C. J. Snare
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| Background information | |
| Born | Carl Jeffrey Snare December 14, 1959 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 2024 (aged 64) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, glam metal |
| Occupations | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
| Years active | 1980–2023 |
| Formerly of | FireHouse |
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Carl Jeffrey Snare (December 14, 1959 – April 5, 2024) was an American singer best known for being the frontman and founding member of the hard rock/glam metal band FireHouse.
Snare co-wrote most of the band's songs and has had seven songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, four of which were top 40. He also appeared periodically with his other band, Rubicon Cross, and occasionally appeared with Scrap Metal.
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Personal life and death
[edit | edit source]Carl Jeffrey Snare was born on December 14, 1959, in Washington, D.C to Buck and Barbara Snare. He had two sons and one daughter.[1]
In September 2020, he was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.[1] In September 2023, he took a hiatus from FireHouse to undergo abdominal surgery in October.[2] Although he intended to return to the band for their shows in summer 2024,[3] he died on April 5, 2024.[4] He was 64.[5][6]
Discography
[edit | edit source]With Maxx Warrior
[edit | edit source]- Maxx Warrior (1986)
With FireHouse
[edit | edit source]- FireHouse – August 21, 1990 – No. 21 US
- Hold Your Fire – June 16, 1992 – No. 23 US
- 3 – April 11, 1995 – No. 66 US
- Good Acoustics – October 8, 1996
- Category 5 – September 2, 1998
- O2 – November 7, 2000
- Prime Time – August 12, 2003
- Full Circle – June 2011
Live albums with FireHouse
[edit | edit source]- Bring 'Em Out Live – December 1999
C.J. Snare
[edit | edit source]- "Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)
- "Oh Come Emmanuel (Single) A Christmas Gift (2011)
- "Pride (In The Name Of Love) Liberty 'N Justice Cigar Chronicles Vol. 1 (2013)
- " The Rest of My Life (Single) From Asia With Love (2013)
Rubicon Cross
[edit | edit source]- "Rubicon Cross – Limited Edition EP (2011)
- "Rubicon Cross – Single – Locked and Loaded (2012) featured on CodeMasters "Dirt" Showdown Video Game
- "Rubicon Cross – CD – Standard Version (2014) released 5/19 on INgrooves Distributed by Universal Music Group
- "Rubicon Cross – Deluxe CD – (2014) Best Buy Exclusive released 5/19 on INgrooves Distributed by Universal Music Group
- "Rubicon Cross – Digital Album – (2014) released 5/19 on INgrooves
- "Rubicon Cross – Deluxe Japanese CD – (2014) released on King Records
Production work
[edit | edit source]- "Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
- "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)
- "Oh Come Emmanuel (Single) A Christmas Gift (2011)
- "Guitarcadia = Xander Demos (2012)
- " Liberty 'N Justice (Various Artists) Cigar Chronicles Vol. 1 (2013)
- "Already Ghosts = Hymn of a New Dark Age (2013)
- " The Rest of My Life (Single) From Asia With Love (2013)
- " Rubicon Cross = Debut Album (2014) Engineering Credit
References
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External links
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- C. J. Snare discography at Discogs
- C. J. Snare at IMDb
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