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Steven "Steve" Ferrone (born 25 April 1950) is an English drummer.
He is the drummer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and he is a former member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Duran Duran, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Bee Gees, Scritti Politti, and Johnny Cash.
Ferrone played with the band Bloodstone, appearing on their 1975 album Riddle of the Sphinx. He then began playing with Brian Auger's band Oblivion Express, which had previously featured drummer Robbie McIntosh.
McIntosh later joined the Average White Band, and had just released their first number one album when McIntosh died of a heroin overdose. Ferrone was asked to join AWB in his place, and stayed with them for the next eight years, recording and playing concert tours to support several hit albums, until AWB broke up in 1982.
Since appearing on Chaka Khan's 1978 debut album, he went on to play on most of her following albums of the 80s, many of them with former AWB band member Hamish Stuart. In 1985, Ferrone joined the Saturday Night Live house band. He contributed as session drummer for Duran Duran on the Notorious, Duran Duran, and Thank You albums. He also toured with Duran Duran on the Strange Behaviour tour in support of the Notorious album . He also toured and recorded with Eric Clapton from 1986 to 1992. He played drums for the Alan Parsons rhythm section at Abbey Road Studios for Eric Clapton and others.
Mitch Gallagher sits down with world-famous drummer Steve Ferrone for a special interview at Sweetwater's GearFest '15. A member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for the last 20 years, Steve's drum resume reads like a Who's Who list from the 70s & 80s charts. He's recorded with the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton, Rick James, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan, Tracy Chapman, Paul Simon, Steve Winwood, and countless more stars. Steve Ferrone was visiting Sweetwater to hold a special presentation on behalf of Gretsch Drums. After the video, click here to check out Gretsch Drums at Sweetwater: http://www.sweetwater.com/c1016--Acoustic_Drum_Kits?params=eyJmYWNldCI6eyJCcmFuZCI6WyJHcmV0c2NoIERydW1zIl19fQ The Sweetwater Minute, Vol. 293
A very special performance of Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" by Steve Ferrone and guests from our Drum-Off Finals on 1/18/14 in Los Angeles. Featured performers include Hamish Stuart, Molly Duncan, Questlove, Will Lee, Steve Perry, Oz Noy, Larry Williams, and Dave Greene. For more info on Drum-Off visit http://drumoff.guitarcenter.com/
Groove Master, Steve Ferrone plays at the Rhythm Traders in Portland, Oregon. This is from the solo section of the Clinic. Steve entertained the crowd with jokes, stories from the road and of course his un-shakeable pocket!
Steve Ferrone met up with us at Guitar Center Hollywood where he gave us some insight into what drew him to play the drums, and how he approaches learning a new song. For more info visit: http://bit.ly/Ig3aek
Steve Ferrone: Gimme Some - David Garfield - Carol Steele - Jeff Golub - Lincoln Goines - Modern Drummer Festival 1997...more Videos here at DRUMMERWORLD: http://www.drummerworld.com
Live in Japan '83 Along with: George Duke: CP-80 & Prophet 5 Paul Jackson: Guitar Louis Johnson: Bass
Steve Ferrone is my favourite drummer and I had a great priviledge to see him perform in a club setting with ex-Average White Band guys. The Band: Hamish Stuart - Gtr/Voc Robbie McIntosh Gtr/Voc Steve Ferrone - Drums Steve Pearce - Bass/Voc Molly Duncan - Sax Nick Mead - Trumpet Patrick Hayes - Trombone Ross Stanley - Keyboards Their new album is available for pre-order from Pledge Music, http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/360-band Recorded with Sony Xperia Z5 Compact phone.
Mega concerto di Knebworth del 1990. La super band composta da Eric Clapton, Elton John, Mark Knopfler, Nathan East (basso) suona Sunshine of your love....verso la fine parte il solo di Steve Ferrone (batteria) e Ray Cooper (percussioni).....Un duetto fantastico..
