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John Barbata
Passaic, United States
John Barbata is credited on 1,208 releases across 170 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,208
Pressings credited
170
Albums
7
Decades active
559
In collections
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.
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Credited work
1,208 releases · 170 albums · active 1962–2024
- Performance · 2,007
- Other credits · 40
- Production · 1
Studios: Wally Heider Studios · Auditorium Theatre, Chicago · Fillmore East · The Forum, Los Angeles
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Decade
1977
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
Time Fades Away
1973
4 Way Street
1971
Red Octopus
1975
Songs For Beginners
1971
Stephen Stills
1970
Greatest Hits
2004
Journey Through The Past
1972
Earth
1978
Spitfire
1976
Graham Nash / David Crosby
1972
Wild Tales
1973
Alone Together
1970
Flight Log (1966 - 1976)
1977
Happy Together
1967
A Retrospective
1977
Thirty Seconds Over Winterland
1973
Long John Silver
1972
Blow In The Wind
2001
Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun
1973
Gold
1979
Dragon Fly
1974
Ry Cooder
1970
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