Skip Battin

Clyde Battin, *18-02-1934 Gallipolis, OH, +06-07-2003

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst with help of http://www.starclustermusic.de/artists/byrds/battin/bio/biotext/english/battinbio.htm#

SESSIONS

1955 Hollywood, CA - Earl Mock and The Mockingbirds (Earl Mock [vcl/gt], Skip Battin [vcl/gt], Hal Rugg [steel], Chuck Lee [bass])

No recordings made

1957 Hollywood, CA – The Pledges (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt], Bobby Verbooh [gt], Reed Clements [drums], Dick Gabriel [sax])

G01 BETTY JEAN Rev 3517

G02 BERMUDA SHORTS Rev 3517

1958 Hollywood, CA – Gary and Clyde (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G03 WHY NOT CONFESS Rev 3523

G04 JOHNNY RISK 3523

1959 Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin

001 THE TWISTER May 108

002 DAYBREK May 108

1959 Hollywood, CA – Chuck And The Chuckles (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G05 K9OW-2991 ONE HUNDRED BABY Shad 5015/ COL-CD-5919

G06 K9OW-2992 BURY THE HATCHET Shad 5015/ COL-CD-5919

1959 Hollywood, CA – Clyde Gary and His Orchestra (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G07 TAMI’S DANCE Shad 5016

G08 CHESTNUT DRIVE Shad 5016

1959 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Flip (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G09 K9OW-0368 IT WAS I Brent 7002 /COL-CD-5919

G10 K9OW-0369 LUNCH HOUR Brent 7002/ COL-CD-5919

G11 IT COULD BE 7005/ COL-CD-5919

1959 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Flip (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G12 K9OW-2918 (I'LL QUIT) CRYING OVER YOU  7010/ COL-CD-5919

G13 K9OW-2919 FANCY NANCY 7005/ COL-CD-5919

1960 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Flip (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G14 L9OW-0259 CHERRY PIE 7010 / COL-CD-5919

1960 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Flip (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G15 L9OW-5656 HULLY GULLY CHA CHA CHA  7013 / COL-CD-5919

G16 L9OW-5657 TEENAGE HONEYMOON  7013/ COL-CD-5919

1960 Hollywood, CA – The Prehistorics (Skip Battin [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

P01 ALLEY OOP CHA CHA CHA Edsel 45-779

P02 OH BLUES Edsel 45-779

1961 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Flip (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G17 M9OW-4625 DOUBT Time 1031/ COL-CD-5919 [alt.] COL-CD-5919

G18 M9OW-4626 BETTY JEAN Time 1031/ COL-CD-5919

1961 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Flip (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Gary Paxton [vcl/gt])

G19 GREEN DOOR Brent 7017/ COL-CD-5919

G20 WILLOW TREE Brent 7017/ COL-CD-5919

G21 OVER THE MOUNTAIN 7028

G22 ONE MORE DRINK FOR JULIE 7028

1961 Hollywood, CA – Ron Scuderi (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Kim Fowley [vcl/gt])

R01 A MILLION TEARS Kimley 922

R02 NIGHT AND DAY Kimley 922

1961 Hollywood, CA - Skip Battin Combo (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Johnny Leonard [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

003 CAN’T STOP TWISTIN‘Indigo 143

004 QUARTER TO THREE IN MOSCOW  Indigo 143

1961 Hollywood, CA – Skip and The Hustlers (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass] + unknown musicians)

005 IN THE SOUP Invicta 9001

006 DANCE OF THE SAND FLEAS Invicta 9001

1961 Hollywood, CA - Teak Battyn and His Battmen (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Johnny Leonard [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

007 SOMETHING'S GOT A HOLD OF ME Invicta 9008

008 PLEASE FORGIVE ME  Invicta 9008

Spring 1962 Hollywood, CA – Skip and Johnny (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], Johnny Leonard [vcl/gt] + unknown musicians)

