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Tom Ardolino was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts. A fan of the band, he began corresponding and trading tapes with keyboardist and co-founder Terry Adams. This led to him meeting and befriending the band. At one live show, when original NRBQ drummer Tom Staley did not return for an encore, Adams invited Ardolino to fill in. He ...
6. Jan. 2014 · January 6, 2014 David Barsalou. NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet) drummer Tom Ardolino passed away on January 6, 2012 of complications from diabetes at the age of 56. It has been two years, yet his unmistakably distinctive style will live on forever. Tommy helped define NRBQ’s sound with impeccable taste and timing for well over thirty years.
13. Jan. 2012 · Tom Ardolino, a self-taught drummer who for 30 years provided the impassioned but steady pulse for NRBQ, one of the longest-lasting and most beloved rock groups never to have a Top 40 single, died ...
14. Jan. 2012 · Drummer Tom Ardolino stieß im Jahr 1974 zur Band. Zuvor war der Teenager ihr größter Anhänger. Er schrieb Fan-Post, schaute sich alle erreichbaren Konzerte an. Eines Tages holte Terry Adams ...
11. Jan. 2012 · Tom Ardolino dies at 56; former NRBQ drummer. 1 / 46. A free-form sculptor, John Chamberlain crafted works from masses of crushed cars and automobile sheet metal. He was 84. Full obituary (Librado ...
17. Jan. 2012 · Tom Ardolino, whose ebullient drumming gave a rhythmic pulse to the nearly uncategorizable band NRBQ for nearly three decades, died Jan. 6 at a hospital in Springfield, Mass., of complications ...
Ardolino joined the band at 19, replacing the group’s original drummer, Tom Staley, in 1976. With NRBQ, he played on 15 studio albums and at thousands of its eclectic and spirited live shows. Bandmates at the time included frontman Al Anderson, pianist Terry Adams, and bassist Joey Spampinato. “He was a great drummer and a great guy ...
