John Massaro (born John Vincent Hazlett) was a

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ist for the 1980s band Kid Lightning. In the 1970s at

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he played in the band Jefferson. He went on to play in

Steve Miller Band The Steve Miller Band is an American rock music, rock band formed in 1966 in San Francisco, California. The band is led by Steve Miller (musician), Steve Miller on guitar and lead vocals. The group had a string of mid- to late-1970s hit singles t ...

for two years, contributing to the ''Abracadabra'' album.Daly, Mike (1982)
Miller the Magician
, ''

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'', August 26, 1982, p. 8, retrieved 2011-07-23Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Rock Discography'', Canongate, , p. 693 Massaro also co-wrote several songs with Lee Ritenour.Lee Ritenour
/ref> Massaro currently resides in

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, playing with Forty Nights.

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