Artists:John Batdorf
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I have survived many careers in one lifetime. Starting with the 70s as a recording artist with Batdorf and Rodney and Silver. I made records and toured this country and Canada for most of the 70s. We headlined many shows, but as an opening act we got to play with a lot of great groups like America, Seals and Crofts, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, Bread, The Youngbloods, Hall and Oats, Cheech and Chong, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Pure Prairie League, Harry Chapin, John Prine, Dave Mason, Kris Kristofferson just to name a few! A great time was had by all.
I spent the 80s as a staff songwriter writing songs for America, England Dan, The Curry sisters and Kim Carnes, and as studio singer singing on hundreds of jingles, movies, and TV shows. I sang on four main titles including, "Doctor, Doctor", "Tom and Jerry Kids", "Garfield and Friends" and "Promised Land". I sang background vocals on some really great recordings by Rod Stewart, Motley Crue, Dave Mason, Eric Anderson,The Jefferson Starship, Berlin, Donna Summer, Dwight Yoakum, Boy Meets Girl, Mickey Thomas, Stan Ridgeway, James Lee Stanley, David Lee Roth, The London Choir Boys to name a few.
Then came the 90s and I started producing records and commercials. During that time I met and went on to write some great songs with my friend, Michael McLean. We have recorded 4 CDs together. In 1996 I got my first chance to score a CBS TV prime time show, "Promised Land". I composed all the music underscore for three years until the show came to an end. I went on to compose music for another CBS drama, "Touched By An Angel" which after nine very successful seasons is no longer in production. TBAA and Promised Land reruns still appear somewhere on the planet every day of the week. Soon after, I composed the entire musical score for a 2 hour made for PAX TV movie called "Book of Days" which appeared January and March of 2003. "The Best Two Years", which I also scored and wrote songs with Michael and Scott McLean, had a successful theatrical run in 2004 and is now available on DVD as well as the soundtrack on CD.
Now into the second half of the new millennium, John has recorded a new CD with James Lee Stanley "All Wood And Stones" (a highly original take on early Rolling Stones songs, done acoustically with tight harmonies) along with his first solo EP, "Side One." His latest solo CD,"Home Again" is comprised of seven new originals and three songs for the Batdorf and Rodney days. This CD is an acoustic guitar and vocal enthusiasts dream come true! Come listen to John sing songs about things that really matter to him, and you'll understand why they mean so much to his fans that have spanned three decades..
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| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| Ain't It Like Home | Home Again | 3:49 | 7 |  4 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Solo vocalist / Acoustic guitar / Acoustic | I Don't Always Win | Home Again | 3:42 | 10 | 14 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Guy with guitar / Folk pop | I Found You | Side One | 3:39 | 15 | 6 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Acoustic guitar |
| Total Time | 11:10 |
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Artist name is|John Batdorf Last played| more than 1 week ago ---------------------------------------- Show name| Songs by John Batdorf Length| 15 minutes Order by| random Limit| 3 songs ----------------------------------------
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- Spotlighted: Tuesday, August 19th 2008
- Songs on WWR: 15
- Total plays: 125
- Total requests: 76
- Total listens: 3489
- CDBaby referrals: 2
- CDBaby sales: Home Again (Sold 2 copies)
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