Skip Battin got the chance to play regularly with a group called EARL MOCK & THE MOCKINGBIRDS.

EARL MOCK & THE MOCKINGBIRDS 1955
Earl Mock gtr/vcl	Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Hal Rugg steel gtr	Chuck Lee bs

In 1956 Skip Battin met Gary Paxton. They knew exactly, what their future should look like. They loved thr rock'n'roll music of Chuck Berry and in 1957 they formed their first group together, the PLEDGES. They released one single. When the single did not enter the chart, Gary Paxton and Skip Battin dropped the name of the PLEDGES.

PLEDGES 1956-1957
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl	Bobby Verbooh gtr	Dick Gabriel sax	Reed Clemens dr

PLEDGES single
	1957: PLEDGES - Betty Jean (Gary Paxton) b/w Bermuda Shorts (Rev Records 3517)

Gary Paxton and Skip Battin recorded some more material, which they released on the Shad label. Not sure how to call themselves they changed their name for every release. One of these releases named the artists as CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES, but of course this was just another name of Skip Battin and Gary Paxton.

CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES 1957
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES single
	1957: CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES - Bury The Hatchet b/w One Hundred Baby (Shad Records)

CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA 1957
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA single
	1958: CLYDE GARY & HIS ORCHESTRA - Tami's Dance b/w Chestnut Drive (Shad Records)

In 1958 Gary Paxton and Skip Battin changed the name of their group to GARY & CLYDE. They released two more singles.

GARY & CLYDE 1958-1959
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

GARY & CLYDE singles
	1958: GARY & CLYDE - Why Not Confess? (Gary Paxton) b/w Johnny Risk (Rev Records 3523)
	1959: GARY & CLYDE - The Twister b/w The Jackie Look (May Records)

Skip Battin released the song "The Twister" also as his first solo single in 1959.

Clyde Battin
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl

Clyde Battin single
	1959: Clyde Battin - The Twister b/w Daybreak (May Records 108)

In 1959 Gary Paxton and Skip Battin changed the name of the group again and now they called themselves SKIP & FLIP. Some of the singles of SKIP & FLIP were rather successful. They released several singles as SKIP & FLIP. Their biggest hit was "It Was I". Some of their recordings were even released outside of the USA (Sweden, England, Canada, New Zealand).

SKIP & FLIP 1 1959-1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Gary Paxton gtr/vcl

SKIP & FLIP singles
	1959: SKIP & FLIP - It Was I (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) b/w Lunch Hour (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) (Brent Records 7002)
	1959: SKIP & FLIP - Fancy Nancy (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) b/w It Could Be (Baker / Greenlee) (Brent Records 7005)
	1960: SKIP & FLIP - Cherry Pie (Joe Josea) b/w (I'll Quit) Crying Over You (Gary Paxton) (Brent Records 7010)
	1960: SKIP & FLIP - Hully Gully Cha Cha Cha (Skip Battin / Gary Paxton) b/w Teenage Honeymoon (B. Mize) (Brent Records 7013)
	1960: SKIP & FLIP - Betty Jean (Gary Paxton) b/w Doubt (Gary Paxton) (Time Records 1031)
	1961: SKIP & FLIP - It Was I / Lunch Hour / Fancy Nancy / It Could Be (S: EP release)
	1961: SKIP & FLIP - Green Door (Moore / Davis) b/w Willow Tree (Ross / Babrick) (Brent Records 7017)
	1961: SKIP & FLIP - Over The Mountain b/w One More Drink For Julie (Brent Records 7028)

SKIP & FLIP acetate
	1960: SKIP & FLIP - Cherry Pie (Joe Josea) b/w Skippin' And Flippin' (Audio Recorders)

In 1998 Collectables Record released an album with 15 songs that were recorded by SKIP & FLIP during 1959 to 1961. The album features the first six singles plus the CHUCK & THE CHUCKLES single. The 15th song of the album is an alternative version of "Doubt".

SKIP & FLIP album
	1957 - 1961: SKIP & FLIP - The Very Best Of SKIP & FLIP - It Was I (Collectables Records COL-CD-5919); released 1998

Even though Gary Paxton left the duo, Skip Battin continued with new partners, but he could not repeat the success.

In October 1960 Skip Battin was a member of the group the PREHISTORICS. This group made some recordings. One of those songs, "Alley Oop Cha Cha Cha", is available on an album released by the Del-Fi Label.

PREHISTORICS 1960
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	?	?	?

PREHISTORICS single
	1960: PREHISTORICS - Alley Oop Cha Cha Cha b/w Oh Blues (Single; Edsel 45-779)

The new partner in SKIP & FLIP was an old friend of Skip Battin called Dave Marcell.

SKIP & FLIP 2 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Dave Marcell gtr/vcl

Together with his second partner Johnny Leonard Skip Battin released another single.

SKIP & JOHNNY 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl

SKIP & JOHNNY single
	1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - The Marathon (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) b/w More Marathon (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Invicta Records)

SKIP & JOHNNY acetate singles
	1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - Baby I Love You So (Audiodisc)
	1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - Don't Cha Do Me Wrong (Audiodisc)
	1961: SKIP & JOHNNY - Blues In The Night (Audiodisc)

For the next project Skip Battin teamed up with Kim Fowley and together they released one single under the name of Ron Scuderi.

