Michael Cartellone (born June 7, 1962) is an American musician and artist. He was a founding member of Damn Yankees and is the current drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd since 1999.
Biography Michael Cartellone's family is of Sicilian origin, specifically Bronte, Sicily. The name is the Anglicized version of Cartillone.
Cartellone is the former drummer of Damn Yankees (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 and later John Fogerty before settling in with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Cartellone has toured and recorded with a wide variety of artists including Adrian Belew, Jack Blades (after the dissolution of Damn Yankees), Cher, John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, Brad Gillis, Wolf Hoffmann, Eddie Jobson, Freddie Mercury, Tommy Shaw (before and after the formation of Damn Yankees), Shaw Blades, Joe Lynn Turner, and John Wetton.
Cartellone is the drummer on former Faith No More singer Chuck Mosley's 2009 album, Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food.
He is also a painter, a fan of Charlie Chaplin and the Cleveland Indians."Michael Cartellone of Lynyrd Skynyrd Presents Art Collection", Modern Drummer. July 2017.Moser, John. "Speaking with Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer: Michael Cartellone paints a different picture of a rock musician", The Morning Call. June 5, 2010.Mahaffee, Mac. "Cleveland native and Lynyrd Skynyrd/Damn Yankees drummer opens art exhibit at downtown Hilton", WKYC. July 6, 2017.
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.
Discography Boy Wonder
Boy Wonder, 1982 (as Michael Crislin) Damn Yankees Damn Yankees, 1990 Don't Tread, 1992 Extended Versions, 2008
Freddie Mercury "In My Defence", The Great Pretender, 1992
Vince Neil "You're Invited But Your Friends Can't Come", Encino Man (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1992
Brad Gillis Gilrock Ranch, 1993
John Wetton Battle Lines, 1994 The Studio Recordings Anthology, 2015
Shaw Blades Hallucination, 1995
Accept Predator, 1996
Peter Frampton "The Frightened City", Twang! – A Tribute To Hank Marvin & The Shadows 1996
Wolf Hoffmann Classical, 1997
Lynyrd Skynyrd Edge of Forever, 1999 Christmas Time Again, 2000 Vicious Cycle, 2003 Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour, 2004 God & Guns, 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 Jack Blades, 2004
Joe Lynn Turner Second Hand Life, 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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