John S. Carter John S. Carter John S. Carter, Jr. (June 14, 1945 – May 10, 2011), better known as simply Carter, was an American music producer, writer, arranger, instrumentalist, and A&R man. Carter was born the son of an oil wildcatter in East St. Louis, Illinois. His music career began in 1967 when he co-wrote "That Acapulco Gold" (a #70 hit on the "Billboard Hot" 100 chart) with Tim Gilbert of The Rainy Daze. Also with Gilbert, he co-wrote the lyrics to "Incense and Peppermints" by the Strawberry Alarm Clock. He first worked for Atlantic Records and was recruited to the A&R
Shawn Drover "Blackmail The Universe Tour" in Kawasaki, Japan (April 3, 2005). Shawn and his brother Glen Drover switched instruments playing "Paranoid" and the second half of "Peace Sells". Glen sat at the drums, and Shawn played the guitar, during Gigantour show in Toronto on September 3, 2005. Shawn co-wrote the Grammy Nominated song "Head Crusher" from 2009's "Endgame", as well as "Built for War" from 2013's "Super Collider". While on the Gigantour in 2005, Shawn became the third Megadeth guitarist on stage during "Peace Sells" while Mike Portnoy previously of Dream Theater played the drums. Shawn also did one solo of