80s Rock Band Were Killing It, Until Vocal Surgery Derailed Them | Professor of Rock

From KISS to Bon Jovi, Cinderella the blues-rock outfit caught the attention of some of the industry’s biggest icons before they were signed. And though their story sounds like something out of a fairytale, the reality is that these guys went triple-platinum with their debut record, Night Songs All thanks to a hit single called Nobody’s Fool that climbed the charts to lucky #13 in the mid 80s But could this band sustain their early momentum? Or would it all fall apart at the stroke of midnight? The story is coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.

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I’m excited to return to another one of my favorite shows that we do on this channel. It’s called Breakthrough. In this show we breakdown songs, albums or events that kicked open the door to an artist or band’s career and gave them the momentum to rocket to long term success. On previous episodes we have covered West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys, Bang a Gong (Get it On) by T Rex, and Silent Lucidity by Queensryche. Today we are telling the story of one of the mightiest power ballads of the 80s, the one and only Nobody’s Fool by Cinderella.

There were a ton of bands that came and went during the heyday of hard rock and metal in the 80s but Cinderella was always a favorite. I was excited to see Johnny Lawerence sporting a Cinderella t shirt in the trailer for Cobra Kai recently. So let’s get into it.

future Cinderella bassist Eric Brittingham was hanging out at a local club in Ocean City, Maryland when hard rockers Saints in Hell came to town. This was back in the early 80s. The Saints were scheduled to play on Halloween night, but arrived at the club a day early.
It was at some point on the day before the show that Brittingham stepped into the men’s room to take care of business. While standing at the urinal, two of the Saints members walked in complaining about their bass player. Then just moment later, Eric felt a tap on his shoulder. “Hey do you play bass?”

I have no idea what was running through Eric Brittingham’s mind at that point. But if had been me, it would have been something about personal space. Yet he must have realized destiny’s call had just overruled nature’s call because he responded, “Yeah actually I do.”
Way to take it all in stride Eric. However, Brittingham then admitted that he currently didn’t own a bass. But that wasn’t a problem. The band’s guitarist Tom Keifer told him to show up in the morning and he could use their guy’s equipment.