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General George Babbitt, Jr. 4-Star General…And Rock Star! (PHOTO) (VIDEO)
Gen. George Babbitt (ret.) was a four star general in the U.S. Air Force. His highest command was Commander of Air Force Material. He was a significant player in Air Force maneuverability all over the world.
And he played a mean set of drums!
George Babbitt was a member of hit recording group of the 1950s and 1960s The Ventures, one of the rock and roll era's greatest instrumental bands. Known as "The Band That Gave Us A Thousand Other Bands" The Ventures hit is big with Tel-Star, Walk Don't Run, The Lonely Bull and the theme song from the hit TV show "Hawaii 5-0." The group sold millions of albums.
Take a look at this excellent video of a reunion in 1998 of The Ventures. George Babbitt comes out and plays the drums in his FOUR STAR GENERAL'S UNIFORM!. This is great.
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