John Ware (musician)
| John Ware | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | John A. Ware |
| Born |
May 2, 1944 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Genres | Country music, country rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums |
| Associated acts | Stone Poneys, the First National Band, Emmylou Harris |
| Website | www |
John A. Ware (born May 2, 1944 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American drummer and percussionist known primarily for his session and live performance work.
Ware was born in Tulsa but grew up in Oklahoma City. As a child, he first had piano lessons and then drum lessons. By age 14, he was playing with local bands, and at age 16, he met Jesse Ed Davis. In 1960, Ware and Davis performed in Conway Twitty's band. In 1961, Ware attended every Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks gigs he could, paying special attention to drummer Levon Helm. In 1962, while attending Pomona College in Claremont, California, he played bass in Frank Zappa's band.
Ware was playing in the band The Laughing Wind, along with Danny Harris (guitar), Shaun Harris (bass), and Michael Lloyd (guitar) when they joined up with Bob Markley, who renamed them the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band. Ware was a member of the band from 1966 to 1968.
Ware was a member of the Corvettes, a band which also included Chris Darrow (guitar, vocals), Jeff Hanna (guitar, vocals), John London (bass), and Bernie Leadon (guitar). They recorded only two 45 singles on the Dot label, both produced by Michael Nesmith.Linda Ronstadt recruited the Corvettes to be the second version of her touring band Stone Poneys.
During his time with the Stone Poneys, Ware became friends with Michael Nesmith. As Nesmith's contract with The Monkees came to an end, it was Ware's idea that they should form the First National Band, with Ware, London, Nesmith, and Red Rhodes (pedal steel]]. The First National Band recorded three albums in a year's span, but couldn't stay together after that.
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