Michael (Mike) Pingitore (or Pingatore; 1888–1952) was a member of Paul Whiteman's Orchestra.

[1] Whiteman discovered him playing tenor banjo and he became part of the rhythm section for his newly-formed band for the Alexandria Hotel in Los Angeles (later known as the original Whiteman band),[2] playing there for its entire existence (1919–1948) except for a brief period in 1923 due to illness.

[2] Pingitore played banjo on Art Mooney's "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover", which was a number one hit on the Billboard magazine pop chart in 1948.

[3] He was inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame in 2005.

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