RON SCUDERI 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Kim Fowley gtr/vcl

RON SCUDERI single
	1961: Ron Scuderi - A Million Tears (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) b/w Night And Day (Cole Porter) (Kimley Records 922)

Neither the single of SKIP & JOHNNY nor the single of Ron Scuderi could repeat the success of the SKIP & FLIP releases and so the duos split up. Skip Battin continued with some more test releases.

Skip Battin called his next group TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN.

TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN single
	1961: TEAK BATTYN & HIS BATTMEN - Something's Got A Hold Of Me b/w Please Forgive Me (Invicta Records 9008)

For the next adventure Skip Battin called his band SKIP BATTIN COMBO. They released one single for the Indigo label.

SKIP BATTIN COMBO 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

SKIP BATTIN COMBO single
	1961: SKIP BATTIN COMBO - Can't Stop Twisting b/w Quarter To Three In Moscow (Indigo Records 143)

Another solo adventure by Skip Battin was called SKIP & THE HUSTLERS. They even released a single on the Invicta label.

SKIP & THE HUSTLERS 1961
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	? gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

SKIP & THE HUSTLERS single
	1961: SKIP & THE HUSTLERS - In The Soup b/w Dance Of The Sand Fleas (Invicta 9001)

In 1962 Skip Battin released another solo single using the name SIR RAYBOULD & THE BLUE ANGELS. Raybould was his second name. He wanted to leave the past connections unknown by using that name.

Skip Battin
Skip Battin bs/gtr/pno/vcl

SIR RAYBOULD & THE BLUE ANGELS single
	1962: SIR RAYBOULD & THE BLUE ANGELS - Big Top b/w Daybreaker (Cenco Records 119-6)

The next group Skip Battin was envolved in was called SKIP & THE FLIPS. Their single release wasn't successful either.

SKIP & THE FLIPS 1962-1963
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Johnny Leonard gtr/vcl	Billy Mundi dr	Don Preston gtr	Dick Gabriel sax	Carl Radle bs

SKIP & THE FLIPS single
	1963: SKIP & THE FLIPS - Everyday I Have To Cry b/w Tossin' And Turnin' (California 2325)

Early in the sixties Skip Battin released some rock'n'roll singles, which sounded good, but they could not repeat the success of SKIP & FLIP.

Skip Battin
Skip Battin bs/gtr/pno/vcl

Skip Battyn singles
	1963: Bunky Battin - Motor Psycho Nitemare Part 1 (Bob Dylan) b/w Motor Psycho Nitemare Part 2 (Bob Dylan) (Plymouth PLY 1164)
	1964: Skip Battyn - Searchin' (Leiber / Stoller) b/w Mr. Responsibility (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Groove Records)
	1964: Skip Battyn - Searchin' (Leiber / Stoller) b/w She Acts Like We Never Have Met (Bob Dylan) (Groove Records 58-0055)
	1964: Skip Battyn - What's Mine Is Mine (Skip Battin / Mary Dean) b/w Ten Feet Tall (Mary Dean / Jimmy Haskell / Michael Curb) (Groove Records 58-0065)
	1965: Skip Battyn - Love Minus Zero (Bob Dylan) b/w Mr. Responsibility (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Egan Records)
	1966: Skip Battyn - I Don't Believe You (Bob Dylan) b/w ? (RCA)

Skip Battin acetate singles
	1964: Skip Battin - Twist In C Minor (Audiodisc)
	1964: Skip Battin - More Than Yesterday (Neophon)

Skip Battin recording sessions / arrangements
	1961: LETTIE AND JUNIOR - Blues In The Night b/w Coming Back Home To You (CUB K 9101)
	1961: JACK BARTLEY & THE JACKIES - My Heart Stood Still (Rodgers / Hart) b/w The Jackie Look (Skip Battin) (Single; Kenco Records 5016)
	1961: VALUES - That's The Way (Values) b/w Return To Me (Wm. Fry) (Single; Invicta Records 9007)
	1962: Don True - Make Believe Baby (Skip Battin) b/w What Does A Dream Mean (Skip Battin) (Single; Invicta Records 9000)
	1962: CHARTERMEN - Bad Girl b/w Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod (Single; Invicta Records 9005)
	1962: CAMELOTS - Bad Girl b/w Winkin', Blinkin' And Nod (Single; Invicta Records 9005)
	1962: Johnny Leonard - Sea Of Love (Skip Battin) b/w Meenie (Single; Invicta Records 9006)
	1963: Jack Bartley - What Does A Dream Mean (Skip Battin) b/w Once In A Lifetime (Single; Indigo Records IND 140)
	1963: Babs Cooper - Just Couldn't Please You (Virgle / Burton) b/w Honest I Do (Single; US Indigo IND 144)
	1963: Bobby James - 5.000 Years Ago b/w Memories Linger (Single; Indigo Records IND 145)
	1963: The Murmaids - Popsicles And Icicles (David Gates) b/w Blue Dress (Single; Chatta Hoochie)
	1963: Kim Fowley - Astrology (Kim Fowley / Skip Battin) b/w Other Side (Kim Fowley) (Single; Invicta Records 9002)
	1964: DOYLE MADDEN & THE MADMEN - We're Through (Doyle Madden) b/w Love Is A Game (Doyle Madden) (Cam Records 5235)
	1965: Rick Nelson - Love And Kisses (Brunswick DL 74678)
	1965: Bobby Arlin With THE HUSTLERS - Mushroom Machine (Part 1) (Bob Arlin) b/w Mushroom Machine (Part 2) (Bob Arlin) (Single; Tiki Records 3500)

Kim Fowley and Skip Battin did not only work together as songwriters but they also released another single together.

