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Robin Batteau | |
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Batteau in 2014 | |
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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.
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 and should have graduated from Harvard University in 1969, but actually finished his degree in 2021. 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 but in April 2014 the duo split up. He recorded with Tom Rush. Batteau was awarded the Kate Wolf Memorial Award by the World Folk Music Association in 1991.
References
- 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.
- "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.
- "The 74-year-old Harvard graduate". March 16, 2022.
- "Buskin and Batteau: An example of full-time artists". bricklin.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- North Jersey
- "WFMA – Buskin and Batteau". wfma.net. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- "Robin Batteau Discography at CD Universe". cduniverse.com. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- Noble, Richard E. (2009). Number #1 : the story of the original Highwaymen. Denver: Outskirts Press. pp. 265–267. ISBN 9781432738099. OCLC 426388468.