Jim Drnec
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Jim Drnec is a drummer who played for the band Cinderella
. He replaced original Cinderella drummer Tony Destra
, who went on to the band Britny Fox
. Drnec was himself replaced by drummer Fred Coury
, although session player Jody Cortez
played on Cinderella's first official album, Night Songs
. Drnec is now a trial attorney in Wilmington, Delaware
, and plays the occasional gig with his blues band, The DelCats. He has also been playing locally in Philadelphia with local artist Tony Mecca in Mecca's band the Heavy MeNtal Gypsies. More recently, Drnec has been playing drums and writing with Ever/After, an all original hard rock band featuring Mark Evans and Reggie Wu of Heaven's Edge
and John Dennis.
Cinderella (band)
Cinderella is an American heavy metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They emerged in the mid-1980s with a series of multi-platinum albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation. They were famous for being a glam metal band, but then shifted over towards a more hard...
. He replaced original Cinderella drummer Tony Destra
Tony Destra
Tony Destra , was an American drummer who played for the glam metal bands Cinderella and Britny Fox. Before Cinderella or Britny Fox, Tony was the skinsman for another popular Philly area band called Enforcer. The singer for Enforcer was Bill Mattson who would gain later recognition as the frontman...
, who went on to the band Britny Fox
Britny Fox
Britny Fox was an American Glam metal band from the Philadelphia area, initially active from 1985 to 1992 then subsequently reforming in 2000. They are best known for their music video for "Girlschool" and their hit "Long Way to Love" .-History:...
. Drnec was himself replaced by drummer Fred Coury
Fred Coury
Fred Coury is best known as the drummer for the glam metal band Cinderella. Coury lists Neil Peart, Peter Criss, Bobby Blotzer, Eric Carr, Tommy Lee and Tommy Aldridge as his drumming inspirations....
, although session player Jody Cortez
Jody Cortez
Jody Cortez is a drummer who began his professional career at the age of 21 when he began to tour with Boz Scaggs in 1981. He once played drums for Cinderella...
played on Cinderella's first official album, Night Songs
Night Songs
Night Songs is Cinderella's debut album, released in 1986 through Mercury Records in America and Vertigo Records in Europe. It sold several million copies due to a combination of their breakthrough single "Nobody's Fool", MTV airplay, and an opening slot on labelmates Bon Jovi's tour, in support of...
. Drnec is now a trial attorney in Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
, and plays the occasional gig with his blues band, The DelCats. He has also been playing locally in Philadelphia with local artist Tony Mecca in Mecca's band the Heavy MeNtal Gypsies. More recently, Drnec has been playing drums and writing with Ever/After, an all original hard rock band featuring Mark Evans and Reggie Wu of Heaven's Edge
Heaven's Edge
Heavens Edge is a former glam metal band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania active in the early 1990s.-Biography:Heavens Edge formed in 1987 in Philadelphia, PA and was founded by guitarist Reggie Wu and singer Mark Evans...
and John Dennis.