Johnny "Bee" Badanjek is an American musician, singer, songwriter and painter, who has been a member of various rock bands, including, The Romantics, The Detroit Wheels, Alice Cooper, and Ted Nugent.
The rock critic Dave Marsh later described him as an "unknown genius" for his drum break on their single "Devil with a Blue Dress On".
[1] After the group disbanded in 1967, Badanjek toured and recorded with Edgar Winter, Alice Cooper, Dr. John, Bob Seger, Ronnie Montrose, Nils Lofgren and others.
Rockets' singles written by Badanjek included "Can't Sleep", "Turn Up the Radio" and "Takin' It Back".
[3] A photo of Badanjek is featured on the cover of The Big Beat: Conversations With Rock's Greatest Drummers by Max Weinberg and Robert Santelli, released in 1984, featuring interviews with 15 of the most notable rock drummers of all time (and Weinberg's favorites) including Ringo Starr, Charlie Watts, Levon Helm, Dino Danelli and Badanjek.