John Barbata
Biography
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 The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane (for its final album and tour only), and Jefferson Starship (from 1974 to 1978). Barbata claimed to have played on over 60 albums in an uncredited capacity.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Decade
1977
4 Way Street
1971
Time Fades Away
1973
Red Octopus
1975
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
Songs For Beginners
1971
Stephen Stills
1970
Journey Through The Past
1972
Greatest Hits
2004
Earth
1978
Spitfire
1976
Graham Nash / David Crosby
1972
Wild Tales
1973
Flight Log (1966 - 1976)
1977
Alone Together
1970
Happy Together
1967
Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun
1973
Long John Silver
1972
A Retrospective
1977
Dragon Fly
1974
Thirty Seconds Over Winterland
1973
Gold
1979
Neil Young Archives Vol. II (1972-1976)
2020
2400 Fulton Street
1987
Credited work
1,690 releases · 169 albums · active 1962–2026
- Performance · 3,186
- Other credits · 135
- Production · 1
Studios: Wally Heider Studios · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Auditorium Theatre, Chicago · Fillmore East