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