Akiko Yano
He has toured with Blue Öyster Cult, Meat Loaf, Hall &amp; Oates, Cheap Trick, Patty Smyth, Akiko Yano and Richie Sambora, among many other artists. As a studio musician, he has played on albums by Patti Smith, Indigo Girls and Steve Stevens, and appeared on an album of traditional Irish music by Eileen Ivers. He was a member of Joan Jett's backing band, The Blackhearts, touring with them and playing on Jett's album "Up Your Alley" (1988) as well as contributing a number of tracks to her compilation album "The Hit List" (1990).