KIM & THE SKIPPERS 1965
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Kim Fowley gtr/vcl	? bs	? dr

KIM & THE SKIPPERS single
	1965: KIM & THE SKIPPERS - Daybreaker (Kim Fowley / Skip Battin) b/w Beat (Russ Fi 2002)

In 1965 Skip Battin founded SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP together with Steve Young and Van Dyke Parks.

SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP 1 1965-1966
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Billy Mundi dr	Tim Henson bs	Steve Young gtr/vcl	Van Dyke Parks gtr/vcl

After the leaving of Steve Young and Van Dyke Parks Skip Battin continued with his GROUP. They even succeeded in releasing two singles, which unfortunately were not able to chart.

SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP 2 1966-1967
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Billy Mundi dr	Tim Henson bs	Larry Smith gtr/vcl

SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP singles
	1967: SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP - Night Time Girl (Kooper / Levine) b/w The Dating Game Theme (Aurora 159)
	1967: SKIP BATTIN & THE GROUP - High Coin (Van Dyke Parks) b/w Mr. Responsibility (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Record Records RR 11)

The next group Skip Battin was planning, sounded interesting. Together with Clarence White and Al Rosenberg he wanted to play psychedelic folk-rock-music. Due to the fact that Clarence White was working as a session player there wasn't much time left for the group.

BATTIN, WHITE & ROSENBERG 1967
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Clarence White gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl

In the end Skip Battin and Al Rosenberg continued without Clarence White.

After some weeks of rehearsals Skip Battin and Al Rosenberg were playing with their new group, the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES.

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES 1 1967
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl	Lanny Mathijssen gtr/vcl	Ken Kleist kybds	Willie Pounds dr

Willie Pounds did not stay long. He was replaced by Chester McCracken on drums. The EVERGREEN BLUESHOES managed to release some singles and one album. The EVERGREEN BLUESHOES were called "the Beatles Of Topanga Canyon". The music had nothing to do with the BEATLES, but the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES were the biggest success in Topanga Canyon. For nine months they played at the Corral Club and then they recorded their album. The drummer of the BLUESHOES, Chester McCracken, left the group to become a session musician.

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES 2 1967-1969
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl	Lanny Mathijssen gtr/vcl	Ken Kleist kybds	Chester McCracken dr

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES singles
	1968: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - Maybe Someday (Mike Heron) b/w Everything's Fine Right Now (Mike Heron) (Living Legend)
	1968: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - Silver Shadow b/w Maybe Someday (Mike Heron) (Living Legend LL 721)
	1969: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - Walkin' Down The Line b/w Johnny B. Goode (Amos Records AJB 115)

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES album
	1969: EVERGREEN BLUESHOES - The Ballad Of Evergreen Blueshoes (Amos 7002)

When Chester McCracken left the EVERGREEN BLUESHOES, he was replaced by Jimmy Ibbotson, who later on joined the NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND.

EVERGREEN BLUESHOES 3 1969
Skip Battin bs/gtr/vcl	Al Rosenberg gtr/vcl	Lanny Mathijssen gtr/vcl	Ken Kleist kybds	Jimmy Ibbotson dr/vcl

In 1968 and 1969 Skip Battin also participated in some recording sessions.

Skip Battin recording sessions
	1968: Kim Fowley - Good Clean Fun (Imperial 12443)
	1968: ARMAGEDDON - Armageddon (Amos 7008)
	1969: Gene Vincent - I'm Back And I'm Proud (Dandelion 102)
	1969: Warren Zevon - Wanted Dead Or Alive (Imperial 12456)
	1969: EARTH ISLAND - We Must Survive (Phillips)
	1969: Thomas & Richard Frost - Visualize (Rev Ola CRREV 4)

After the departure of John York Clarence White made the proposal to ask Skip Battin, with whom he had shortly played in 1968, to join the BYRDS. Roger McGuinn invited Skip Battin to some rehearsals and then decided to offer the job to him. Skip Battin, who had not gained any success with his EVERGREEN BLUESHOES, gladly agreed. Now the BYRDS had a stable line up again, which lasted for almost three years.

