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Bobby Rondinelli (born July 27, 1955, Brooklyn, New York) is a rock drummer best known for his work
with the hard rock/heavy metal
bands like Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, and Black Sabbath and
Rondinelli.
Background
Rondinelli took up drumming at the age of 11 having previously
played guitar.
Rondinelli missed out on replacing Peter Criss in 1981 to Eric Carr because, as Carr put it, his vocals
were better than Rondinelli's. While playing with Rainbow, Rondinelli was
featured on a performance recorded live in San Antonio, TX for MTV; his drum solo from this show was featured.
Rondinelli also recorded the drum portions for the Scorpions'
much lauded and big-selling 1984
Love
at First Sting album. Rhythm guitarist Rudolph Schenker wanted him to join the
Scorpions full time but since they were the first successful German rock band in America the
management wanted to keep the band German. He played with Black
Sabbath on the albums Cross Purposes and Cross
Purposes Live and was a member in 1994 and again in 1995.
He also played in the bands Rondinelli and Sun Red Sun with Ray Gillen, and also was
the drummer for Gidget Gein and the Dali gaggers fearturing Gidget Gein
Rondinelli regularly holds drum clinics and is co-author of
The Encyclopedia of Double Bass Drumming published by Modern Drummer.
He is now on tour with Over the Rainbow.
His drum kit includes Ludwig Drums with Attack drumheads, Paiste
cymbals and gongs, and he plays with Vater sticks.
Discography
With
Rainbow
With Quiet
Riot
With Black
Sabbath
With Sun Red
Sun
- Sun Red Sun (1995)
- Lost Tracks (1999)
- Sunset (2000)
With
Rondinelli
- Wardance
(1985)
- Our Cross, Our Sins (2002)
With
Blue Öyster Cult
With Riot
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