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Bobby Rondinelli
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Bobby Rondinelli

Biography & Career

Bobby started playing drums when he was 11 years old. At 13 he joined a band called The Wanders, they played school dances and fraternity parties. Later in his teens, Bobby and his brother Teddy started there first band Tusk. Through his teens Bobby played the Long Island and New York club scene doing hundreds of shows. ''I was in a band called Samantha when Richie Blackmore asked me to join Rainbow''.

Bobby Rondinelli who is currently playing with guitar legend Leslie West (Mountain, West Bruce and Lang) and German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell is one of the most noted drummers in the industry today. He is a drummers drummer whose resume includes Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Blue Oyster Cult, Doro, Quiet Riot, The Lizards, Sun Red Sun, Rondinelli, Riot, Pyramid, The Sign, Zebra, Bonnie Tyler, Dee Snider, Classic Rock All Stars, Mark Stein, The Handful. In addition to critically acclaimed solo projects Bobby has recorded with the Scorpions on there multi-platinum "Love At First Sting" and toured with Aerosmith and Foghat when their drummers were ill.

Bobby is also the author of the "Encyclopedia Of Double Bass Drumming" co-written with Michael Lauren. It features hundreds of innovative warm ups, beat and fill exercises, tips for getting started, a discography of important double bass recordings, plus a timeline of the most important double bass drummers in history.

When not on the road Bobby maintains a busy teaching, recording and clinic schedule.


''Bobby Rondinelli Discography'' (Partial)

Rainbow-Straight Between the Eyes

Rainbow- Difficult to Cure

Rainbow- Jealous Lover

Rainbow- Final Vinyl

Rainbow- Live Between The Eyes (DVD)

Rainbow- Best of Rainbow

Scorpions- Love At First Sting

Black Sabbath-Cross Purposes

Black Sabbath- Cross Purposes Live (DVD)

Blue Oyster Cult-Curse Of The Hidden Mirror

Blue Oyster Cult-Long Days Night Live (DVD)

Blue Oyster Cult-Heaven Forbid

Axel Rudi Pell-Into The Storm

Axel Rudi Pell- Magic Moments Live DVD

Axel Rudi Pell Game Of Sins

Doro Pesh- Force Majeure

Rondinelli-Our Cross Our Sins

Rondinelli-War Dance

Quiet Riot- Terrified

The Lizards Reptelicus Maximus

The Lizards- They Live

The Lizards- Rule

The Lizards- Against All Odds

The Lizards- 4-2-11

The Lizards- Cold Blooded Kings

The Lizards- Archeology

Riot- Through The Storm

Mark Stein- White Magic

The Sign- Signs Of Life

Sun Red Sun-Sun Red Sun

The Handful-Sons Of Downtown

The Last Ditches-Spilt Milk

Bobby Rondinelli
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USA

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