At the end of 1981 Skip Battin visited Italy together with Chris Darrow, Sneaky Pete and Steve Duncan. They had been invited to assist the Italian rock'n'roll artists Ricky Gianco with recordings. There were even talks about the possibility of a tour. The four musicians called themselves the AMERICAN COUNTRY ROCK ALL STARS. They planned to record an album during the tour of Italy. The recordings with Ricky Gianco took longer than expected and so Skneaky Pete Kleinow and Steve Duncan had to return to America.

AMERICAN COUNTRY ROCK ALL STARS 81
Chris Darrow gtr/fdl/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Steve Duncan dr/pcs/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel

Ricky Gianco (& AMERICAN COUNTRY ROCK ALL STARS) - album
	1982: Ricky Gianco - Non Si Puo Smettere Di Fumare (I: Fonit Cetera LPX 100)