Question: What type of details about tom ardolino can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: thomas robert '' tom '' ardolino -lrb- january 12 , 1955 -- january 6 , 2012 -rrb- was an american rock drummer best known as a member of nrbq -lrb- new rhythm and blues quartet -rrb- . ardolino was a fan of the band , and began corresponding and trading tapes with keyboardist and co-founder terry adams . on one occasion , original nrbq drummer tom staley did not return for an encore , and adams invited ardolino to fill in . ardolino performed well enough that when staley left the band in 1974 , his bandmates agreed that ardolino was the natural choice as successor . ardolino remained in the lineup until the band went on hiatus in 2004 , returning for occasional reunion performances , and lending his support when adams decided to reclaim the nrbq name for a new band in 2011 . while lead vocals were generally performed by other members of nrbq , live shows often included a moment where ardolino would take the spotlight and sing , either with a karaoke backing track or with one of the other band members drumming . ardolino was a resident of springfield , massachusetts , and he appeared in a promotional video to campaign for the world premiere of '' the simpsons movie '' in springfield . ardolino 's solo album '' unknown brain '' was released in 2004 on cd by bumble bee records , japan and on vinyl lp in the usa on mystra records . the album consists mostly of basement recordings made in 1971-72 . the cover states '' warning : if out-of-tuneness bothers you , do not listen . '' ardolino was also an avid collector of song poems , having contributed to the '' msr madness '' series of compilations . in december 2011 nrbq.com reported that ardolino was expected to be in hospital for some time . he died on january 6 , 2012 at a springfield , massachusetts hospital ; this was reported on the nrbq headquarters page on facebook . a later article from the '' washington post '' specified the cause as diabetes .
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