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 since 1999.

Biography

Michael Cartellone was born on June 7, 1962, in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

. Cartellone is the former drummer of

(1989–1996, 1998–2001) and a former drummer for

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(1996). After Damn Yankees broke up, Cartellone worked as the touring drummer for

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and later

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

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(after the dissolution of Damn Yankees),

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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 (band), Styx as co-lead vocalist. In between his stints with Styx, he has played with other groups includi ...

(before and after the formation of Damn Yankees),

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, and

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. Cartellone is the drummer on former

Faith No More Faith No More is an American 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, keyboardist/r ...

singer

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's 2009 album, ''

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''. He is also an accomplished

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and ardent

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and

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fan.Mahaffee, Mac
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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 ''Don't Tread'' is the second and last studio album released by the American hard rock supergroup Damn Yankees. It features their second highest charting single, the power ballad "Where You Goin' Now" which peaked at number 20. The album itself ...

'', 1992 *'' Extended Versions'', 2008 ;

*"In My Defence", ''

The Great Pretender "The Great Pretender" is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single in November 1955. The words and music were written by Buck Ram, the Platters' manager and producer who was a successfu ...

'', 1992 ;

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*" You're Invited But Your Friends Can't Come", ''

Encino Man ''Encino Man'' (known as ''California Man'' in France, Finland, Sweden, Great Britain, Asia, South Africa, and New Zealand) is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Les Mayfield in his directorial debut. The film stars Sean Astin, with a supp ...

'' (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1992 ;

*'' Gilrock Ranch'', 1993 ;

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

*''Hallucination'', 1995 ;

*''

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'', 1996 ;

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 ...

", ''

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– A Tribute To

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& The

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'' 1996 ;

*'' Classical, 1997 ; Lynyrd Skynyrd *''

Edge of Forever ''Edge of Forever'' is the tenth studio album by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Released in 1999, it is the last album to feature Leon Wilkeson before his death in 2001. Track listing Personnel ;Lynyrd Skynyrd *Gary Rossington - lead, rhyth ...

'', 1999 *'' Christmas Time Again'', 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'', 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 ;

*''

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 Joseph J. Bouchard (; born November 9, 1948) is an American musician. He was the bassist and one of the lead singers of the hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult during their most successful period. He is the younger brother of original Blue Öyster ...

*''Jukebox in My Head'', 2009 ;

*''Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food'', 2009

References

External links

Official website
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