“Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny! Barbata played on the final Jefferson Airplane studio album, 1972’s Long John Silver, and them toured with the grou ...

"We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great John Barbata," reads a Facebook post on the Starship page. "Our thoughts go out to his family, friends and fans. Rock in peace, Johnny!" ...