Michael Cartellone

Michael Cartellone ( born June 7, 1962 in Solon, Ohio) is an American drummer and painter.

Life

Cartellone began at the age of nine, playing drums. With eleven he made ​​his first public appearance. During his school years at the local high school played in a band. At the age of 22 he moved to New York City, where he collaborated with keyboardist Eddie Jobson and the Styx guitarist Tommy Shaw. He was a member of the hard rock band Damn Yankees in 1989. In 1996, he was briefly a member of Accept. He also played as a studio musician for artists such as John Fogerty, Peter Frampton, John Wetton, Freddie Mercury, Cher, and Adrian Belew. After a brief return to the Damn Yankeey in 1998 In 1999 he was a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. In 2009 he played on the publication of the former Faith No More singer, Chuck Mosley, on the title- Will Rap Over Hard Rock For Food.