One Sheet - Wood And Stones

JOHN BATDORF
JAMES LEE STANLEY
ALL WOOD AND STONES
James Lee Stanley and John Batdorf have both been part of
the Southern California music scene since its early '70s heyday. Stanley’s enduring career began with a publishing deal
with famed producer Bones Howe. His self-titled solo debut
was released on RCA in the seventies, and in 1980 Stanley
formed his own label, Beachwood Recordings, on which he’s
released over 50 titles including 22 solo projects. His Freelance
Human Being CD was hailed as a masterpiece and is listed as
one of the Top 200 CDs of All Time by Fi Magazine. Stanley
also released four CDs in tandem with Peter Tork.
Batdorf’s first brush with fame was with a band that was almost
signed by Atlantic. His acoustic rock duo Batdorf and Rodney
was later signed to that label by Chairman Ahmet Ertegun, and
John will always remember auditioning for Ertegun in one room
at the Beverly Hills Hotel at the same time the industry legend
was signing the Rolling Stones in another. The B&R duo were also signed by David Geffen to Asylum and by Clive Davis
to Arista. Batdorf was also in the band Silver, and has a career as a film and television composer.
Together, they brainstormed on all things Stones for close to a year before the first All Wood And Stones release. Their
instincts and talents fused beautifully on the project. Another 8 years of working together led to All Wood And Stones II.
A sense of discovery is evident in arrangements that respect the original song structures at the same time that they open
them up to new possibilities. Far beyond merely “unplugged,” All Wood And Stones is unprecedented. And undeniably a
pleasure.
THE COMPANY THEY SHARE
John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley have shared the stage with:
Kris Kristofferson
Seals and Crofts
America
Al Stewart
John Prine
Loggins and Messina
Poco
Bonnie Raitt
Nicolette Larson
Boz Scaggs
Dan Fogelberg
Doobie Brothers
Bill Cosby
Peter Tork
Van Morrison
Hall and Oats
Youngbloods
Earth Wind and Fire
ELO
Chicago
Jesse Colin Young
Eric Anderson
Stevie Wonder
Blood Sweat and Tears
Curtis Mayfield
Sly and the Family Stone
Jefferson Airplane
Robin Williams
Dave Mason
Steven Wright
Billy Crystal
Bee Gees
Jackson Browne
Janis Ian
Kenny Rankin
David Wilcox
Carly Simon
Kenny Loggins
…and many many more
Places
Universal Amphitheater
Great American Music Hall
Fox Warfield Theatre
Carnegie Hall
Cape Cod Melody Tent
Freight and Salvage
Troubadour
The Point
Bottom Line
THE STAGES
John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley have performed include:
Symphony Hall, Boston
Felt Forum
Paramount, Seattle
Los Angeles Coliseum
Symphony Hall, Atlanta
Paramount, Portland
Royce Hall
Chastain Park
Eddies Attic
Blossom Center
Freight Room
Ash Grove
Fine Line
Omni Theatre
Tampa Theatre
Chrysler Hall
American Theatre
…and many many more
Oscar Meyer Theatre
Front Row Theatre
Kent Stage
Summerfest
Denver Opera House
Chicagofest
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JOHN BATDORF
JAMES LEE STANLEY
ALL WOOD AND STONES
Exquisite acoustic renditions of classic Rolling Stones songs
Paint It Black • Ruby Tuesday • Satisfaction
Under My Thumb • Let’s Spend the Night Together
Mother’s Little Helper • Backstreet Girl
Last Time • Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby
19th Nervous Breakdown • As Tears Go By
Honky Tonk Women • Miss You
Get Off My Cloud • Jumpin’ Jack Flash
Play With Fire • Before They Make Me Run
Sympathy For The Devil • Tumblin’ Dice
Wild Horses • Time Is On My Side
THE PRAISE
Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY, writes (excerpted from the article “Tributes can be the sincerest form of flattery”):
Singer/guitarist/composers John Batdorf and James Lee Stanley stripped down Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby?, Under My
Thumb and nine other Rolling Stones tunes into acoustic skeletons, confounding logic by rendering a subdued version of Let’s
Spend the Night Together with former Monkee Peter Tork on guitar into a stirring affair. Batdorf and Stanley have turned the rock
grooves inside out, adopted stylish arrangements and made no attempt to ape the originals, unveiling the elegance of the melodies
and allowing radically new interpretations of songs long tattooed in boomer DNA. Paint it fresh.
Andy Robinson, in the “On Review” section of the Taylor Guitar Magazine Wood & Steel writes :
If you’re not a Stones fan, the performances on All Wood and Stones cleverly frame the songs of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
and draw you into them in a way that the original recordings might not. (Apparently, the folks at XM Satellite radio agree; in
November 2004, they featured cuts from All Wood and Stones on four different programs.) My hat is off to John Batdorf and James
Lee Stanley; this is one very cool album.
Mike Marrone, Host and Musical Director of The Loft on XM Radio, writes:
Forget any preconceptions, just listen to this album. Our audiences are going crazy for All Wood and Stones. It is already in
contention for our favorite recording of the year.
Barnes Newberry, DJ, WUMB.org [Highway 61 Revisited],writes:
Boy, what a fine album you and John did! It is excellent. I love it and can’t get it off the cd player. When I aired Paint It Black this
Saturday, the phones lit up. I think you’ve landed a winner here, brother!
Robert A. Lindquist, Publisher/Editor-In-Chief, Singer Magazine: The Voice of the Independent Musician and Songwriter,
writes:
To get the arrangements this right and this tight, Batdorf and Stanley took each song apart and basically started from scratch. The
lyrics and melody lines are still very recognizable, but it’s almost as if the songs were written for them in the first place. It’s
unpretentious and very genuine. If there’s ever an award for “Cover Song Collection of the Year,” this would be a shoo-in. The
supporting cast includes Timothy B. Schmidt, Laura Hall, Peter Tork and others.
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