“Rest in Peace, John,” the post concludes, with a red heart emoji. After pioneering psych-rock band Jefferson Airplane regrouped in the mid-1970s to create Jefferson Starship, Barbata was the new ...

John Barbata, who played on the final Jefferson Airplane album and was successor band Jefferson Starship original drummer and also made hit records with The Turtles and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, ...

3:58 p.m. May 16, 2024: An earlier version of this story said John Barbata performed on the Turtles’ 1969 album “Turtle Soup.” He did not play on that album. John Barbata, the classic rock drummer who ...

Drummer John Barbata, who played for The Turtles, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. He was 79. Barbata’s death was announced on May 13 in a post on the Jefferson ...

John Barbata, a veteran rock drummer best known for playing with Jefferson Starship in the '70s, has died. He was 79. The band paid tribute to him on its Facebook page, writing, "We are saddened to ...

John Barbata, the classic rock drummer who played on era-defining records by the Turtles, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, has died. He was 79. Jefferson Airplane (and its offshoot ...

John Barbata, 79, a drummer for the Turtles, Jefferson Airplane and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, who walked away from rock music at the height of his career, has died. His death was announced Monday ...