Mike Pinera

Mike Pinera
Mike Pinera
	Pinera performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Carlos Michael Pinera
Born	September 29, 1948 (age 76); Tampa, Florida, United States
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Musician; singer; songwriter; producer;
Instruments	Guitar; vocals;
Years active	1960s–present
Labels	Atco

Mike Pinera (born September 29, 1948)^[1] is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who started professionally in the late 1960s with the group Blues Image, which had a number 4 hit in 1970 with their song "Ride Captain Ride". After the breakup of that group, he joined Iron Butterfly, and later formed the group Ramatam. Pinera was then the founding member of the band New Cactus, a later incarnation of the band Cactus. He was the lead guitarist for Alice Cooper from 1980 to 1982. He is currently performing with his solo band and The Classic Rock All-Stars.

^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1961. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

[LarkinGE-1] Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1961. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.

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