Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950, Brighton, England) is a British drummer.
He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Ferrone endorses Gretsch Drums, Pro-Mark drumsticks, and Sabian cymbals.
Ferrone came from a musical family: "My grandmother played piano, [and] my father was a dancer for the Sierra Leone fol...
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Steve Ferrone (born 25 April 1950, Brighton, England) is a British drummer.
He was a member of the Average White Band, and has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Ferrone endorses Gretsch Drums, Pro-Mark drumsticks, and Sabian cymbals.
Ferrone came from a musical family: "My grandmother played piano, [and] my father was a dancer for the Sierra Leone folk dancing troupe, but my grandmother was really the one who encouraged me to do something in show business. She spotted my reaction to music early. She actually led me to start with the drums with girls. I saw some girls at a dance react to Manfred Mann’s band and decided that rock music was for me! I had figured out how to play the drums from appearing in a summer show…in England and watching the pit drummer every night. I took to the drums like a duck to water."
His first claim to fame happened when he opened for the not-yet-famous band The...
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