009 THE MARATHON Invicta 1000

010 MORE MARATHON Invicta 1000

1962 Hollywood, CA - Sir Raybould and The Blue Angels (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/bass], + unknown musicians)

011 BIG TOP Cenco 119-6

012 DAYBREAKER Cenco 119-6

1963 Hollywood, CA – Skip and The Flips (Skip Battin [vcl/gt], Johnny Leonard [vcl/gt], Don Preston [gt], Carl Radle [bass], Billy Mundi [drums])
011 EVERYDAY I HAVE TO CRY California 2325

012 TOSSIN' AND TURNIN' California 2325

1963 Hollywood, CA – Bunky Battin

013 MOTOR PSYCHO NITEMARE PART I Plymouth PLY 1164

014 MOTOR PSYCHO NITEMARE PART II  Plymouth PLY 1164

1964 [demo sessions] Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin

01401 TWIST IN C MINOR

01402 MORE THAN YESTERDAY

ca October 1964 RCA Victor Studio 2, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Skip Battyn (Producer: Al Schmitt)

015 RGA3-5509 SEARCHIN‘58-0055

016 RGA3-5510 SHE ACTS LIKE WE HAD NEVER MET Groove 58-0055

Ca February 1965 RCA Victor Studio 2, 6363 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Skip Battyn (Producer: Al Schmitt)

017 SGA3-2264 TEN FEET TALL Groove 58-0065

018 SGA3-2265 WHAT’S MINE IS MINE Groove 58-0065

1965 Hollywood, CA – Skip Battyn

019 LOVE MINUS ZERO Egan ER 924-11

020 MR. RESPONSIBILITY  Egan ER 924-11

1965 Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin and Kim Fowley as Kim and The Skippers

021 DAYBREAKER Russ-Fi 2002

022 BEAT Russ-Fi 2002

1967 Hollywood, CA - Skip Battin and The Group (Skip Battin [vcl/gt], Larry Smith [vcl/gt], Tim Henson [bass], Billy Mundi [drums])

023 NIGHT TIME GIRL Aurora 159

024 THE DATING GAME THEME  Aurora 159

1967 Hollywood, CA - Skip Battin and The Group (Skip Battin [vcl/gt], Larry Smith [vcl/gt], Tim Henson [bass], Billy Mundi [drums])

025 HIGH COIN Record RR 11

026 MR. RESPONSIBILITY Record RR 11

1968 Hollywood, CA – Evergreen Blueshoes (Skip Battyn [vcl/bass], Lanny Mathijssen [vcl/gt], Al Rosenberg [vcl/gt], Chester McCracken [drums/ percussion], Ken Kleist [vcl/organ].Producer: Mike Post)

E01 MAYBE SOMEDAY Living Legend LL 721 (1,2)

E02 EVERYTHING'S FINE RIGHT NOW Living Legend LL 721 (1)/Amos 7002

E03 SILVER SHADOW Living Legend LL 721 (2)

Amos (1969) Evergreen Blueshoes

1969 Hollywood, CA – Evergreen Blueshoes (Skip Battyn [vcl/bass], Lanny Mathijssen [vcl/gt], Al Rosenberg [vcl/gt], Chester McCracken [drums/ percussion], Ken Kleist [vcl/organ].Producer: Mike Post)

E04 LIFE'S RAILWAY TO HEAVEN Amos 7002

E05 CHESTER Amos 7002

E06 WALKING DOWN THE LINE Amos AJB 115/7002

E07 LINE OUT Amos 7002

E08 AMSTERDAM IN 1968 Amos 7002

E09 JOHNNY B. GOODE Amos AJB 115/7002

E10 THE HEDGE HOG'S SONG Amos 7002

E11 THE RAVEN Amos 7002

E12 MRS. COHEN'S LITTLE BOY Amos 7002

E13 MOON OVER MOUNT OLYMPUS Amos 7002

E14 JEWISH TEAHOUSE Amos 7002

E15 THE EVERBLUE EXPRESS Amos 7002   -

Spring 1972 Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin (Skip Battin [vcl/gt/piano/bass], Clarence White [gt/ mandolin/ dobro], Roger McGuinn [gt], Spanky McFarlane [bck vcl]. Producer: Skip Battin and Eric Malamud)

