FireHouse lead singer CJ Snare dead at 64 after hard rock band founder suffers sudden heart attack as tributes paid
THE lead singer of the rock band Firehouse, CJ Snare, has died.
The musician's daughter Heather announced that her father died on Thursday afternoon.
Snare, 64, had a long battle with stage 4 colon cancer and ultimately died from a heart attack, according to TMZ.
He had helped form the hard rock band in 1987 after his previous band, Maxx Warrior, broke up.
Snare was with the band for almost 40 years until his death.
C.J. played keyboards and sang on all seven of the group's albums.
Their self-titles debut album went double platinum in the United States and gold in Canada, Japan, and Singapore.
The band's third single, Love of a Lifetime, topped the charts at Number 3, selling over 500,000 copies.
Other hits include I Live My Life For You, Here For You, When I Look Into Your Eyes, Don't Treat Me Bad, and Reach for the Sky.
Another co-founder and the former bassist for the group, Perry Richardson, said Snare was one of the great voices in rock history, and he will be greatly missed, according to the outlet.
The band shared the sad announcement about his death on Sunday calling it "a sad day for Rock N Roll."
"It is with great sorrow we are letting the world know we have lost our brother: CJ Snare, the rock and roll warrior, lead vocalist, and a founding member of Firehouse," they wrote in a touching Facebook post.
"CJ Snare passed unexpectedly at home Friday night, April 5, 2024. He was a young 64 years old."
They stated that he died at his home on Friday night, while his daughter said it was Thursday evening.
The band went on to express how the musician was supposed to be back on stage this summer and they were shocked that he died.
They spoke highly of the singer and shared their condolences with his family.
"CJ was arguably one of the best vocal talents of a generation, touring the world with Firehouse non-stop the past 34 years.
"Our heartfelt condolences go out to the entire Snare family, Katherine Little, friends, and all our beloved fans all over the world.
"'Reach for the Sky' CJ! You will be forever missed by family, friends, fans and your bandmates. You’re singing with the angels now."
'FEELING STRONGER'
In the singer's most recent post, he shared two pictures of himself singing on stage wearing a leather jacket with skulls, shades, a vampire t-shirt, and ripped black jeans.
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"Feeling stronger every day!" read the Instagram post from March 27.
"I'll be back on stage with Firehouse before you know it. Health is first so making a FULL recovery before my return."
