- Bill Batstone
Bill Batstone is an American guitarist and bassist.
In 1970, Batstone started his first band
Rebirth , withDavid Diggs , including percussionistAlex MacDougall . Later Batstone would go on to formGood News with Diggs andErick Nelson . That band also includedBob Carlisle , the singer who went on to have success with the song “Butterfly Kisses (song) ”. Batstone recorded and toured for 5 years with singer/guitaristRichie Furay of theBuffalo Springfield andPoc o. He penned the hit song “I Still Have Dreams” for Furay. Bill was the bass player on many recordings and tours for artists such asRandy Stonehill ,Mark Heard , andLarry Norman .As a composer, Bill has written many noted songs for the Christian church. Some of his titles are; "The Lion and the Lamb", "I Will Be With You", "I Waited", "Let The Walls Fall Down" and "To Every Generation".
Bill currently is touring and performing with the
Tommy Coomes Band and is a member of theHarvest Worship Band atHarvest Christian Fellowship . The Tommy Coomes band leads worship at all of Billy Graham and Franklin Graham Festivals worldwide. TheHarvest Worship Band leads music and worship at theHarvest Christian Fellowship church in Riverside, CA and also at theHarvest Crusades . Bill also performs withJohn Batdorf (ofBatdorf and Rodney - an early 70's California Acoustic Rock Duo).
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