BYRDS 11 9/69-9/72
Roger McGuinn gtr/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Gene Parsons dr/pcs/bjo/ harm/vcl	Clarence White gtr/vcl

BYRDS single
	1970: BYRDS - Chestnut Mare (Roger McGuinn / Jacques Levy) b/w Just A Season (Roger McGuinn / Jacques Levy) (CBS 205322)

BYRDS album
	1970: BYRDS - Untitled (CBS 66 253) / rereleased 2001 as: Untitled / Unissued

BYRDS singles
	1971: BYRDS - I Trust (Everything's Gonna Work Out Alright) (Roger McGuinn) b/w (Is This) My Destiny (H. Carter) (US: Columbia 207253 / D: CBS 5322)
	1971: BYRDS - Glory Glory (A. Reynolds) b/w Citizen Kane (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (US: Columbia 207501)
	1971: BYRDS - Glory Glory (A. Reynolds) b/w Absolute Happiness (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (NL: CBS 7444)
	1971: BYRDS - Glory Glory (A. Reynolds) b/w I Wanna Grow Up To Be A Politician (Roger McGuinn / Jacques Levy) (D: CBS 7444)

BYRDS album
	1971: BYRDS - Byrdmaniax (CBS 64 389)

BYRDS single
	1972: BYRDS - America's Great National Pastime (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) b/w Farther Along (traditional) (US: Columbia 45514)

BYRDS album
	1972: BYRDS - Farther Along (CBS 64 676)

BYRDS recordings
	1972: BYRDS - You Ain't Going Nowhere (Bob Dylan) / Nothing To It (traditional) (released on: "Earl Scruggs Performing With His Family And Friends")

In September 1972 the departure of Gene Parsons was announced. The group's management told to the press that Gene Parsons had left the group to pursue a solo career. Parsons' replacement was the well known session musician John Guerin.

BYRDS 12 9/72-2/73
Roger McGuinn gtr/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	John Guerin dr/pcs	Clarence White gtr/vcl

BYRDS recordings
	1973: BYRDS - Roll Over Beethoven (Chuck Berry) / Mr. Tambourine Man (Bob Dylan) (released on: "Banjoman")

When John Guerin left in February of 1973 Denis Dragon (formerly of the BEACH BOYS touring band) took over the responsibility to play the drums for the next few concerts.

BYRDS 13 2/73-3/73
Roger McGuinn gtr/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Denis Dragon dr/pcs	Clarence White gtr/vcl

When the employment with the BYRDS ended in 1973 Skip Battin was able to record his first solo album. Clarence White played the guitar on all the tracks. The original drummer for the recording sessions was Billy Mundi, an old friend from the early sixties. When Billy Mundi had to return to the east coast, John Guerin took over. Even Roger McGuinn played on one song "Captain Video". So this is the only recording by the complete BYRDS line up. 1973 saw the release of Skip Battin's first solo album, simply titled "Skip".

Skip Battin 1973
Skip Battin gtr/bs/pno/vcl

Skip Battin singles
	1973: Skip Battin - Central Park (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) b/w The St. Louis Browns (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Signpost SOP 758)
	1973: Skip Battin - The Ballad Of Dick Clark (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (stereo) b/w The Ballad Of Dick Clark (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (mono) (Signpost SP 70010)

Skip Battin album
	1973: Skip Battin - Skip (Signpost SP 8408)

The follow up recording, which was completed by the end of 1973, should have been "Topanga Skyline", but due to the energy crisis, which resulted in a shortage of vinyl, the record company decided not to release that album. Skip Battin remembered: "Clarence (White) was killed two days before the beginning of the recordings. He had already rehearsed with us. We decided to go on with the recordings. Byron Berline played as well as Alan Munde and Roland White. Mike Botts played the drums. Al Perkins originally came to play pedal steel guitar but then he also took over the lead guitar, which Clarence was supposed to play."

Skip Battin unreleased album
	1973: Skip Battin - Topanga Skyline (Atlantic unreleased)

Of course there were the typical Skip Battin / Kim Fowley songs but this album also showed a strong bluegrass influence. Before Skip Battin could decide what to do, once that his record company had refused to release the album, he got the offer to replace Dave Torbert as bass player of the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE.

In 1973 the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE had arrived at a turning point. The GRATEFUL DEAD members had all gone and now Dave Torbert decided to leave the group.

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 4 74-76
John Dawson gtr/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	David Nelson gtr/vcl	Buddy Cage pdl steel	Spencer Dryden dr/pcs/vcl

Some friends of the NEW RIDERS made the proposal to invite Skip Battin to join the group. Battin was looking for some new adventures as his solo career didn't really take off. His arrival in the line up of the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE refreshed the sound tremendously. Some people had feared that Battin would bring more of his novelty songs penned together with Kim Fowley. As soon as the first concerts of the new line up of the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE were over everybody was full of praise. Skip Battin had returned to his powerful bass playing and the new songs he had to offer displayed a freshness that his last recordings with the BYRDS were missing. He even convinced the group to play Bob Dylans "You Angel You". Everybody was curious to hear the first studio album of the new group.

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE single
	1974: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - You Angel You (Bob Dylan) b/w Parson Brown (John Dawson) (Single; US: Columbia 10067 / D: CBS)

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE albums
	1974: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Brujo (CBS 80405)
	1975: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Live On Stage (Relix Records RRCD 2059) (veröffentlicht / released 1993)

The new album "Brujo" was released in 1974. In adition to the Dylan song the group had recorded no less than 4 Battin Fowley compositions. Those songs were excellent . Skip Battin sang the lead vocals on the country rock song "Big Wheels", on the ballad "Singing Cowboys" - with three part harmonies - and on the latin tingered "On The Amazon". The fourth Battin song "Neon Rose" was sung by Spencer Dryden. The album release was followed with a successful tour.

The NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE even found time to record their follow-up album. "Oh What A Mighty Time" could not repeat the freshness of "Brujo". The arrangements were overloaded. The gospel choirs and the soul influences were out of place. The songs were not up to the quality of the former album. Skip Battin had only one song "Strangers On A Train" on that album.

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE album
	1975: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Oh What A Mighty Time (CBS 69182)

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE recording
	1975: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Song To Woody (Bob Dylan) (released on: "EARL SCRUGGS REVUE - Anniversary Special"; CBS 80821)

In the end Columbia records did not renew the recording contract and so the NEW RIDERS had to look for a new record company. They finally got a new contract from MCA records and immediately started to record their debut album for the new label. During this time Skip Battin got a phone call from Gene Parsons, his old colleague from the BYRDS. Parsons was now playing with the reformed FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS and he offered to Skip Battin the job of the bass player. After some thinking Skip Battin discussed the new situation with his colleagues in the NEW RIDERS and they told him to accept the offer. Skip Battin agreed to complete the album with the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE and leave after the recordings were completed.

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE singles
	1976: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Don't Put Her Down (Hazel Dickens) b/w Fifteen Days Under The Hood (Jack Tempchin / Warren Hughey) (MCA 40564)
	1976: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - Dead Flowers (Mick Jagger / Keith Richards) b/w She's Looking Better Every Beer (John Shine) (MCA 40591)

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE albums
	1976: NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE - New Riders (MCA 2196)

All in all he recorded three albums together with the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE plus one live album, which was released in 1993. Skip Battin stayed friends with the NEW RIDERS and he even rejoined the group at a later point...

When Chris Ethridge left the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS they asked Skip Battin to join. Battin agreed, but at first he had to complete his last album with the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. The BURRITOS had already selected the material for the album so that Skip Battin did have no composition on the final album. "Airborne" covered a wide range of musical styles: from rock music to country and the group even tried to play country reggae music. After the recordings the group immediately went on tour to present their new material to their audiences.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 16 3/76-10/76
Gene Parsons dr/gtr/bjo/ harm/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Joel Scott Hill gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - single
	1976: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Waiting For Love To Begin (Peter Kleinow / Gib Guilbeau) b/w Big Bayou (Gib Guilbeau) (US: Columbia 10389)

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS albums
	1976: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Airborne (US: Columbia 34222 / UK: CBS 81433)
	1976: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Sin City (US: Relix RRCD 2052) (released 1991)
	1976: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - The Bicentennial Burritos (US: Relix RRCD 2098) (released 1999)

At the end of 1976 Gene Parsons injured his hand so that he could not play the drums. He was replaced by Eddie Ponder for a short while.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 17 10/76-11/76
Ed Ponder dr/pcs/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Joel Scott Hill gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

When Gene Parsons came back he still couldn't play the drums so Ed Ponder remained in the line up and Gene Parsons played guitar, banjo and harmonica.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 18 11/76-12/76
Ed Ponder dr/pcs/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Joel Scott Hill gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl	Gene Parsons gtr/bjo/ harm/vcl

In December, after nine months with the BURRITOS Skip Battin announced that after almost twenty years in the music business he wanted to retire.

On December 2nd, 1977 the FLYING BURITO BROTHERS were born again. In addition to Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Gib Guilbeau and Skip Battin Robb Strandlund and John Maucery were completing the line up.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 21 12/77-3/78
John Maucery dr/pcs/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Robb Strandlund gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

In order to survive the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS had to tour constantly. Robb Strandlund did not want to leave his family for a long time and so he decided to leave the group.

An old friend of Gib Guilbeau, the guitarist Bob Warford, joined the group for a few concerts.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 22 3/78
John Maucery dr/pcs/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Bob Warford gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

Shortly after John Maucery got the offer to join Bob Weir group BOBBY & THE MIDNITES. Was this the end of the BURRITOS?

In March 1978 Skip Battin went to see a concert of his friends of the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE. Backstage Spencer Dryden, the drummer who had become the manager of the band, asked Skip Battin whether he would be interested in rejoining the NEW RIDERS. Battin told him, "of course I'm interested but only if Sneaky Pete and Gib can join us too!" Battin did not know that Buddy Cage had decided to leave the NEW RIDERS latest after the tour.

The result of this dicussion was that in April Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Gib Guilbeau and Skip Battin joined forces with John Dawson, David Nelson and Patrick Shanahan. The team of these six musicians lasted three weeks only. Gib Guilbeau and Skip Battin agreed that there was not enough room for musical developments and that especially John Dawson and David Nelson did not really care for the future of the band.

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE 9 4/78
Patrick Shanahan dr/pcs/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	John Dawson gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl	David Nelson gtr/vcl

Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Gib Guilbeau and Skip Battin received at this point an offer to tour Japan as the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS and left the NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE.

Some posters and newspaper articles in Japan announced a FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS line up with Jimmy Ibbotson and Gene Parsons. Both were invited but had no time to join. The line-up of the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS was completed with Ed Ponder on the drums and with a multi instrumentalist they had heard at the Palomino. This young man was Greg Harris.

