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 ...

“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 ...

John Barbata: The drummer, who played for The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the Jefferson Airplane and the Jefferson Starship, died at the age of 79. His death was announced on May 13.

John Barbata, drummer for Turtles, Jefferson Airplane, CSNY, dead at 79 By Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk May 18, 2024 at 6:26 pm EDT + Caption (Roger Ressmeyer/CORBIS/VCG via ...

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.