessee Hendersonville is the largest city in Sumner County, Tennessee, on Old Hickory Lake. The population was 61,753 at the 2020 census. Hendersonville is the fourth-largest city in the Nashville metropolitan area after Nashville, Murfreesboro, ...

) was an American keyboardist, composer and producer most famous for playing in the

glam rock Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. Glam artists drew on diver ...

band

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. Corbett has contributed in various capacities to over 27 albums. In addition to his work with Cinderella he has toured with

Kiss A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...

Lou Gramm Lou Gramm (born Louis Andrew Grammatico; 2 May 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer of the rock band Foreigner from 1977 to 1990 and 1992 to 2003 during which time the band had numerous successful albu ...

, has worked with all of Bob Marley's sons. In the 1980s, Corbett co-wrote "

She Bop "She Bop" is a song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper, released as the third single from her debut studio album, ''She's So Unusual'' (1983). It reached number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in September 1984. Worldwide, the ...

" with

Cyndi Lauper Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper Thornton (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. Her career has spanned over 40 years. Her album ''She's So Unusual'' (1983) was the first debut album by a female artist to achi ...

. Big Noise is a side project Corbett has been involved in, playing in Iraq for the U.S. Army in 2009.

References

External links

Gary Corbett's Myspace page
Grammy Award winners People from Hendersonville, Tennessee Glam metal musicians Cinderella (band) members American rock keyboardists American pop keyboardists 1958 births 2021 deaths {{US-keyboardist-stub