C. J. Snare Carl Jeffrey Snare (December 14, 1959 - April 5, 2024) was an American singer best known for being the frontman and founding member of the hard rock/glam metal band FireHouse.
Snare co-wrote most of the band's songs and has had seven songs chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts, five of which were top 40. He also appeared periodically with his other band, Rubicon Cross, and occasionally appeared with Scrap Metal.Carl Jeffrey Snare was born on December 14, 1959, in Washington, D.C to Buck and Barbara Snare. He had two sons and one daughter.[1]
In September 2020, he was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.[1] In September 2023, he took a hiatus from FireHouse to undergo abdominal surgery in October.[2] Although he intended to return to the band for their shows in summer 2024,[3] he died on April 5, 2024.[4] He was 64.[5][6]