If you loved America, Crosby Stills & Nash, Dan Fogelberg, Loggins & Messina, and the Eagles in the 1970’s, chances are you also heard a group called Batdorf and Rodney. Great songwriters, with a sound very much like the above groups, Batdorf and Rodney had two very successful albums in the 1970’s before going their separate ways.
We were blessed to have this opportunity to host a rare mid-week house concert featuring John Batdorf of Batdorf and Rodney.
John has continued to write, play, and record since those early days, and his music is better than ever. And even if you’ve never heard of him, trust me, John is an amazing musician and songwriter. If you missed this HubCityMusic.com house concert, you missed one of the best-ever concerts we’ve had the pleasure to host!
Some notable background – In 1975, John Batdorf visited Lubbock when Batdorf and Rodney played a concert at the (then) Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (now City Bank Coliseum), and shared the stage with opening act Peyote, headed by local music legend Junior Vasquez.
So in a full-circle sort of coincidence, John and Junior once again shared the stage, this time to close out John’s house concert, performing an impromptu duet of “For What It’s Worth”. What an incredible experience it was to see those two on the same stage together almost 40 years later!
Watch for a video of John Batdorf and Junior Vasquez performing “For What It’s Worth”, on this page in a week or two.
Visit John Batdorf’s website: http://johnbatdorfmusic.com/soundtraxlyric.html
Find him on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/John-Batdorf-Music/279578037051
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