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I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4Born, Jeffrey Philip La Bar on March 18th, 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia to parents Robert & June, I have two brothers & a sister, Jack being the oldest, me, then Diane & Dave. Growing up in Upper Darby, PA & moving to Springfield, I married my after-high school sweetheart & had a son, Sebastian. I am since remarried to the love of my life, Debinique, an Iowa girl & reside in Nashville, TN.
In 1985, I joined a band called Cinderella with Tom Keifer & Eric Brittingham. Myself & another drummer, named Jimmy Drnec replaced the two founding members of the band, who would later be known as Britney Fox. Already having a record deal with Mercury/Polygram in the works, pending the labels approval of Me & Jimmy, one might say I was one lucky asshole. Well sure, but that's not to say, a little talent & alot of hard work didn't play a part as well.
1986 brings Cinderella's debut album "Night Songs" & the addition of Fred Coury. Studio drummer, Jody Cortez records the record after producer, Andy Johns' inability to work with Jimmy, so while Tom & Andy mixed, Eric & I auditioned players until we find Fred for the album cover & tour to follow. Our first tour would be with another new band called Poison, opening for the Japaneese heavy metal band, Loudness. 1986 thru '87 would see Cinderella open for the likes of David Lee Roth, on his first solo tour for five months & Bon Jovi, on their "Slippery When Wet" tour for seven months. The rest of '87 would be spent over seas, headlining in Japan & Scandinavia before playing The Monsters of Rock festivals in England & Germany.
Three more studio albums (or should I say CD's) would follow... "Long Cold Winter", "Heartbreak Station" & "Still Climbing", as well as tours opening for AC/DC, Judas Priest & Scorpions. 1989 thru '95 would allow Cinderella to start headlining arenas with openers such as... Bullet Boys, Winger, White Lion, Tangier, Nelson, Lynch Mob, Badlands, Slaughter, Hair of the Dog & Frank Hannon's Moondog Mane. Polygram then drops the band from the label.
After a three year hiatis, 1998, Polygram wants to release a greatest hits CD with a bonus track. Tom, Eric, Fred & I return to the studio together & record "War Stories" for the "Once Upon a..." CD & decide, hey, this is fun again. With no management, booking agent or record deal, we start to plan a U.S. tour ourselves. Before long, we get Union Ent. APA & Sony Records involved & we're back!
2000 brings us a new tradition of Poison/Cinderella tours. Sharing the stage in 2000, '02 & '06, we've enjoyed the company of... Slaughter, Dokken, Faster Pussycat, Winger & a gerat new band called Endever After. In 2005, we headlined "The Rock Never Stops" tour with Ratt, Quiet Riot & Firehouse & I must say that it was, by far the greatest bunch of rejects I've ever had the pleasure of pilaging the country with. LOL!
2004 brought me a new venture, Naked Beggars . The band, consisting of Inga Brittingham (Eric's wife) & Kris Casamento. Having played on one track of their debut CD, I was asked, by Eric to join the band & take it on the road. One week in & we were opening for Lynyrd Skynyrd & 38 Special. We toured clubs throughout the midwest & up the eastcoast before recording my first CD with the band, "Spit it Out". Since then, Naked Beggars has become a full time job until Cinderella tours in the summertime. I am now working on a new CD with NB & expect a March or April release with a tour to follow unless Cinderella decides to do Europe in '07.
In closing, I would like to say, "I've led a charmed life & I thank you all for your time & support of my career & Myspace & I hope to see you all again & again with all my bands in the years to come!"
Peace & Prosperity in '07,
J.L.
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