John Batdorf was part of the sublime folk rock duo Batdorf and Rodney and lead singer of Silver whose hit Wham Bam in 1976 was part of the blockbuster movie's Guardians Of The Galaxy ll  soundtrack in 2017. Have a listen to nearly 50 years of original music.

NEW ALBUM "IF NOT NOW WHEN" is up for Grammy consideration. Voting members please give it a listen...thank you. And anyone else may listen and enjoy as well!!

Here's what writers are saying about Freebo and his music:
   PAUL ZOLLO, Songwriters On Songwriting: "Freebo is more than a beloved musician, he’s an institution. Most famous for the funkified precision and fluid soul of his bass playing for Bonnie Raitt, he’s also a longtime beloved studio cat, a musician’s musician, sought out for his greatness in the studio by everyone from Ringo and Dr. John to CSN, Joe Walsh, Aaron Neville, Maria Muldaur and the late great Willie DeVille. But Freebo is more than one of LA's best players, as those in the know have known for a long time: he’s also a richly gifted and distinctive songwriter, as expressive in his writing as on a bass. If anyone has written a more poignant song about homelessness than “When There’s No Place Like Home”, I haven’t heard it yet. Because it’s aiming high, to write a song about a subject so hopeless without being hopelessly maudlin or cliché, so most songwriters don’t even try. Freebo does it with easy grace, as simple and right as the beautifully understated arrangement. It’s a song of kindred spirit, and it’s a remarkable amalgam of influences, as if Harold Arlen collaborated with Pete Seeger, a timelessly tuneful chorus with lyric of folk wisdom and compassion.”

Walt Falconer, CoolAlbumOfTheDay.com: “Listening to Freebo is like riding on a cumulus cloud of peaceful awareness. His songs are at once uplifting, while also serving as mini socio-economic history lessons interspersed with beautifully spiritual melodic love songs in his own cosmic blend of country/blues/folk/rock/soul ear-pleasing genre defying music".

Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville: “Freebo’s intimate and go-down-easy personable vocals can tie in light-hearted fare, social commentary, and spiritual quest with love-sweet-love, and make it sound seamless”.

Russ Paris, Folkworks.org: “Standing Ovation is an astounding song which encompasses a profound view of life. It is destined to become a classic”.



Claudia Russell and Bruce Kaplan are a internationally touring duo performing their own unique brand of Americana music. Driven by Russell's inventive guitar style, incredibly effective vocals and Kaplan's distinctive guitar and mandolin playing, the duo are about to release their 4th CD - All Our Luck Is Changing. Visit us at www.claudiarussell.com or email folk unlimited@att.net.

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