027 25302 UNDERCOVER MAN  Signpost SP 8408 

028 25303 THE BALLAD OF DICK CLARK  Signpost SP 70010/SP 8408 

029 25304 CAPTAIN VIDEO  Signpost SP 8408 

030 25305 CENTRAL PARK  Signpost 758/SP 8408 

031 25306 FOUR LEGS ARE BETTER THAN TWO  Signpost SP 8408 

032 25307 VALENTINO  Signpost SP 8408 

033 25308 HUMAN BEING BLUES SP 8408

034 25309 THE ST. LOUIS BROWNS  Signpost SP 70010 758/SP 8408 

035 25310 COBRAS  Signpost SP 8408 

036 25311 MY SECRET LIFE  Signpost SP 8408

2 July 1972 Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin

037 26865 BALLAD OF FRED AND GEORGE Signpost unissued

038 28686 BEACH OF MIDNIGHT TEARS Signpost unissued

17 July 1973 Gold Star Recording Studios, 6252 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin

039 33251 SALTY DOG BLUES Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031

17-30 July 1973 Gold Star Recording Studios, 6252 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin (Skip Battin [vcl/piano], Bob Beeman [gt], Herb Pedersen [vcl/gt], Alan Munde [banjo], Roland White [vcl/mandolin], Al Perkins [steel/dobro], Chris Ethridge / Mike Bowden [drums], Byron Berline [fiddle]. Producer: Kim Fowley)

040 BOLTS OF BLUE  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

041 STONED SOBER  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

042 RELAX WITH ME  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

043 WILLOW IN THE WIND  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

044 DON'T GO DOWN THE DRAIN  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

045 ROLL IN MY SWEET BABY’S ARMS 1 + 2  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031  

046 HULLY GULLY  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

047 FOGGY MOUNTAIN TOP  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

048 WINTERGREEN  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031 

049 CHINA MOON/OLD MOUNTAIN DEW  Atlantic unissued/Sierra SXCD 6031

1981 Brian Elliott Studios, North Hollywood, CA – Skip Battin (Skip Battin [vcl/bass/ piano/gt], David Hines [gt], Greg Harris [gt], Sneaky Pete Kleinow [steel], Jack Bruno [drums], Brian Elliott [piano], Gail Kantor, Nadra Thomas [bck vcl], Bryan Poland [spoon]. Producer: Skip Battin, Brian Elliott)

050 SKYSCRAPER SUNSET  Appaloosa AP 014 

051 WILLOW IN THE WIND  Appaloosa AP 014 

052 CHINA MOON  Appaloosa AP 014 

053 HERE COMES LOVE  Appaloosa AP 014 

054 LONELY WEEKENDS  Appaloosa AP 014 

055 CAPTAIN VIDEO  Appaloosa AP 014

056 ZIG ZAG  Appaloosa AP 014 

057 NORTH BY NORTHWEST  Appaloosa AP 014 

058 AMERICAN EAST  Appaloosa AP 014 

059 CITIZEN KANE  Appaloosa AP 014

1983 Brian Elliott Studios, North Hollywood, CA  – Skip Battin (Skip Battin [vcl/keyboards/bass/ gt], Irv Kramer [gt], Sneaky Pete Kleinow [steel], Jim Goodall/ Danny O'Brien [drums], Greg Harris [fiddle/ banjo], Ben Benay [harmonica]. Producer: Skip Battin)

060 SANTA ANA WIND  Appaloosa AP 034 

061 WINTERGREEN  Appaloosa AP 034 

062 DON'T GO DOWN THE DRAIN  Appaloosa AP 034 

063 DO NOT DISTURB  Appaloosa AP 034 

064 RELAX WITH ME  Appaloosa AP 034 

065 NON E FRANCESCA  Appaloosa AP 034 

066 LA GATTA  Appaloosa AP 034 

067 SPERANZA  Appaloosa AP 034 

069 FANGO  Appaloosa AP 034 

070 TONIGHT  Appaloosa AP 034 

071 QUESTRA SERRA  no label cassette

November 1985 [live] unknown, ITA – Battin, Kleinow and Mantoan (Ricky Mantoan [vcl/gt], Sneaky Pete Kleinow [steel], Skip Battin [vl/bass], Vincenzo Rei Rosa [drums].

