Stephen A. Ferrone (born 25 April 1950) is an English drummer. He is known as a member of the rock band

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from 1994 to 2017, replacing original drummer Stan Lynch, and as part of the "classic lineup" of the Average White Band in the 1970s. Ferrone has recorded and performed with

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, Slash, Chaka Khan,

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, Scritti Politti, Howard Jones,

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and

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. Ferrone also hosts ''The New Guy'' radio show on Sirius XM's Tom Petty Radio.

Musical career

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, but just after releasing their first number-one album, he died of a

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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, Ferrone went on to play on most of her subsequent albums in the 80s, including "Naughty" with former AWB band member Hamish Stuart. In 1985, Ferrone joined the ''

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'' house band and was there for the 1985–86 season. He contributed as session drummer for

on the '' Notorious'', '' Big Thing'', ''

'', and '' Thank You'' albums. He also toured with Duran Duran on the Strange Behaviour Tour in support of ''Notorious''. He also toured and recorded with

from 1986 to 1992. During rehearsals in London for the George Harrison tour, he played drums for Duran Duran at

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and recorded " Ordinary World." In 1991, Ferrone played drums on the George Harrison tour in Japan including three nights at the Tokyo Dome. Ferrone met guitarist Mike Campbell of

when the two played a show with

as part of his Hari and the Hijack band at

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. He became the band's full-time drummer after the departure of original drummer Stan Lynch in 1994. Ferrone's first album with the band was Tom Petty's second solo outing '' Wildflowers'', released that same year. His first live performance as a member of the Heartbreakers was in

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on 28 February 1995. In November 2002, Ferrone set up Drumroll Studios in Burbank, California with financial advisor Alan Arora and the technical expertise of producer John Jones, with whom he had worked since Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" in 1992. Later, they were joined by guitarist and producer Steve Postell. Together they recorded and produced albums and tracks for a variety of musical acts, as well as film and TV scores. In 2010, Ferrone played on the eponymous first solo album by Slash, and joined the Italian band Pooh. He also worked on a collaborative project with composer and musician Eric Alexandrakis, guitarist and composer Warren Cuccurullo, and producer and songwriter Anthony J. Resta. Explaining the purpose of that project in a Modern Drummer news release, Alexandrakis said, "The four of us decided to create a scoring collective to pursue scoring projects in TV themes, film and advertising." In August 2018, he was announced as drummer for

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prior to their first US tour, consisting of 10 dates. On 10 July 2019, Ferrone was inducted into the Brighton Music Walk of Fame in his hometown of

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, England. That same year, he recorded session drums for Stroke 9's studio album, ''Calafrio''. As of July 2024, Ferrone is on the road as the drummer for Mike Campbell's solo project, The Dirty Knobs.

Personal life

Stephen A. Ferrone was born on 25 April 1950 in

, Sussex.

Discography

*1974: ''Live Oblivion Vol. 1'' – Brian Auger's Oblivion Express *1974: Straight Ahead – Brian Auger's Oblivion Express *1974: ''Burglar'' – Freddie King *1975: ''Riddle of the Sphinx'' – Bloodstone *1975: '' Cut the Cake (album)'' – Average White Band (AWB) *1976: ''Soul Searching'' – AWB *1976: ''Larger Than Life'' – Freddie King *1976: ''Person To Person (live)'' – AWB *1976: ''Real Thing'' – Real Thing *1977: ''Benny & Us'' – AWB *1977: ''Burnin' At The Stake'' – Domenic Troiano Band *1977: ''Up'' – Morrissey–Mullen *1977: '' The Atlantic Family Live at Montreux'' *1978: ''Warmer Communications'' – AWB *1978: '' Chaka'' – Chaka Khan *1978: ''

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (February 10, 1937 – February 24, 2025) was an American singer and pianist known for her emotive, genre-blending ballads that spanned R&B, jazz, Folk music, folk, and pop and contributed to the birth of the quiet storm ...

'' –

*1979: ''Feel No Fret'' – AWB *1979: ''Castles in the Air'' – Felix Cavaliere *1979: '' Thighs and Whispers'' – Bette Midler *1980: '' Naughty'' – Chaka Khan *1980: ''Invisible Man's Band'' – Invisible Man's Band *1980: ''Shine'' – AWB *1980: ''Volume VIII'' – AWB *1981: '' What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' – Chaka Khan *1981: '' Love All the Hurt Away'' –

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Roll ...

*1982: ''Cupid's in Fashion'' – AWB *1982: ''

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'' – Keni Burke *1982: '' Jeffrey Osborne'' – Jeffrey Osborne *1982: '' Chaka Khan'' – Chaka Khan *1982: '' Instant Love'' – Cheryl Lynn *1983: '' Hearts and Bones'' –

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*1983: '' Stay With Me Tonight'' – Jeffrey Osborne *1983: ''

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'' –

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*1983: ''

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'' –

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*1983: ''Emergency'' –

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*1984: '' I Feel For You'' – Chaka Khan *1984: '' Don't Stop'' – Jeffrey Osborne *1984: ''

'' –

*1985: '' Glow'' –

*1985: '' Cupid & Psyche 85'' – Scritti Politti (" Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)", "Don't Work That Hard" and "Absolute") *1985: '' She's the Boss'' –

*1985: ''Gettin' Away with Murder'' – Patti Austin *1985: '' 20/20'' – George Benson *1985: '' Take No Prisoners'' – Peabo Bryson *1985: '' Say You Love Me'' – Jennifer Holliday *1986: '' Souliloquy'' – Dick Morrissey *1986: ''

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'' – Chaka Khan *1986: '' Notorious'' –

