Mike Pinera, the former lead guitarist for Alice Cooper, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from live failure. The musician ...

A rock icon, Mike Pinera, died at age 76, according to local Florida outlet St. Pete Catalyst. The musician was the guitarist and frontman for Blues Image which was just one slice of his legacy.

Blues Image frontman Mike Pinera, who co-wrote their 1970 hit “Ride Captain Ride” before joining Iron Butterfly then Alice Cooper, died at 76 in November 2024.

Mike Pinera Discusses His Time With Jimi Hendrix . Embracing the psychedelic rock movement and the powers of mediation, Pinera watched as it took over the band. “In Blues Image, ...

But Mike Pinera, the group's guitarist (and former Blues Image member), has put that drug past behind him. For 26 years, Pinera has been sober, totally clean from drugs and alcohol.

CLEARWATER, Fla., April 13 (UPI) -- Veteran rocker Michael Pinera has been arrested for allegedly stealing $50,000 from a Florida youth charity, it was reported Tuesday. Pinera was booked Saturday ...

Michael Pinera, who played in the bands Blues Image and Iron Butterfly, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail Saturday afternoon on a grand theft charge. Pinera, 55, ...

Pinera, the Blues Image ('Ride Captain Ride') guitarist who has been in and out of the group since 1969, adds that they have a new bassist to complete the quartet. In 2012, Iron Butterfly suffered ...

Recorded in California, “Black Oak Arkansas” was produced by Mike Pinera and Lee Dorman — members of Iron Butterfly, once a top late-1960s psychedelic rock group itself.

Lead singer Mike Pinera latched onto it. He started conjuring up a story about a mystical boat ride that carries the passengers off to some idyllic place. The opening lines ...

Four years ago, the Chi Chi Rodriguez Foundation gave Michael Pinera $50,000 to book artists for a concert to benefit the organization.

A legendary set of rocking musicians including Peter Rivera from Rare Earth, Jerry Corbetta from Sugarloaf, Mike Pinera from Blues Image, Mark Farner from Grand Funk Railroad, Mitch Ryder and the ...