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Ed Ponder dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

During their tour in Japan the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS recorded a live album for Nippon Columbia, which was released as "Close Encounters From The West Coast". Skip Battin does most of the speaking on stage and during "Six Days On The Road" he introduces the members of the band while the group continues to improvise.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - single
	1979: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - White Line Fever (Merle Haggard) (live) b/w Big Bayou (Gib Guilbeau) (live) (US: Regency 45001)

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS album
	1979: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Close Encounter To The West Coast (Jpn: Better Days / Nippon Columbia YX 5218) (rereleased in USA as "Live From Tokyo"; Regency 79001)

The group minus Gib Guilbeau accompanies Sneaky Pete a few weeks later for the recording of two tracks for the sampler "Pacific Steel Company".

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - recordings
	1979: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Spittin' Image (Peter Kleinow) / Tonight Is Forever (Peter Kleinow) (released on: "v.a. - Pacific Steel Company"; Pacific Arts PAC 7-121)

After the Japanese tour Gene Parsons rejoins the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS. The group tries to sign a contract with Elektra / Asylum records and records a few demos at the Conway Studios in Hollywood. Elektra did not like the recordings because they were looking for commercial country music.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 24 7/78-1/79
Gene Parsons gtr/bjo/ harm/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - demos
	1979: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Makin' It Right (Greg Harris) / Ooh-Wee California (Gib Guilbeau) / Please Notify Someone (Larry Murray) / Riders In The Rain (Randy Newman) (Conway demos; unreleased)

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - recordings
	1979: Sneaky Pete Kleinow - Sneaky Pete (Shiloh Records SLP 4086)

Gene Parsons leaves the band again in January 1979 and he is replaced by Mickey McGee.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 25 1/79-2/79
Mickey McGee dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

McGee stays for a few weeks only.

When McGee leaves, Ed Ponder returns to the group and together they record some more demos for Elektra. The new recordings don't match with the ideas of Elektra and disappear in the archives.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 26 2/79-7/79
Ed Ponder dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - demos
	1979: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Ease On By You (Greg Harris) / Ooh-Wee California (Gib Guilbeau) / Cajun Fiddle Man (Gib Guilbeau) / Here Comes Love (Skip Battin / Kim Fowley) (Elektra demos; unreleased)

Shiloh records who already had released several solo albums by the members of the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS announced a live recording by the group, to be recorded at McCabes. The album was never recorded though. Sneaky Pete Kleinow decides to concentrate on the work in his slow motion studio and leaves the band.

The FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS continue to tour without Sneaky Pete. The drummer at this time is again Mickey McGee.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 27 7/79-8/79
Mickey McGee dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/vcl	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 28 8/79-9/79
Ed Ponder dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/vcl	Neil Good pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

Greg Harris leaves the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS in September 1979 to pursue a solo career.

The FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS add John Beland to the line up. Sneaky Pete Kleinow returns also.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 29 9/79-7/80
John Maucery dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	John Beland gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

They cut some more demos at Criterion Music in Hollywood. This time they get a record contract with Curb records. The demo recordings were released in 1990 on the album "Hollywood Nights 1979 - 1982".

BURRITO BROTHERS 1 8/80-81
Mickey McGee dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	John Beland gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

At the beginning of 1981 Steve Duncan becomes the new drummer for the BURRITO BROTHERS.

BURRITO BROTHERS 2 81-3/81
Steve Duncan dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	John Beland gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl

Steve Duncan did leave in March 1981. He was not replaced by a permanent member within the group.

BURRITO BROTHERS 3 3/81
Gib Guilbeau gtr/fdl/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	John Beland gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - album
	1979- 1982: BURRITO BROTHERS - Hollywood Nights 1979 - 1982 (UK: Sundown SDLP 067) (released 1990)

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - session
	1981: Jim Ringer - Endangered Species (Flying Fish FF 242)

In 1981 Skip Battin was asked to leave the BURRITOS, because their management didn't like that he had recorded another solo album ("Navigator"). The album presents the typical Skip Battin sound: old fashinoned rock with country and folk music. For the recordings Skip Battin had been assisted by Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Greg Harris amongst others. Unfortunately Skip Battin had only few chances to present his new material to an audience.

Skip Battin 1981
Skip Battin gtr/bs/pno /vcl

Skip Battin - album
	1981: Skip Battin - Navigator (I: Appaloosa Records AP 014)

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)

BATTIN & DARROW 81
Chris Darrow gtr/fdl/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl

Chris Darrow and Skip Battin were sometimes accompanied by Ricky Mantoan.

BATTIN, DARROW & MANTOAN 81
Chris Darrow gtr/fdl/vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Ricky Mantoan gtr/vcl

Skip Battin stayed in contact with Sneaky Pete Kleinow and Greg Harris. He invited both musicians to join him in July 1982 for a concert in Eugene, Oregon. The HUI Concert was a one day festival. Amongst the musicians participating were Dan Hicks, Hoyt Axton, Maria Muldaur, Taj Mahal, Mason Williams & Byron Berline and BATTIN, KLEINOW & FRIENDS. The group were Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Greg Harris, Ed Ponder and John Serena on bass.

