C.J. Snare, Glam Rocker and FireHouse Frontman, Dies ‘Unexpectedly’ at 64

C.J. Snare, the hair metal icon who fronted FireHouse for more than three decades, singing lead vocals and playing keyboard on all eight of its albums, died “unexpectedly” on Friday night, according to the hard rock band. He was 64.

The group expressed its “complete shock” at Snare’s death on Facebook. “Today is a sad day for Rock N Roll,” they said, calling Snare a “rock and roll warrior” and “arguably one of the best vocal talents of a generation.”

In its Sunday post, the band explained, “As you are all aware, CJ was expected to be back on stage with the band this summer after recovering from surgery. We are all in complete shock with CJ’s untimely passing.”

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