Guitar Center's Drum-Off 2013 Finals January 18, 2014 - Club Nokia @ LA Live, CA Steve Ferrone & Friends All-Star Jam perform Average White Band's "Pick Up The Pieces" w/Questlove, Journey's Steve Perry, Will Lee (Dave Letterman), Hamish Stuart, Molly Duncan, Oz Noy, Benmont Tench, Larry Williams, and Dave Greene. Drum Off Winner Announcement hosted by Stephen Perkins. 2013 Drum-Off Champion - Dawud "D-Mile" Aaisya-Bey (Lake Elsinore,CA)
Guitar Center's 2013 Drum-Off Finals January 18, 2014 - Club Nokia @ LA Live, CA Steve Ferrone w/Average White Band & Friends perform AWB's "Atlantic Avenue". Feat. Will Lee, Hamish Stuart, Molly Duncan, Larry Williams, Benmont Tench, Oz Noy, Dave Green.
Episode 81 of the I'd Hit That Podcast April 2015 with Drummer Steve Ferrone of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Eric Clapton, George Harrison and more
http://www.roxybar.tv | 18 gennaio 2016 | Il chitarrista inglese PHIL PALMER è tra i più noti turnisti internazionali, vanta infatti illustri collaborazioni con Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Tears For Fears, George Michael, Bryan Adams e molti molti molti altri! In questa puntata del Barone Rosso racconta aneddoti della sua carriera e il suo ultimo progetto: la “concept band” i DSL Dire Straits Legacy, che lo vede sul palco insieme a Alan Clark, Mel Collins, Danny Cummings, Steve Ferrone, Marco Caviglia, Primiano Dibiase. In collegamento via Skype i compagni di band: STEVE FERRONE e ALAN CLARK. Inoltre Phil Palmer si esibisce accompagnando la moglie italiana Numa alla canto di alcune canzoni a loro care. Phil e Numa Palmer hanno recentemente p...
http://www.roxybar.tv | 18 gennaio 2016 | Il chitarrista inglese PHIL PALMER è tra i più noti turnisti internazionali, vanta infatti illustri collaborazioni con Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Tears For Fears, George Michael, Bryan Adams e molti molti molti altri! In questa puntata del Barone Rosso racconta aneddoti della sua carriera e il suo ultimo progetto: la “concept band” i DSL Dire Straits Legacy, che lo vede sul palco insieme a Alan Clark, Mel Collins, Danny Cummings, Steve Ferrone, Marco Caviglia, Primiano Dibiase. In collegamento via Skype i compagni di band: STEVE FERRONE e ALAN CLARK.
CHAKA KHAN (vo) with RANDY BRECHER (tp) MICHAEL BRECKER (ts) Hamish Stuart/ David Williams (g) Anthony JACKSON (b) Steve Ferrone (ds) Henry Gibson (perc) Lee Maiden/ Mark Stevens (backing-vo) 01.We Can Work It Out 02.I Know You, I Live You 03.Sweet Thing 04.Tell Me Something Good 05.Any old Sunday 06.What Cha' Gonna Do For Me 07.Clouds 08.Love 09.Has Fallen On Me 10.Naughty 11.I'm Every Woman チャカ・カーン CHAKA KHAN 1981: LIVE AT ROXY; I Know You, I Love You-Sweet Thing-Tell Me Something Good--Love-Naughty-I'm Every Woman Live at The Roxy; 1981.6.5 060131; STD
For the first time in HD on Youtube: One of the most legendary concerts ever recorded. Unplugged and at his best: Eric Clapton! SETLIST: 1 Intro 0:00 2 Signe 0:50 3 Before You Accuse Me 3:20 4 Hey Hey 7:10 5 Tears In Heaven 10:55 6 Lonely Stranger 15:33 7 Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out 21:16 8 Layla 25:05 9 Running On Faith 29:50 10 Walkin' Blues 36:09 11 Alberta 39:50 12 San Francisco Bay Blues 44:53 13 Malted Milk 48:25 14 Old Love 52:00 15 Rollin' & Tumblin' 59:36 THE BAND: Eric Clapton – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, dobro, kazoo Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Tessa Niles – backing vocals Andy Fairweather Low – acoustic guitar, harmonica Nathan East – acoustic bass, backing vocals Steve Ferrone – drums Ray Cooper – percussion Chuck Leavell – piano
Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - 17th August 1990 Eric Clapton - guitar / vocals Phil Palmer - guitar Greg Phillinganes - keyboards Alan Clark - keyboards Nathan East - bass / vocals Steve Ferrone - drums Ray Cooper - percussion Katie Kissoon - backing vocals Tessa Niles - backing vocals
The video features live Duran Duran performances, recorded during The Strange Behaviour Tour. Included is footage from the Praca De Aporteose in Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) on 8 January 1988, filmed infront of 100,000 people.
