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John Barbata (April 1, 1945 – May 8, 2024) was an American drummer who was active especially in pop and rock bands in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a band member and as a session drummer. Barbata served as the drummer for
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(for its final album and tour only), and
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(from 1974 to 1978). Barbata claimed to have played on over 60 albums in an uncredited capacity.


Early life

Barbata was born on Easter, April 1, 1945, in Passaic, New Jersey, to Martina and Charles Barbata. He was raised in
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, till the age of seven and later in
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. His mother was an Austrian emigrant who worked as a records keeper at a hospital and his father was a firefighter and mechanic. He was the youngest child of three, preceded by his older brother Chuck and sister Lauren. His first claim to fame came to him as a young infant when his mother found a man stranded in a boat that had run out of gas. The man was
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, who held the child as Barbata's mother delivered them to shore. Barbata's interest in percussion began by watching his older brother drum in the marching band. After expressing interest in drums, his brother took him to a friend's house where Barbata played on his first trap set. The first song he ever learned to play was "Put Another Nickel In" by
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.


The Sentinals (1961–1965)

At the age of 16, Barbata's family relocated for a brief stint to
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, where Barbata formed his first band called the Velvatones. Soon after the family moved to San Luis Obispo, California, where Barbata went to high school and followed in his older brother's footsteps and joined the marching band. The rudimentary rhythms and beats from Barbata's time in drum line heavily influenced his technique in later years. He soon went on to help form a band called the Ambassadors and bought his first set of drums. After playing gigs every weekend for six months, Barbata was approached by an instrumental surf rock group called the Sentinals to play drums. The Sentinals toured all over the country with acts such as
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and released the album ''Big Surf!'' which produced a No. 1 West Coast surf hit called "Latin'ia". After five years with the Sentinals, the band broke up, and Barbata, along with his bandmate Lee Michaels, headed to Hollywood. Shortly after, Barbata joined Joel Scott Hill of
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, after his drummer left and went on to play with the Mamas and Papas. Joel, Barbata, and Chris Ethridge later went on to put out the album ''L.A. Getaway'' in 1971.


The Turtles (1966–1969)

In spring 1966, The Turtles were looking for a new drummer and Gene Clark of the Byrds recommended Barbata. After an audition with
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, and Al Nichol, Barbata had the gig. The first song Barbata recorded with the Turtles was "
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" in July 1966. Barbata played on the Turtles' biggest US hit Happy Together which, on March 25, 1967, went to No. 1 on the charts and stayed there for three weeks. One of his trademarks was to incorporate stick twirling into his performances, a technique also used by
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of
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of
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. The Turtles were invited to play on the ''
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'' (May 14, 1967), ''
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'', '' Hollywood Palace'', ''
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'', '' Where the Action Is'', and ''
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''. The group went on to have many other hits with Barbata, including "
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", and "
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". Barbata also appeared on ''
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'' show.


Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (1970–1972)

In 1970, Barbata was invited to join CSNY after Neil Young fired their previous drummer, Dallas Taylor. They soon after recorded the live album '' 4 Way Street'', which went to #1 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Included on the album was the protest song "
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", about the
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. Barbata continued to play on eight albums with CSNY and the individual members of the quartet, including Graham Nash's ''
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'' and ''Wild Tales'', Graham Nash and David Crosby's '' Graham Nash David Crosby'', Stephen Stills' ''
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'' album, and filling in for
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with
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on Neil Young's live album ''
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''. While Barbata was drumming with CSNY,
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tried to persuade him to join
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. Barbata declined as he was already in one of the biggest musical groups at the time.


Jefferson Airplane & Jefferson Starship (1972–1978)

In 1972, while CSNY were on an extended break,
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introduced Barbata to the band
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, who were looking for a new drummer after their previous one,
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, quit to do a solo album. Soon after, Barbata joined Jefferson Airplane and went on to record the album ''Long John Silver'' (1972) and the live album ''
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'' (1973). When members
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(guitarist) and
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(bassist) left to pursue their band
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, the band reformed into Jefferson Starship, adding new members
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and
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. Their debut album together was '' Dragon Fly'' (1974). Barbata later went on to play on ''
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'' (1975), which was the Starship's best-selling album, containing the hit single "
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". In 1976, they released the album ''
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'' and in 1978 they released ''
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''. Jefferson Starship appeared on the cover of ''
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'' in 1978. They also performed as the unnamed band in the
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(1978). In October 1978, Barbata was in a serious car crash in Northern California that broke his neck, arm and jaw. The injuries took over a year to recover, and forced him to resign from Jefferson Starship. Reflecting on his career, Barbata later said "I was very fortunate ... Most drummers only go around once. I went around three times and played with the best musicians in the world.”


Personal life

At the age of 33, Barbata retired from the mainstream music industry and built a house and recording studio in the remote redwood village of Comptche, California. He continued making music locally. On July 3, 1981, Barbata married the Oklahoma native and artist, Angela Evans (1961–2016). They released two albums together, ''California'' and ''Oklahoma''. In 1987, their daughter Leah was born. They later relocated to his late wife's hometown of
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, where Barbata resided up to his death. In 2016, after 34 years of marriage, his wife died from cancer. Barbata continued to play music, often performing with former band members or his singer-songwriter daughter. Barbata died on May 8, 2024 of heart complications, at the age of 79.


Discography

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''Big Surf!'' 1963 * The Sentinals ''Vegas Go Go'' 1964 * The Turtles ''Happy Together'' 1967 * The Turtles ''
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'' 1968 * Lee Michaels ''Recital'' 1968 *
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'' Hand Sown ... Home Grown'' 1969 * The Fool ''The Fool'' 1969 *
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'' 1970 * Ethridge/Hill/Barbata ''L.A. Getaway'' 1971 *
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''Home Grown'' 1971 * Batdorf & Rodney ''Off the Shelf'' 1971 * David Blue ''Stories'' 1971 *
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''The Four of Us'' 1971 * Judee Sill '' Judee Sill'' 1971 *
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'' Stories We Could Tell'' 1972 * Graham Nash & David Crosby '' Graham Nash David Crosby'' * Graham Nash ''
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'' 1972 * Neil Young ''
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'' John David Souther'' 1972 *
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'' 1972 * Jefferson Airplane ''
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'' 1973 * Graham Nash '' Wild Tales'' 1973 * David Blue ''Nice Baby and the Angel'' 1973 *
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'' Byrds'' 1973 * Booker T. & Priscilla Jones ''Chronicles'' 1973 *
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'' 1973 * Grace Slick ''
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'' Dragon Fly'' 1974 * Jefferson Starship ''
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'' 1975 * Jefferson Starship ''
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'' 1976 * Jefferson Starship '' Flight Log'' 1977 * Jefferson Starship ''
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'' 1978 * Jefferson Starship ''
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'' 1979 * Philo Hayward ''Rounder'' 1981


References

Great Rock Drummers Of The Sixties by Bob Cianci, chapter dedicated to Johny Barbata.


External links


Official Facebook pageJohn Barbata
interview with Dust Bowl Films in 2004 * * *
John Barbata obituary in Best Classic Bands
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