Producer: Ricky Mantoan)

07101 MY BACK PAGES  Moondance MR 8002 

07102 CHRISTINE'S TUNE  Moondance MR 8002 

07103 SNEAKY ATTACK  Moondance MR 8002 

07104 SING ME BACK HOME  Moondance MR 8002  

07105 CANNONBALL RAG  Moondance MR 8002  

07106 WALK ON THE WATER  Moondance MR 8002  

07107 YOU AIN'T GOING NOWHERE  Moondance MR 8002  

07108 SPANISH HARLEM  Moondance MR 8002  

07109 SANTA ANA WIND  Moondance MR 8002 

07110 SPEEDIN' WEST  Moondance MR 8002 

07111 KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR  Moondance MR 8002 

07112 SO YOU WANT TO BE A ROCK'N'ROLL STAR  Moondance MR 8002

ALBUMS

Amos 7002 The Ballad Of Evergreen Blueshoes: Life's Railway To Heaven; Chester; Walking Down The Line; Line Out; Amsterdam In 1968; Everything's Fine Right Now; Johnny B. Goode; The Hedge Hog's Song; The Raven; Mrs. Cohen's Little Boy; Moon Over Mount Olympus; Jewish Teahouse; The Everblue Express  - 69 Evergreen Blueshoes

Signpost SP 8408 Skip Battyn: Undercover Man; The Ballad Of Dick Clark; Captain Video; Central Park; Four Legs Are Better Than Two; Valentino; Human Being Bluesl The St. Louis Browns; Cobras; My Secret Life – 72 (reissued on CCM-387-2 in 2003)

Appaloosa [ITA] AP 014 Navigator: Skyscraper Sunset; Willow In The Wind; China Moon; Here Comes Love; Lonely Weekends; Captain Video;Zig Zag; North By Northwest; American East; Citizen Kane - 12-05-81

Appaloosa [ITA] AP 034 Don’t Go Crazy: Santa Ana Wind; Wintergreen; Don't Go Down The Drain; Do Not Disturb; Relax With Me; Non E Francesca; La Gatta; Speranza; Fango; Tonight - 83

Moondance [ITA] MR 8002 Live In Italy:My Back Pages; Christine's Tune; Sneaky Attack; Sing Me Back Home; Cannonball Rag; Walk On The Water; You Ain't Going Nowhere; Spanish Harlem; Santa Ana Wind; Speedin' West; Knockin' On Heaven's Door; So You Want To Be A Rock'n'Roll Star -  ca 85 Sneaky Pete Kleinow – Skip Battin – Ricky Mantoan

Collectables COL-CD-5919 The Very Best Of Skip and Flip:  It Was I; Doubt (Version 1); Hully Gully Cha Cha Cha; Teenage Honeymoon; Lunch Hour; Cherry Pie; It Could Be; The Green Door; One Hundred Baby; Betty Jean; Doubt (Version 2); I'll Quit Crying Over You; Willow Tree; Bury The Hatchet; Fancy Nancy – 98 Skip and Flip

Sierra SXCD 6031 Topanga Skyline: Salty Dog Blues; Bolts Of Blue; Stoned Sober; Relax With Me; Willow In The Wind; Don't Go Down The Drain; Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms 1 + 2;  Hully Gully; Foggy Mountain Top; Wintergreen; China Moon/Old Mountain Dew; [video tracks, LA TV show, January 1965:]  Searchin'; She Acts Like We Never Have Met - 10