BATTIN, KLEINOW & FRIENDS 1 82
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Ed Ponder dr/pcs	John Serena bs

Another group project Skip Battin started in the summer of 1982 and which lasted till the beginning of 1983 was called the OLDER BROTHERS. They were formed by Skip Battin, Eddie Ponder and a singer named Larry Dale, who was a typical country blues guitarist from Memphis, Tennessee. They did many gigs around L.A. They were "working not too much seriously, at a low profile professionally", said Skip Battin, "but with a lot of fun!"

OLDER BROTHERS 1 82
Ed Ponder dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Larry Dale gtr/vcl

Sometimes the OLDER BROTHERS were assisted by Sneaky Pete Kleinow. Even though they played some BURRITO songs they did sound completely different.

OLDER BROTHERS 2 82-83
Ed Ponder dr/pcs	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Larry Dale gtr/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel

In April and May 1983 Skip Battin toured in Italy. He was accompanied by the Italian guitarist Ricky Mantoan. They both played acoustic guitars and sang. Their performances were well accepted by the audiences. The duo presented most of the songs from Skip Battin's next album as well as a lot of classic songs from the BYRDS, the BURRITOS and even two songs recorded by the BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD. Skip Battin even sang some songs in Italian language.

BATTIN & MANTOAN 83
Skip Battin gtr/vcl	Ricky Mantoan gtr/vcl

At the end of 1983 Skip Battin's third solo album was released. "Don't Go Crazy" had to offer some surprises. The second side of the album presents Italian songs partly sung in Italian language. The first side had songs that were already well known amongst the fans of Skip Battin. First of all one had the chance to hear a studio recording of "Santa Ana Wind" the song that was very successful during the concerts. Then there was Skip Battin's own version of "Do Not Disturb". Finally there were three rerecordings of songs that would have been on the "Topanga Skyline" album.

Skip Battin 1983
Skip Battin gtr/bs/pno/vcl

Skip Battin - album
	1983: Skip Battin - Don't Go Crazy (I: Appaloosa Records AP 034)

Skip Battin - recording
	1983: Skip Battin - Questa Sera (released on: "Skip Battin - The European Album Vol. 1"; self released cassette)

Skip Battin - session
	1982: Max Meazza - Personal Exile (I: Appaloosa Records AP 030)

Back in America Skip Battin reassembles BATTIN, KLEINOW & FRIENDS. The friends were Greg Harris, Ed Ponder and Gene Parsons. They played in various combinations.

BATTIN, KLEINOW & FRIENDS 2 83
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Ed Ponder dr/pcs

BATTIN, KLEINOW & FRIENDS 3 83
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Gene Parsons gtr/bjo/vcl	Ed Ponder dr/pcs

BATTIN, KLEINOW & FRIENDS 4 83
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Gene Parsons gtr/bjo/dr/vcl

After several concerts the group was able to present a really group name: PEACE SEEKERS. The group consisted of Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Greg Harris, Gene Parsons and Ed Ponder. Sometimes Sneaky Pete Kleinow was not able to play with the group so that Gene Parsons played a lot of pedal steel guitar.

PEACE SEEKERS 1 84-85
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Gene Parsons gtr/bjo/dr/vcl

PEACE SEEKERS 2 84-85
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Jim Goodal dr/vcl	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Gene Parsons gtr/bjo/ pdl steel/vcl

PEACE SEEKERS 3 84-85
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Jim Goodal dr/vcl

The group played everything from rock'n'roll classics like "Alley Oop" to country- and bluegrass music. Even the BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD songs Skip Battin had played earlier in Italy were played. Gene Parsons offered the "Mercury Blues" and "Take A Whiff". The PEACE SEEKERS even manage to come to Europe in 1984 where they play a tour with Roger McGuinn. The concerts start with Roger McGuinn doing his solo acoustic material. The second set is played by the PEACE SEEKERS and in the end they all combine for some BYRDS songs.

At the end of 1984 the PEACE SEEKERS heard that Gib Guilbeau and John Beland had decided to finish their cooperation as the BURRITO BROTHERS. In 1985 Skip Battin, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Greg Harris and Jim Goodall revived the FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS. Gene Parsons was not interested in participating in the new BURRITOS.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS 30 85-87
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Greg Harris gtr/bjo/fdl/vcl	Jim Goodal dr/vcl

The FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS toured a lot during the next few years. Unfortunately they were not able to record a studio album, but they released four live albums. The songs the group played were old BURRITO and Gram Parsons songs and new Greg Harris compositions.

FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - albums
	1985: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Cabin Fever (US: Relix Records RRCD 2008) (released 1989)
	1985: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Live (NL: Marlstone MDCD 5014)
	1985: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Live From Europe (US: Relix Records RRCD 2022)
	1985: FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS - Live From Amsterdam 1985 (US: Relix Records RRCD 2090)

During the first tour of Europe of the new FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS Greg Harris and Jim Goodal had to return to America.

For some concerts in Italy Greg Harris and Jim Goodall were replaced by Ricky Mantoan and Vincenzo dei Rosa. One of the concerts was also recorded and released on an album.

