Robin Batteau

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Robin Batteau
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Batteau in 2014
Background information
Born (1948-01-12) January 12, 1948 (age 76)
Occupation(s)Composer, singer-songwriter, music producer

Robin Batteau (born January 12, 1948) is an American composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer.

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Life and career

Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, and brother of singer/songwriter David Batteau. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover [1] and should have graduated from Harvard University in 1969, [2] but actually finished his degree in 2021. [3] Batteau worked with his brother David as Batteaux, releasing one album on Columbia Records in 1971. He performed with David Buskin as Buskin and Batteau [4] [5] [6] but in April 2014 the duo split up. He recorded with Tom Rush. [7] Batteau was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the World Folk Music Association in 1991. [8]

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References

  1. Buskin & Batteau, Joyous Reprise, by Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live Archived May 8, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , ..."Robin's high school was the prep school at Andover, MA."..., Accessed April 11, 2013.
  2. "Jokes, Jingles, Stories and More from Robin Batteau, April 11 | Yale Law School". Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. "The 74-year-old Harvard graduate". March 16, 2022.
  4. "Buskin and Batteau: An example of full-time artists". bricklin.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  5. North Jersey [ dead link ]
  6. "WFMA – Buskin and Batteau". wfma.net. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  7. "Robin Batteau Discography at CD Universe". cduniverse.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  8. Noble, Richard E. (2009). Number #1 : the story of the original Highwaymen. Denver: Outskirts Press. pp. 265–267. ISBN   9781432738099. OCLC   426388468.