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Bill Batstone

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About Me

Bill is a gifted and prolific songwriter and artist whose music is loved worldwide. For over thirty years you have heard his vocal, instrumental and songwriting talents on numerous recordings with a variety of artists, such as Harvest, Maranatha! Music, Promise Keepers, Crystal Lewis, Lenny LeBlanc, Andre Crouch, Fernando Ortega, Tommy Walker, Cheri Keaggy, Big Tent Revival, Randy Stonehill, Mark Heard and Richie Furay.Since 1991 Bill has been working with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association leading worship with the Tommy Coomes Band at festivals and crusades around the world and backing up artists such as Michael W. Smith, Jars of Clay, Andre Crouch, George Beverly Shea, Bill is on staff at Harvest Christian Fellowship, leading worship, producing worship CDs and performing at the Harvest Crusades with Greg Laurie. Bill also performs with John Batdorf (of Batdorf and Rodney - an early 70's California Acoustic Rock Duo).He has two solo projects: “A Little Broken Bread” on Maranatha! Music and “While The Door Is Open” on the Calvary Chapel Music label. He and his family live in Southern California. When not traveling and playing around the world, Bill likes to write songs, surf, and clean the garage.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/4/2006
Influences: I want buy some more music so I can steal other people's style. The people who I want to sound like but don't are: Stevie Wonder, Sarah Vaughn, some Miles Davis groups, John Coltrane, Robben Ford, Buzz Feiten, John Scofield, Dejan Ivanovic, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Sting. Also I'm digging on Richard Strauss and Beethoven is good too.
Sounds Like: I think I sound like a cross between Neil Young and Don Henley because of a bad case of bronchitis in 1975.While The Door Is OpenA Little Broken BreadOne By One Tom Howard and Bill BatstoneCD: Live @ HarvestTommy Coomes BandPraise Band 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!I Still Have Dreams, Richie Furay Good News Yvonne Lewis, Erick Nelson, Bill Batstone & David DiggsPsalms Alive I, II and III. Maranatha! MusicMy First Band From Kailua, Hawaii
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