RIP. Johnny Barbata

He was great

I liked his style. Not what I'd call extraordinary, but a good natural feel that added something good to every band he was in. @bdp24 , what do you think of him?

Oh man, Johnny was fantastic! Even Buddy Rich thought so.

His technical playing is just subtle enough to pass unnoticed, but not by drummers. Give a new listen to his playing on The Turtles’ "Happy Together", "Elenore" and "She’d Rather Be With Me". Absolutely brilliant, hip, and cool! I employ Johnny’s kick drum ideas in my own playing. His and Levon Helm’s, my models for the playing of the bass drum.

Thanks for those examples. Yes, he was a great one.