About Me
Johny's career began when he was a sophomore in high school. It started in San Louis Obispo, California, SLO High School, he was in a Band called The Sentinals and we had a 1 West Coast hit called "La Tinia". This was his first taste of traveling and being part of a band.After The Sentinals, his good friend Lee Michaels and him left for Hollywood to pursue their musical careers. About a month after they arrived, he heard that The Turtles were looking for a drummer. The Turles called him down to the studio to try him out on some session work, the first song they recorded was "Happy Together", they got it in one take! The producer, Bones Howe said "Get that Drummer"!, and the rest is history. He played on 10 of The Turtles hits " She'd Rather be with me", "You Showed Me" and "Elenore", which he co-wrote, to name a few. Johny exlaims, "It was a great ride! " he has lots of great stories to tell, its all in his book.After The Turtles, he went on to join C S N & Y and played on the "4 Way Street" tour and live album. He also played on some of their individual works such as Graham Nash's "Songs for Beginners" and Neil Young's live album "Time Fades Away" also his hit single "Ohio" and Stephen Stills self-entitled album "Stephen Stills" and also the "Crosby/Nash" album totaling 7 albums in all. He has many great stories to tell about the music and the times.From Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, he went to San Francisco and joined the Jefferson Airplane which turned into Jefferson Starship. He was the only drummer to play in both the Jefferson Airplane and the Jefferson Starship playing on their biggest hits such as "Miracles", "Count on Me", "Ride the Tiger", "With your Love" and many more, totaling 10 albums in all. With such great artist and characters as Grace Slick, Marty Balin and Paul Kantner, his book is filled with personal stories and intimate relationships. He has played on over 100 albums and 20 hit singles.Check out his book at his website for all the great stories of a rock n' roll legend @ johnybarbata.comcost $35.00
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