John Barbata
| John Barbata | |
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| Born |
April 1, 1945 Passaic, New Jersey, United States |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, rock and roll |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Years active | 1961–present |
| Associated acts | The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
John Barbata (born April 1, 1945) is an American drummer, born in Passaic, New Jersey and raised in San Luis Obispo, California, active especially in pop and rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a band member and as a session drummer. Barbata has served as the drummer for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane (for its final album and tour only), and Jefferson Starship (from 1974 to 1978).
Biography
Already an established session drummer when he joined The Turtles, Barbata was one of the pioneering drummers who converted pop music rhythms from the down-beat rhythms of the 1950s to the off-beat rhythms that have dominated ever since.[citation needed]
His most famous band memberships have been:
Other notable collaborations include:
- With The Strangers guitarist Joel Scott Hill and bassist Bob Mosley
- With other Jefferson Airplane members as session musicians on ex-member Grace Slick's album Manhole.
- Session musician for
- Eric Clapton
- Leon Russell
- Dave Mason
- ...and others, with over 60 albums to his "uncredited" credit.[citation needed]
External links
- Johny Barbata's official website
- 2005 Johny Barbata interview with Jon Niccum
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