C. J. Snare

Carl "C.J." 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.

Personal life and death

Carl Jeffrey Snare was born on December 14, 1959 in Washington, D.C. He had two sons and one daughter.

In September 2020, he was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. In September 2023, he took a hiatus from FireHouse to undergo abdominal surgery in October. Although he intended to return to the band for their shows in summer 2024, he died on April 5, 2024 of cardiac arrest. He was 64.

Discography

With Maxx Warrior

• Maxx Warrior (1986)

Studio albums with FireHouse

• FireHouse – August 21, 1990 – No. 21 US
• Hold Your Fire – June 16, 1992 – No. 23 US
• 3 – April 11, 1995 – No. 66 US
• Good Acoustics – October 8, 1996
• Category 5 – October 1998
• O2 – November 7, 2000
• Prime Time – August 12, 2003
• Full Circle – June 2011

Live albums with FireHouse

• Bring 'Em Out Live – December 1999

C.J. Snare

• "Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
• "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)
• "Oh Come Emmanuel (Single) A Christmas Gift (2011)
• "Pride (In The Name Of Love) Liberty 'N Justice Cigar Chronicles Vol. 1 ( 2013)
• " The Rest of My Life (Single) From Asia With Love (2013)

Rubicon Cross

• "Rubicon Cross – Limited Edition EP (2011)
• "Rubicon Cross – Single – Locked and Loaded (2012) featured on CodeMasters "Dirt" Showdown Video Game
• "Rubicon Cross – CD – Standard Version (2014) released 5/19 on INgrooves Distributed by Universal Music Group
• "Rubicon Cross – Deluxe CD – (2014) Best Buy Exclusive released 5/19 on INgrooves Distributed by Universal Music Group
• "Rubicon Cross – Digital Album – (2014) released 5/19 on INgrooves
• "Rubicon Cross – Deluxe Japanese CD – (2014) released on King Records

Production work

• "Do What You Believe (Single) Liberty N Justice-Light It Up (2010)
• "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (Single) A Christmas Gift (2010)
• "Oh Come Emmanuel (Single) A Christmas Gift (2011)
• "Guitarcadia = Xander Demos (2012)
• " Liberty 'N Justice (Various Artists) Cigar Chronicles Vol. 1 ( 2013)
• "Already Ghosts = Hymn of a New Dark Age ( 2013 )
• " The Rest of My Life (Single) From Asia With Love (2013)
• " Rubicon Cross = Debut Album (2014) Engineering Credit