Firehouse Singer CJ Snare Dead at 64

Founding
Firehouse
singer
CJ
Snare
died
Friday
night
at
age
64
of
unspecified
causes.

“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,”
the
band
wrote
on
their
Facebook
page. “CJ
snare
passed
unexpectedly
at
home
Friday
night,
April
5,
2024.
He
was
a
young
64
years
old.
…
We
are
all
in
complete
shock
with
CJ’s
untimely
passing.”

Snare
co-founded
Firehouse
in
the
late ’80s,
and
remained
in
the
group
alongside
guitarist
Bill
Leverty
and
drummer
Michael
Foster
for
nearly
four
decades.
He
co-wrote
all
three
of
the
band’s
top
20
hits:
1991’s “Don’t
Treat
Me
Bad”
and “Love
of
a
Lifetime”
and
1992’s “When
I
Look
Into
Your
Eyes.”

In
2023
Snare
underwent
unspecified
surgery
and
was
temporarily
forced
off
the
road,
but
he
had
been
expected
to
return
to
live
performances
this
summer.

“Our
heartfelt
condolences
go
out
to
the
entire
Snare
family,
Katherine
Little,
friends,
and
all
our
beloved
fans
all
over
the
world,”
the
band
wrote. “‘Reach
for
the
Sky’
CJ!
You
will
be
forever
missed
by
family,
friends,
fans
and
your
band
mates.
You’re
singing
with
the
angels
now.”

Watch
Firehouse
Perform ‘Love
of
a
Lifetime’