Cinderella was formed in Philadelphia in 1983 by Tom Keifer and Eric Brittingham. In the early days they were mostly playing bars but they were soon to be signed by the major label Polygram after Jon Bon Jovi had been to one of the shows and recommended them to the label. They have had a great deal of commercial success since then and toured with Poison among others. They broke up temporarily in 1995 but in 1998 they reformed once again.