Damn Yankees Biography
For a brief time in the early '90s, the supergroup Damn
Yankees enjoyed a considerable amount of success on the AOR circuit. Comprised
of guitarist Ted
Nugent, Styx
guitarist/vocalist Tommy
Shaw, Night
Ranger bassist/vocalist Jack
Blades, and drummer Michael
Cartellone, the group came in on the tail-end of the heyday of polished
pop-metal, and their music
didn't stray from that radio-friendly format at all. With their first album they
had some hits, including the Top Ten power ballad "High Enough" and
the radio hit "Coming of Age." Although they were popular concert
draws, their second album, released in 1992, wasn't as successful; in the
following year, the group disbanded. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide