Cinderella frontman Tom Keifer spent ten years working on his solo album, The Way Life Goes, so you can’t blame him for spending a couple of years on the road in support of it.

Keifer, who plays a solo show tonight at 8 at the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, stopped at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum earlier today to donate the guitar he used on the Cinderella tune “Night Songs” as well as a top hat and jacket.  

Rock Hall President and CEO Greg Harris accepted the donations and took a few minutes to talk to Keifer — both hail from the Philadelphia area. We spoke to Keifer, who said he couldn’t think of a better home for his donations than the Rock Hall, and asked him about his decades-long career and how he overcame the vocal paralysis that once made it difficult for him to sing.

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This article appears in Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2016.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.

2 replies on “Backstage Pass: An Interview with Cinderella’s Tom Keifer”

  2. Is Cinderella a ground breaking band? No, but they help tell the story full story of rock and roll. I’m not the biggest fan of 80s hair metal, but it was popular whether we like it or not.

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