John Barbata 1960ko eta 1970eko hamarkadetako rock eta pop taldeetan jardun zuen estatubatuar bateria-jotzailea izan zen. The Turtles, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jefferson Airplane eta Jefferson Starship taldeetan parte hartu zuen. 33 urterekin musika-industriatik erretiratu zen eta tokiko musika egin zuen emaztearekin.
Diskografia
- The Sentinals Big Surf! 1963
- The Sentinals Vegas Go Go 1964
- The Turtles Happy Together 1967
- The Turtles The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands 1968
- Lee Michaels Recital 1968
- Linda Ronstadt Hand Sown... Home Grown 1969
- The Fool ''The Fool'' 1969
- Ry Cooder Ry Cooder 1970
- Stephen Stills Stephen Stills 1970
- Ethridge/Hill/Barbata L.A. Getaway 1971
- Johnny Rivers Home Grown 1971
- Batdorf & Rodney Off the Shelf 1971
- David Blue Stories 1971
- John Sebastian The Four of Us 1971
- Judee Sill Judee Sill 1971
- The Everly Brothers Stories We Could Tell 1972
- Graham Nash & David Crosby Graham Nash David Crosby
- Graham Nash Songs for Beginners 1972
- Neil Young Time Fades Away 1972
- J.D. Souther John David Souther 1972
- Jefferson Airplane Long John Silver 1972
- Jefferson Airplane Thirty Seconds Over Winterland 1973
- Graham Nash Wild Tales 1973
- David Blue Nice Baby and the Angel 1973
- The Byrds Byrds 1973
- Booker T. & Priscilla Jones Chronicles 1973
- Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and David Freiberg Baron von Tollbooth & the Chrome Nun 1973
- Grace Slick Manhole 1974
- Jefferson Starship Dragon Fly 1974
- Jefferson Starship Red Octopus 1975
- Jefferson Starship Spitfire 1976
- Jefferson Starship Flight Log 1977
- Jefferson Starship Earth 1978
- Jefferson Starship Gold 1979
- Philo Hayward Rounder 1981
