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Tom Donlinger, a drummer who recorded and performed with artists such as Van Morrison, Brian Auger and Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead), has died. After struggling with pancreatic cancer for a long time, Tom passed away at age 63 on April 20.
Jones and Herman then left, and Donlinger and Nyeholt, together with Donlinger's drummer brother Tom, temporarily joined the Rotary Connection. However, they then decided to reform Aorta, with the Donlinger brothers and Nyeholt adding Michael Been on bass, guitar and vocals.
21 de abr. de 2012 · My friend and former bandmate Tom Donlinger passed away last night from pancreatic cancer. Tom went by the handle "a different drummer," and he was that and much more. When he was laying down the beat to 60s rock anthems with The Newports he was also studying percussion at the American Conservatory of Music.
Tom Donlinger's ability to change style from R&B to jazz to fusion to C&W over the years made him a valuable commodity. He successfully worked in four major markets: Chicago, LA, San Francisco, and the Denver area.
In the wake of marginal sales of their debut album and a disastorous showcase performance at New York's Fillmore East, Aorta was dropped by Columbia Records. Drummer Billy Harman and bassist Bobby Jones quickly left. Jim Donlinger and Jim Nyeholt hired Jim's brother Tom Donlinger as the replacement drummer.
Rotary Connection was an American psychedelic soul band, formed in Chicago in 1966. In addition to their own recordings, including their 1967 debut album Rotary Connection, the band backed Muddy Waters on his 1968 psychedelic blues album Electric Mud. The band's members included Minnie Riperton, who would later emerge as a solo artist. Career.