BATTIN, KLEINOW & MANTOAN 85
Skip Battin gtr/pno/vcl	Peter Kleinow pdl steel	Ricky Mantoan gtr/vcl	Vincenzo dei Rosa dr/pcs

BATTIN, KLEINOW & MANTOAN - album
	1985: BATTIN, KLEINOW & MANTOAN - Live In Italy (I: Moondance Records MR 8002)

In 1987 Skip Battin met John York and they decided to do some recordings together. They went to Italy and met Ricky Mantoan and a drummer called Beppe D'Angelo. After some rehearsals they went into a studio and recorded some songs. Once the album was completed they even managed to play a few concerts. But then Skip Battin and John York flew back to America and the album disappeared in the vaults, until in 2001 the Italian record company Folkestdischi released it.

FAMILY TREE 87
John York gtr/bs/pno/ vcl	Skip Battin bs/pno/vcl	Ricky Mantoan gtr/pdl steel	Beppe D'Angelo dr

FAMILY TREE - album
	1987: FAMILY TREE - Featuring Ex-Byrds Skip Battin And John York (I: Folkestdischi DF 04) (released 2001)

When Michael Clarke formed his version of the BYRDS in 1987 he asked Skip Battin and Carlos Bernal to join that group.

BYRDS FEATURING MICHAEL CLARKE 1 87-88
Skip Battin bs/vcl	Carlos Bernal gtr/vcl	Michael Clarke dr/pcs	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Jerry Sorn gtr/vcl

When Carlos Bernal left, Michael Clarke asked John York to join the band. John York agreed and this kept three former members of the BYRDS in the group.

BYRDS FEATURING MICHAEL CLARKE 2 88-89
Skip Battin bs/vcl	John York gtr/vcl	Michael Clarke dr/pcs	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Jerry Sorn gtr/vcl

At the end of 1989 John York left, but Michael Clarke continued to tour with his version of the BYRDSas a quartet. There were even discussions about a studio album of the group. On stage the group offered a mixture of old BYRDS songs and new songs, mostly written by Terry Rogers or Jerry Sorn.

BYRDS FEATURING MICHAEL CLARKE 3 89-91
Skip Battin bs/vcl	Michael Clarke dr/pcs	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Jerry Sorn gtr/vcl

Michael Clarke's BYRDS even toured Europe in 1991. While in Germany they discussed the possibilities of releasing a live album, but apart from a dubious release on a small German label nothing else happened.

BYRDS - album
	1990: BYRDS - Live In Nürnberg (Do It Records Do It 005)

The only recording of that group, which got officially released, seems to be the song "The Flame" which was released on a cassette sampler. The proceeds of this sampler were donated to the AIDS foundation.

BYRDS - recording
	1991: BYRDS - The Flame (released on the cassette release "v.a. - The Legacy Album - South Florida Musicians Unite For AIDS Relief")

After the death of Michael Clarke Terry Rogers reassembled the group and struggled on first as BYRDS CELEBRATION. The first line up of the BYRDS CELEBRATION consists of Terry Rogers, Skip Battin, Scott Nienhaus and Ron Gremp on drums.

BYRDS CELEBRATION 1 94
Skip Battin bs/vcl	Ron Gremp dr/pcs	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Scott Nienhaus gtr/vcl

When Ron Gremp returned to the OZARK MOUNTAIN DAREDEVILS he was replaced by Gene Parsons, who stayed for just one tour.

BYRDS CELEBRATION 2 94
Skip Battin bs/vcl	Gene Parsons dr/gtr/bjo/ harm/vcl	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Scott Nienhaus gtr/vcl

When Gene Parsons left after a few weeks he was replaced by Vincenzo Barrenco, an old friend of Scott Nienhaus. The group toured extensively throughout America and Europe.

BYRDS CELEBRATION 3 94-96
Skip Battin bs/vcl	Vincenzo Barrenco dr/pcs	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Scott Nienhaus gtr/vcl

The BYRDS CELEBRATION even recorded an album, which they released as the ROGERS/NIENHAUS BAND featuring Skip Battin. This debut album "Empty Room" was released in 1996.

ROGERS NIENHAUS BAND 1 96 -97
Skip Battin bs/vcl	Vincenzo Barrenco dr/pcs	Terry Rogers gtr/vcl	Scott Nienhaus gtr/vcl

ROGERS/NIENHAUS BAND - album
	1996: ROGERS / NIENHAUS BAND - Empty Room (US: TriEngel Records TRI2RN1)

Skip Battin left the ROGER/NIENHAUS BAND in 1997 and announced his retirement from musical activities.

Since his retirement there are rumours that Skip Battin is working on an retrospective album covering his whole career, but nothing has been confirmed so far. The only activities since have been some session work for Connie Cohen, whose album "Heading Out" was released in the year 2000 and for a Brian Cutean album.

Skip Battin - sessions
	1992: Kim Fowley - Hotel Insomnia (Marylin USMLP 1013)
	2000: Connie Cohen - Heading Out (US: Orchard 6849)
	2000: Brian Cutean - Parakeetfishhead (US: Squint Yer Ears Productions)

Skip Battin died on the evening of July 6th, 2003, of complications from Alzheimer's disease.

His his long-time girlfriend and caregiver, Peggy Taylor, was with him at the end. His son, Brent, had spoken with him over the phone late in the afternoon. Skip Battin will be missed by his family and friends and of course by music lovers all around the world.