John Barbata
- Category : Entertain-Music-Instrumentalist
- Type : PE
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Split - Small (28,32,58)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Tension 1
Biography
American musician, the drummer with "Jefferson Starship." Formerly, he played with the "Turtles" and with "Crosby Stills & Nash." He joined "Jefferson Airplane" for their last LP, "Long John Silver," recorded in July 1972. The group segued into "Starship" in February 1974, formed by Slick and Kantner with band members Barbata, Frieberg, Creach and Chaquico. They blazed to No..1 on the charts with their breakthrough album "Red Octopus," released in January 1975.