Michael Cartellone (born June 7, 1962) is an American musician and artist. He was a founding member of

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., dur ...

and is the current drummer of

Lynyrd Skynyrd Lynyrd Skynyrd ( ) is an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida. The group originally formed as My Backyard in 1964 and comprised Ronnie Van Zant (lead vocalist), Gary Rossington (guitar), Allen Collins (guitar), Larry Junstrom ( ...

since 1999.

Biography

Michael Cartellone was born on June 7, 1962, in Cleveland, Ohio. Cartellone is the former drummer of

(1989–1996, 1998–2001) and a former drummer for Accept (1996). After Damn Yankees broke up, Cartellone worked as the touring drummer for

Ted Nugent Theodore Anthony Nugent (; born December 13, 1948) is an American rock musician and activist. He initially gained fame as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist of The Amboy Dukes, a band formed in 1963 that played psychedelic rock a ...

and later

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead si ...

before settling in with Lynyrd Skynyrd. Cartellone has toured and recorded with a wide variety of artists including

Adrian Belew Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. A multi-instrumentalist primarily known as a guitarist and singer, he is noted for his unusual and impressionistic approach to ...

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(after the dissolution of Damn Yankees),

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, Peter Frampton,

Brad Gillis Bradley Frank Gillis (born 15 June 1957) is a guitarist most famous for playing with the band Night Ranger. He was in the band Rubicon (American band), Rubicon during the 1970s before Night Ranger. Since forming in 1979, Gillis and drummer Kelly ...

, Wolf Hoffmann,

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Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in th ...

Tommy Shaw Tommy Roland Shaw (born September 11, 1953) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter best known for his tenure in the rock band Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups including Damn Yanke ...

(before and after the formation of Damn Yankees),

Shaw Blades Shaw Blades is an American musical duo/group formed by Tommy Shaw of Styx and Jack Blades of Night Ranger, both of whom played in the supergroup Damn Yankees. It is an informal duo which has produced two albums between other projects, 1995's ''H ...

, Joe Lynn Turner, and

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. Cartellone is the drummer on former

Faith No More Faith No More is an American Rock music, rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, k ...

singer Chuck Mosley's 2009 album, '' Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food''. He is also an accomplished

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ...

and ardent Charlie Chaplin and

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fan.Mahaffee, Mac
"Cleveland native and Lynyrd Skynyrd/Damn Yankees drummer opens art exhibit at downtown Hilton"

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. July 6, 2017. Cartellone uses

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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

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drumheads.

Discography

;Damn Yankees *''

'', 1990 *'' Don't Tread'', 1992 *''

Extended Versions ''Extended Versions'' is a series of discounted live albums published by BMG Special Products starting in the late 1990s. To date, there have been over 100 albums released in this series. List of ''Extended Versions'' albums * ''Extended Versions ...

'', 2008 ;

*"In My Defence", '' The Great Pretender'', 1992 ;

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*" You're Invited But Your Friends Can't Come", '' Encino Man'' (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1992 ;

*''

Gilrock Ranch ''Gilrock Ranch'' is the first studio album by Night Ranger guitarist Brad Gillis, released in 1993 through Guitar Recordings. The album marks the first recorded work of keyboardist Derek Sherinian.John Wetton John Kenneth Wetton (12 June 1949 – 31 January 2017) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. Known for his dexterous bass playing and booming baritone voice, Wetton first gained fame in the early 1970s. Wetton was the singer and p ...

*'' Battle Lines'', 1994 *''The Studio Recordings Anthology'', 2015 ;

*''Hallucination'', 1995 ; Accept *''

Predator Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...

'', 1996 ; Peter Frampton *"

The Frightened City ''The Frightened City'' is a 1961 British neo-noir gangster film about extortion rackets and gang warfare in the West End of London. It stars Herbert Lom, John Gregson and a pre- Bond Sean Connery, who plays a burglar called Paddy Damion. He i ...

", '' Twang! – A Tribute To

Hank Marvin Hank Brian Marvin (born Brian Robson Rankin, 28 October 1941) is an English multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and songwriter. He is widely known as the lead guitarist for The Shadows, a group which primarily performed instrumentals and was the ba ...

& The Shadows'' 1996 ; Wolf Hoffmann *'' Classical, 1997 ;

*'' Edge of Forever'', 1999 *''

Christmas Time Again ''Christmas Time Again'' is the eleventh studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released in 2000. Track listing #" Santa's Messin' with the Kid" (Eddie C. Campbell) – 3:15 #" Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" ( Johnny Mark ...

'', 2000 *''

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'', 2003 *'' Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour'', 2004 *''

God & Guns ''God & Guns'' is the thirteenth studio album by the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, released on September 29, 2009. The single "Still Unbroken" was released on July 27, 2009 followed by another track, "Simple Life", on August 4, 2009. "Stil ...

'', 2009 *'' Live from Freedom Hall'', 2010 *''

Last of a Dyin' Breed ''Last of a Dyin' Breed'' is the fourteenth studio album by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. The album was announced on May 2, 2012, for release on August 21, 2012, and September 17 in the UK. It is the first Lynyrd Skynyrd album to ...

'', 2012 *''Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd & Second Helping Live From Jacksonville At The Florida Theatre'', 2015 ;Steve Fister *''Age of Great Dreams'', 1999 ;

*''Jack Blades'', 2004 ; Joe Lynn Turner *''

Second Hand Life ''Second Hand Life'' is the tenth solo studio album by Joe Lynn Turner. The album features songs written by artists like Jim Peterik and Martin Briley. Track listing # "Your Love Is Life" ''(Joe Lynn Turner, Tor Talle, Deanna Johnston)'' – 4 ...

'', 2007 ; Joe Bouchard *''Jukebox in My Head'', 2009 ; Chuck Mosley *''Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food'', 2009

References

External links

Official website
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