Jules radino biography

Jules Radino had a friend vouch for him.

That’s how he got the chance to audition for the legendary rock band Blue Oyster Cult when they were in need of a drummer in 2004.

He was instructed to learn three songs for the tryout.

He had two days to prepare.

At this point, he was already an accomplished percussionist who was touring nationally and internationally with blues guitarist Popa Chubby — but the Bellport native wasn’t taking any chances.

This was Blue Oyster Cult, after all, the band of “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” and “Burnin’ for You” fame that has sold 24 million albums worldwide.

So instead of three songs, he learned 30.

“And when they asked, ‘What songs did you learn?’ I said, just pick something that you want me to play and we’ll do it,” Radino recalled.

“I thought the worst thing that could happen is I don’t get the gi