"I figured the altitude would get her," he said.
They married in 1986. Their son Kyle was born in 1990. The kid is already playing the drums.
Corbetta hadn't performed in more than three years when a call came from someone wanting him to tour with a group
celebrating the 30th anniversary of rock and roll. Joining him were Mickey Dolenz, formally of the Monkees, and Tiny Tim.
He ran into Mike Pinera, formerly of Iron Butterfly.
"We realized the average age of the people coming to the fairs we were playing were our age - baby boomers. They
loved the do-woppers, but they really started rocking when Mike did "In A Gadda Da Vida". When we play that, people started standing up and giving peace signs. So I thought, let's make a band like the Traveling Wilburys. The lead singers of our band are key members of bands that had hit records in that classic rock era from 1966 to 1974 or 75."
Joined by Spencer Davis, formerly of the Spencer Davis Group, and Peter Rivera, formally of
Rare Earth, the Classic Rock All Stars started touring in 1990.
"It's fun. Absolutely fun," he said. "The fact that all four of us are playing, I think it's kind of got to be in our
blood. We're lifers. I'm not going to start selling insurance. I've had a lot of success. There were a couple of times
when I wasn't sure."
His wife doesn't travel with him, but catches up with the group when they have one-or two-week engagements.
"When Sugarloaf started, we bought a bus. Everyone went along. I was the only one who wasn't married. Everyone had wives,
kids and dogs," he said. "We're flying now."
He says the experience is still "a happening."
"When we are playing in front of thousands of people and they are standing up, it's exactly like it was when we were
all big back in the '70'," he said. "One guy said, 'It made me feel exactly like it did when I still had hair on my
head.' "
