Occupation(s) Musician, Artist Name Michael Cartellone Website michaelcartellone.com | Years active 1973 to present Instruments Drums | |
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Born June 7, 1962 (age 62) Solon, Ohio ( 1962-06-07 ) Role Musician · michaelcartellone.com Movies Damn Yankees: Uprising, Lynyrd Skynyrd: Sweet Home Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live from Austin TX Similar People Rickey Medlocke, Mark Matejka, Johnny Van Zant, Peter Keys, Jack Blades |
Lynyrd skynyrd damn yankees drummer and painter michael cartellone
Michael Cartellone (born June 7, 1962) is an American musician and the current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd .
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Michael cartellone at the bitter end mp4
Biography
Cartellone is the former drummer of Damn Yankees (1989–1996, 1998-2001) and a former drummer for Accept (1996). He appeared on former Faith No More singer Chuck Mosley's 2009 album, Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food. He has also worked with Eddie Jobson, Tommy Shaw (before and after the formation of Damn Yankees), John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, John Wetton, Freddie Mercury, Cher, Adrian Belew, Brad Gillis, Shaw Blades, Steve Fister, Wolf Hoffmann (solo), Tim Kirker, Jack Blades (after the dissolution of Damn Yankees) and Joe Lynn Turner.
He is also an accomplished painter and ardent Charlie Chaplin and Cleveland Indians fan.
Cartellone uses Pearl drums, pedals and hardware and Zildjian cymbals, most notably the A and A custom series, but previously used the Z custom series in the past, and he also uses Remo drumheads.