Appaloosa [ITA] AP 255-2 Live With Sneaky Pete and Skip Battin:  Streets of Baltimore;  Cash On The Barrelhead;  White Line Fever;  Devil In Disguise; Take A City Bride;  Roll On Brother;  Star Of The Show;  You Ain't Going Nowhere;  Hot Burrito #2 ;  Hickory Wind;  Mystery Train; Spittin' Image;  It Makes No Difference;  Uncle Pen;  Louisiana Man;  Sin City;  Orange Blossom Special;  Bugler – 09-06-23  Greg Harris, Pete Kleinow, Skip Battin (unknown recording info, not in sessions)

SINGLES

Rev (1957)

3517 Betty Jean / Bermuda Shorts – 57 The Pledges

3523 Why Not Confess / Johnny Risk – 58 Clyde and Gary

May (1959)

108 The Twister / Daybreak – 59

Shad (1959)

5015 Bury the Hatchet / One Hundred Baby – 59 Chuck and Chuckles

5016 Tami’s Dance / Chestnut Drive – 60 Clyde Gary and His Orchestra

Brent (1959-61) Skip and Flip

7002 It Was I / Lunch Hour - 59

7005 Fancy Nancy / It Could Be - 59

7010 Cherry Pie / (I'll Quit) Crying Over You - 60

7013 Hully Gully Cha Cha Cha  / Teenage Honeymoon - 60

Time 1031 Betty Jean  / Doubt - 61

7017 Green Door / Willow Tree - 61

7028 Over The Mountain /One More Drink For Julie – 61

Edsel (1960) Prehistorics

45-779 Alley Oop cha Cha Cha / Oh Blues - 60

Kimley (1961) Ron Scuderi

922 A Million Tears / Night And Day - 61

Indigo (1961) Skip Battin Combo

143 Can’t Stop Twistin‘ / Quarter To Three In Moscow – 61

Invicta

9001 In The Soup / Dance Of the Sand Fleas – 61 Skip and The Hustlers

1000 The Marathon / More Marathon – 62 Skip and Johnny (rev. May 12)

9008 Something's Got A Hold Of Me / Please Forgive Me  - 62 Teak Battyn and his Batmen

Cenco (1962) Sir Raybould and The Blue Angels

119-6 Big Top / Daybreaker – 62

California (1963) Skip and The Flips

2325 Everyday I Have To Cry / Tossin' And Turnin' – 63

Plymouth (1963) Bunky Battin

PLY 1164 Motor Psycho Nitemare Part I / Motor Psycho Nitemare Part II - 63

Groove

58-0055 She Acts Like We Had Never Met / Searchin‘ - 64

58-0065 Ten Feet Tall / What’s Mine Is Mine – 03-65

Egan (1965)

ER 924-11 Love Minus Zero / Mr. Responsibility – 65

Russ-Fi (1965) w. Kim Fowley as Kim and The Skippers

2002 Daybreaker / Beat – 65

Aurora (1967) Skip Battin and The Group

159 Night Time Girl / The Dating Game Theme - 67

Record (1967) Skip Battin and The Group

RR 11 High Coin / Mr. Responsibility - 67

Living Legend (1968)  Evergreen Blueshoes

LL 721 Maybe Someday / Everything's Fine Right Now - 68

LL 721 Silver Shadow / Maybe Someday – 68 (2nd edition)

Amos (1969) Evergreen Blueshoes

AJB 115 Walkin' Down The Line / Johnny B. Goode - 69

Signpost (1972)

SOP 758 Central Park / The St. Louis Browns - 73

SP 70010 Ballad Of Dick Clark / The St. Louis Browns – 73 (P Eric Malamud 25303

Member of following non-listed groups:

Byrds (1969-72, 1987-88)

New Riders Of The Purple Sage (1974-76, 1978)

(Flying) Burrito Brothers (1976-81)

American Country Rock All Stars (1981)

Older Brothers (1982-83)

Family Tree (1987)

Byrds Celebration

Roger Nienhaus Band (1996-97)