John Batdorf
- John Batdorf has been with us before, but it was far too long ago. His last visit here was with James Lee Stanley upon the release of “All Wood and Stones” their highly original acoustic take on early Rolling Stones songs arranged with tight harmonies. John’s upcoming visit is a solo outing on Saturday, March 21.
- It was truly a pleasant surprise to be reintroduced to John early in the history of Música Del Río. We were both aware of his work, going back to the days of Batdorf and Rodney (his duo, with Mark Rodney) in the early 1970’s. Sharon still has early Batdorf and Rodney recordings, on vinyl in our music collection.
- John Batdorf has been an active voice of contemporary folk Americana since the early days of Batdorf and Rodney. Tracks from their first Atlantic Records album, “Off The Shelf”, still find airplay on acoustic music stations. Since his early recording days, John has spent a lot of his time writing, arranging for others and performing along side everyone from Rod Stewart to Dwight Yoakum. America, Dan Seals and Kim Carnes have all recorded John Batdorf songs.
- Our evening with John Batdorf will be memorable. We hope you can join us on Saturday, March 21, at 7:30pm.