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Thomas Robert Ardolino (January 12, 1955 – January 6, 2012) was an American rock drummer best known as a member of NRBQ (New Rhythm and Blues Quartet). Biography. 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.
Tom Ardolino was a teenage amateur drummer when tapped by NRBQ. He spent the next few decades providing nimble, propulsive backbeats for the category-defying band.
Jan 10, 2012 · One of my favourite drummers of all time passed away this past Friday. His name was Tommy Ardolino, 57, and he played with NRBQ, whom Elvis Costello has called “the greatest American band.”
Jan 13, 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,...
Jan 17, 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...
Jan 6, 2014 · 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.
Jan 8, 2012 · The Republican Entertainment Desk. Tom Ardolino, the former drummer for the beloved cult band NRBQ, has died at age 56. NRBQ announced his passing on its Facebook page on Friday: Ardolino, a...