*1986: '' L Is for Lover'' −

*1986: '' One to One'' – Howard Jones *1986: '' Good to Go Lover'' – Gwen Guthrie *1986: '' Back in the High Life'' – Steve Winwood (" Freedom Overspill") *1986: '' Enough Is Enough'' – Billy Squier *1986: '' Three Hearts in the Happy Ending Machine'' – Daryl Hall *1987: ''

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'' –

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*1987: ''Two Stories'' – The Williams Brothers *1987: ''Humansystem'' – TM Network *1988: '' Big Thing'' – Duran Duran *1988: ''

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*1989: '' When All the Pieces Fit'' – Peter Frampton *1989: ''

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'' –

*1989: ''

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'' – B52's *1989: ''

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'' –

*1989: '' City Streets'' –

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*1990: '' I'm Your Baby Tonight'' –

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*1990: '' Making Every Moment Count'' – Peter Allen *1990: ''

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'' – Anita Baker *1990: '' Oltre'' – Claudio Baglioni *1991: '' 24 Nights'' – Eric Clapton *1991: ''Inside Out'' – Clive Griffin *1991: ''Love Life'' – Akiko Yano *1992: '' Unplugged'' – Eric Clapton *1992: ''Road to Freedom'' – Grayson Hugh *1992: '' Live in Japan'' –

with Eric Clapton and Band *1992: '' The Right Time'' –

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*1992: '' The Woman I Am'' – Chaka Khan *1992: '' Secret Story'' –

*1993: ''Spin 1ne 2wo'' – Spin 1ne 2wo *1993: '' The Wedding Album'' – Duran Duran *1993: '' The Sun Don't Lie'' –

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*1993: '' Tutte Storie'' – Eros Ramazzotti *1993: ''Head to Head'' – Jonathan Butler *1993: '' Soul on Board'' – Curt Smith *1993: ''

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'' – Bryan Ferry *1993: '' Love Remembers'' – George Benson *1993: ''Independence'' –

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*1993: ''Clive Griffin'' – Clive Griffin *1994: '' Wildflowers'' –

Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (October 20, 1950October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He was the leader and frontman of the Rock music, rock bands Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Mudcrutch and a member of the late 1980s sup ...

*1994: '' Letters Never Sent'' –

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

*1994: ''Hold On'' – Alan Frew *1994: '' Mamouna'' – Bryan Ferry *1994: '' Rhythm of Love'' – Anita Baker *1994: '' That Secret Place'' – Patti Austin *1995: '' Playback'' –

*1995: ''Shadow Man'' – Sasha Gracanin featuring Mick Taylor *1995: '' New Beginning'' –

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*1995: '' HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I'' –

*1995: '' Thank You'' –

*1996: Las Cosas Que Vives – Laura Pausini *1996: '' Unchained'' –

*1996: ''I'm Doing Fine'' – Dan Hill *1996: '' Sutras'' –

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*1996: '' Songs and Music from She's the One'' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers *1996: '' Falling into You'' –

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*1998: ''One Moment in Time'' – John Jones *1998: '' Another World'' –

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*1999: '' Echo'' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers *1999: '' Breakdown'' – Melissa Etheridge *1999: ''

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'' – Sophie B. Hawkins *2001: '' Trouble in Shangri-La'' –

*2002: ''

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'' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers *2002: '' Twisted Angel'' –

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*2002: '' Escapology'' –

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*2003: ''It Up: Steve Ferrone and Friends Live at La Ve Lee'' *2003: ''

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'' – Ziggy Marley *2004: ''Live at Shibuya Public Hall – Tokyo, Japan 1983'' — George Duke Band *2004: ''Freak Out'' – Chris Catena *2004: '' In The Meantime'' –

*2004: '' My Everything'' – Anita Baker *2004: '' Peace... Back by Popular Demand'' –

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*2004: ''Come As You Are'' — Mindi Abair *2004: '' Keep It Simple'' — Keb' Mo' *2006: ''More Head'' – Steve Ferrone's Farm Fur *2006: '' Fast Man Raider Man'' – Frank Black *2006: ''

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'' — Keb' Mo' *2007: "Zen Blues Quartet" – with Tim Scott, Jeff Young and John March *2008: ''The Black and White Years'' – The Black and White Years *2009: ''black n white album'' – John Jones *2009: '' The Live Anthology'' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers *2009 "Zen Blues Quartet, Again and Yet again" with Mike Finnigan, Tim Scott and John March *2010: '' Slash'' – Slash *2010: '' Mojo'' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers *2010: ''Dove Comincia il Sole'' – Pooh *2010: '' I Feel Like Playing'' – Ronnie Wood *2011: '' In Your Dreams'' – Stevie Nicks *2011: ''Dedicated – A Salute to the 5 Royales'' –

Steve Cropper Steven Lee Cropper (born October 21, 1941), sometimes known as "The Colonel", is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He was the guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, which backed artists such as ...

*2014:
Live
' – Steve Ferrone & Friends *2014: '' Hypnotic Eye'' – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers *2014: '' Fly Rasta'' – Ziggy Marley *2015: '' Today Is Christmas'' – LeAnn Rimes *2016: '' Ziggy Marley'' – Ziggy Marley *2017: ''Three Sixty'' – The 360 Band *2017: ''Bidin' My Time'' –

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*2018: '' Traces'' – Steve Perry *2021:
Mo'Live
' – Steve Ferrone & Friends II *2024: ''Vagabonds, Virgins & Misfits'' - Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs

References

External links

*
2015 Audio interview with Steve Ferrone from the I'd Hit That podcast

Gretsch Signature Series Drums – Current Artist Profile, Steve Ferrone

Steve Ferrone and Friends website
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