Biography
Carlos Michael Pinera (September 29, 1948 – November 20, 2024) was 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.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
532 releases · 67 albums · active 1968–2024
- Performance · 1,006
- Production · 123
- Other credits · 18
- Engineering · 8
Studios: Criteria Recording Studios · American Recording Co. · Cherokee Studios · Jennifudy Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Iron Butterfly
- Alice Cooper (2)
- Black Oak Arkansas
- Blues Image
- Thee Image
- Blood, Sweat & Tears
- The New Cactus Band