Steve Ferrone was the drummer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a former member of the Average White Band. He has recorded and performed with numerous other high-profile acts, including Duran Duran, Stevie Nicks, Slash, Chaka Khan, Eric Clapton, Bee Gees, Johnny Cash and more.

Since appearing on Chaka Khan’s 1978 debut album, he played on most of her albums of the 80s. In 1985, Ferrone joined the Saturday Night Live house band, and contributed as session drummer for, and toured with Duran Duran. He also toured and recorded with Eric Clapton from 1986-1992, and played drums for the Alan Parsons rhythm section at Abbey Road Studios.

Ferrone met guitarist Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers when the two played a show with George Harrison at Royal Albert Hall. He began recording with Tom Petty for the Wildflowers album, with his first live Heartbreakers gig in February 1995. In 2003 Ferrone released a live solo album entitled It Up: Steve Ferrone and Friends Live at La Ve Lee. In 2010, Ferrone played on Slash’s first solo album, Slash and joined the Italian band Pooh.