Born, Jeffrey Philip La Bar on March 18th, 1963 in Darby, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia to parents Robert and June, I have two brothers and a sister, Jack being the oldest, me, then Diane and Dave. Growing up in Upper Darby, PA and moving to Springfield, I married my after-high school sweetheart and 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 and 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 and Jimmy, one might say I was one lucky asshole. Well sure, but that’s not to say, a little talent and alot of hard work didn’t play a part as well.
1986 brings Cinderella’s debut album “Night Songs” and the addition of Fred Coury. Studio drummer, Jody Cortez records the record after producer, Andy Johns’ inability to work with Jimmy, so while Tom and Andy mixed, Eric and I auditioned players until we find Fred for the album cover and 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 and Bon Jovi, on their “Slippery When Wet” tour for seven months. The rest of ‘87 would be spent over seas, headlining in Japan and Scandinavia before playing The Monsters of Rock festivals in England and Germany