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Tom Keifer
(Carl Thomas Keifer)
Born January 26, 1961
Raised in Springfield, Pennsylvania
Sisters- Adie, Liz, Georgene
Mother- Adrianne
Father- Bill
former wife- Emily Pember
Both Parents were teachers
Recieved first guitar in third grade, at age 8 from his parents after seeing The Monkees on TV
Formed first band in third grade- they played on stage at Scenic Hills Elementary School, the school where his mother taught
Started geting serious about 15 or 16--started to grow hair long, and was in several local glam bands such as Fascination, Shove, Telepath, and Diamond. However, they were mostly cover bands, and didn’t have much of their own music
Senior year (1979)-- started playing in bars
Almost dropped out of school to follow in the footsteps of his greatest influences - Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones
One of the original members of Cinderella
Extras Worked with Bad Romance on "Code Of Honor" - sang on cover of 'Love Hurts', co-wrote 'Love Is Blind'
Played with Lynyrd Skynyrd Worked with Lynyrd Skynyrd on "The Last Rebel" - co-wrote 'Best Things In Life'Worked with Jim Peterik on his World Stage project - sang on the song 'Zig Zag'
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