Steve Ferrone interview for his forthcoming gig with Nathan East and his all-star band - Live in Hong Kong, December 19th 2015
Billy Cuthrell, columnist for Modern Drummer magazine, interviews Steve Ferrone, drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, at the NAMM show in Anaheim, CA. Video taken by the AskOurMusicians team for OffHandShot productions.
http://www.vintagerock.com - Vintage Rock's Junkman talks with drummer Steve Ferrone of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers on Saturday, January 24 at the 2015 NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. Captured and edited by Tom Riehl - Unriehl Productions (http://www.unriehlproductions.com).
Steve Ferrone plays with Tom Petty and was nice enough to sit down with us for an interview while they were in Houston! www.promark.com
My first artist interview over the phone, with Steve Ferrone, just before he performed with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers at Rock Fest near Cadott, WI, on July 16, 2005. He discusses working with the band, his Duran Duran experience (including his favorite Duran tracks), and his solo material.
Kenneth Brian- lead guitar, vocals Travis Stephens- rhythm guitars, harmony vocals https://www.facebook.com/Travis-Stephens-Musician-170556896430116/ Paul Ill- bass, harmony vocals https://www.facebook.com/paulill Steve Ferrone- drums
August 27, 2016 - Steve Ferrone from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on drums - Humphrey's
From Tokyo Live 1988 Eric Clapton – guitar / vocals Mark Knopfler – guitar / vocals Elton John – piano / vocals * Alan Clark – keyboards Nathan East – bass Steve Ferrone – drums Ray Cooper – percussion Katie Kissoon – backing vocals Tessa Niles – backing vocals
Three legendary Average White Band members together are 360 - recorded in the Smokehouse Studios, London. Coming soon on 3Ms Music.
Pre_Soundcheck @ Kulak's Woodshed with Steve Ferrone, Timboli Cornwell, DC Wilson, Joseph Dean and Tommy McGullam www.jawaymusic.com www.facebook.com/jawaymusic
Matt Politano - piano Matthew Cory - bass Steve Ferrone - drums Dover Street Hang live at Jones Coffee Pasadena April 5 -16
Matt Politano -piano Matthew Cory - bass Steve Ferrone - drums (from 5:53) Dover Street Hang live at Jones Coffee Pasadena 4-5-16 Starts as a piano bass duet, Steve joins it 5:53.
I have awakened from the sorrow
My tarnished soul renewed immortal, Crawling to life
And as the horror animated
Manifests I'm recreated, All doubt aside
Step away from the strife, Embrace the rising tide
CHORUS
In the rays of the starlight, I will rise, Divine Empire
In the rays of the starlight, she will shine, City of Iron
Deathlessness is the curse that I bear
One thousand deaths on my sleeve is the cross that I wear
Discern this fortress cast of metal
A citadel for dusk to settle, stronghold of hate
A stark reflection of my power
Hid within a sable tower, marshal my fate
Step away from the strife, Embrace the rising tide
CHORUS
I am the omen, Fatal harbinger
All beware, Days are numbered
I'll part the shadows, let control fade away, planets align
Celestial arsenal, steel-plated galaxy, moons lit afire
Step away from the strife, Embrace the rising tide