Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar passes away, age 58, from undisclosed cause

Former Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar passed away, age 58, from an undisclosed cause at his Nashville apartment on Wednesday.

‘So I just got the call. @jefflabar, my father, my hero, my idol, passed away today,’ his son Sebastian confirmed on Instagram.

‘I’m currently at a loss for words. I love you pop! If you could, please share pictures or video of all the fun times we all had with my dad. It would be greatly appreciated.’  

Last selfie: Former Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar passed away, age 58, from an undisclosed cause at his Nashville apartment on Wednesday (pictured January 28)

LaBar fathered the 28-year-old Tantric guitarist from his marriage to ex-wife Gaile LaBar-Bernhardt, who reportedly found his body.

The Pennsylvania native gushed of Sebastian in November: ‘You’re twice the guitarist I ever was [and] have so much more to give. I couldn’t be prouder [and] I love you so much.’

Jeff famously replaced Cinderella’s original guitarist Michael Schermick in 1985 and played on all four of the band’s albums until they broke up in 2017.

LaBar dropped his solo album One For The Road in 2014, and he also played with bands like Cheap Thrill, Freakshow, and the Naked Beggars. 

His son Sebastian confirmed on Instagram: ‘So I just got the call. @jefflabar, my father, my hero, my idol, passed away today. I’m currently at a loss for words. I love you pop!’

‘You’re twice the guitarist I ever was’: LaBar fathered the 28-year-old Tantric guitarist (L, pictured in 2020) from his marriage to ex-wife Gaile LaBar-Bernhardt, who reportedly found his body

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‘Don’t Know What You Got Till It’s Gone’: The Pennsylvania native (pictured in 1989) famously replaced Cinderella’s original guitarist Michael Schermick in 1985 and played on all four of the band’s albums until they broke up in 2017

Slaughter co-founder Mark Slaughter tweeted a b&w snap of himself with the fellow glam metal rocker captioned: ‘Gone to soon. RIP Jeff LaBar.’

Stryper co-founder Michael Sweet tweeted that he was ‘deeply saddened’ of Jeff’s passing, calling him a ‘gentleman and very kind.’

Poison drummer Rikki Rockett tweeted that he was ‘blown away’ and couldn’t ‘count the amount of shows we all did together with Cinderella and Poison.’ 

RIP: Jeff dropped his solo album One For The Road in 2014, and he also played with bands like Cheap Thrill, Freakshow, and the Naked Beggars (pictured in 2012)

Slaughter co-founder Mark Slaughter tweeted a b&w snap of himself with LaBar captioned: ‘Gone to soon. RIP Jeff LaBar’

‘May God bless you Jeff!’ Stryper co-founder Michael Sweet tweeted that he was ‘deeply saddened’ of the glam metal rocker’s passing, calling him a ‘gentleman and very kind’

‘Rest in peace my brother’: Poison drummer Rikki Rockett tweeted that he was ‘blown away’ and couldn’t ‘count the amount of shows we all did together with Cinderella and Poison’

As of publication, none of LaBar’s Cinderella bandmates – Tom Keifer, Eric Brittingham, and Fred Coury – have publicly commented on the tragic news.

‘I believe it’s all my fault,’ the Nobody’s Fool rocker told Another FN Podcast in 2016 of Cinderella’s split after selling 15M records.

‘It’s no secret that I’ve had a drinking problem. And it showed its ugly face on one of those [cruises that Cinderella played]. I guess that’s what caused a rift.  

In shock: As of publication, none of Jeff’s Cinderella bandmates – Tom Keifer (2-L), Eric Brittingham (R), and Fred Coury (2-R) – have publicly commented on the tragic news

Coming soon! LaBar was also an avid chef and foodie who collaborated with Chef ‘Iron Mike’ Rolchigo (L) to create a hot sauce, which was ‘almost ready for production’ as of July 1

‘When I fell out on one of those cruise ships in front of everybody – like, basically O.D.’d – that’s when the band, and mostly Tom, took notice and was, like, “What the f***?”‘

Jeff added: ‘It’s just Tom and I that don’t talk anymore. And I can only speculate that he’s very disappointed and doesn’t wanna see me die. He doesn’t wanna witness me dying.’

LaBar was also an avid chef and foodie who collaborated with Chef ‘Iron Mike’ Rolchigo to create a hot sauce, which was ‘almost ready for production’ as of July 1.