J a v i e r B á t i z
Legendary Mexican Rock & Blues Guitarist
Singer and Songwriter
THE GODFATHER OF MEXICAN
ROCK MUSIC
He Brought American Blues to Mexico!
He Taught Carlos Santana
How to Play The Guitar!
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In 1957 Javier Bátiz founded a group called Los TJ's with which he picked up musical influences that were received in the Mexican border cities of black music, blues and R & B from people like T-Bone Walker, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, James Brown, among others.
By 1968 Javier Bátiz became a famous figure in the world of blues in Mexico and was hired to play at the Terraza Casino bar, which was a successful season. Personalities from all walks of life gathered every night to accuse impressive crowds in that place, including politicians, artists and intellectuals. That popularity led him to perform in 1969 the first massive outdoor concert in Mexico held by authorities of the then Department of the Federal District in the Alameda Central and where, according to eyewitness calculations, Javier played before an audience of at least 18 thousand people.
Javier is known as a teacher of people like: Carlos Santana, Alex Lora, Abraham Laboriel, Fito de la Parra (Canned Heat), and Guillermo Briseño. Carlos Santana has always been recognized as the creator of the sound of Javier Bátiz. In the year 2000 he participated in Canned Heat's Disco Boogie 2000, with the theme ̈The world of make believe ̈ song that took the first places in Europe, which earned him to travel with Canned Heat on tour in Milan, Ceseña, Terramo and Naples, in Italy.
In 2008 he released the album El Brujo USA as well as the presentation of the documentary Made in Mexico by Fito de la Parra, in the United States and presentations in Santa Ana, CA, at El Whiskey a Go Go, as well as at the Blues Fest Festival, also in his book The Flight of the Angel.
In 2016 he traveled to the city of Chicago to play with Buddy Guy in his place "The Legends."
In 2017 he was invited by MacGillivray Freeman Film to begin a new facet of narration, for large format 3D films for the Imax In this musical journey, Bátiz recounts the journeys of the singer and composer Aloe Blacc who traces the roots of music of the United States and follow in the footsteps of Louis Armstrong, through the stages and cultures where the music of the United States was born, visiting iconic cities of music such as New Orleans, Chicago, New York and Nashville.
PURCHASE
Tino Contreras
Live Sessions
(CD, Album)
Centro Cultural Tijuana 2017
Two transcendental powerful artistic expressions in the history of Music in Mexico: the strings by the great Javier Bátiz, proclaimed the father of the Mexican Rock and roll and the drums of the most famous drummer of our country, a living legend of the national jazz, Tino Contreras, gathered by the Tijuana Cultural Center to have a joint production to celebrate the 35th anniversary of CECUT.
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5 STARS AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM!
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Discography
Javier Bátiz and the Famous Finks (Peerless/Eco, 1963)
Javier Batiz USA (Brunswick, 1968)
Batiz and hair (Orfeón, 1968)
Coming home (Atom/star, 1969)
Rockin' with the king (Atom/star, 1970)
Love you girl (Atom/star, 1971)
Bátiz and his wave (Orfeón, 1973)
Say if you remember me (Sonart, 1971)
Peaceful Garden (Sonart, 1971)
She was (Orfeón, 1976)
This Time (Photon, 1984)
Radio complacencies (Photon, 1985)
This Time, Second Time (R.H, 1989)
Say if you remember me (Denver, 1994)
I Like Rock (Denver, 1996)
The House of the Rising Sun (Denver, 1997)
No Man's Land (Denver, 1998)
Metromental (Denver, 2000)
The Rock of the 60's (Orfeón, 2001)
Live from the Zócalo Vol. 1 and 2 (Denver, 2002)
The Witcher's Trunk Vol. 1, 2,3 and 4 (Denver, 2003)
Javier Bátiz The USA Sessions Canned Heat Records (Denver, 2004)
The Warlock's Trunk Vol. 5 & 6 Denver (Denver, 2005)
16 hits by Javier Bátiz (Denver, 2006)
Sessions 1 (Denver 2007)
Sessions 2 (Denver 2007)
Sessions 3 (Denver 2007)
The Witcher in USA Denver 2008)
The Warlock's Labyrinth (2015)
Tino Contreras & Javier Bátiz Live Session (Cecut 2017)
simple
Sad Nights / Nocturnal (Xec 1959, recorded on 78 rpm)
Slow Twist / Mashed Potatoes (RCA Victor 1960)
Lonely Man / Come Surf (Astro 1963)
Inventing what dream / Sad nights (Peerles/Eco 1964)
Summer Time / Don't Criticize Me (Peerles/Echo 1964)
Lonely Streets / Jimbalaya (Peerles/Eco 1964)
I'm Homeless / The Hanged Girl (Peerless/Echo 1965)
Videos
El Brujo Live from the Zócalo Vol. 1 (Denver Records and Tapes, 2003)
El Brujo Live from the Zócalo Vol. 2 (Denver Records and Tapes, 2003)
El Brujo Live from the Zócalo (Denver Records and Tapes, 2003)
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ENTITLED
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
SERIES ONE
CHRONICLES, TRUTHS, CONFESSIONS
AND WISDOM FROM THE MUSIC
LEGENDS THAT SET US FREE!
BY MUSIC JOURNALIST ...TALK SHOW HOST...
AUTHOR RAY SHASHO
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Featuring over 45 intimate conversations with some of the greatest rock legends the world will ever know.
CHRIS SQUIRE... DR. JOHN... GREG LAKE... HENRY MCCULLOUGH... JACK BRUCE … JOE LALA… JOHNNY WINTER... KEITH EMERSON... PAUL KANTNER... RAY THOMAS... RONNIE MONTROSE... TONY JOE WHITE... DAVID CLAYTON-THOMAS… MIKE LOVE... TOMMY ROE... BARRY HAY... CHRIS THOMPSON... JESSE COLIN YOUNG... JOHN KAY... JULIAN LENNON... MARK LINDSAY... MICKY DOLENZ… PETER RIVERA ...TOMMY JAMES… TODD RUNDGREN... DAVE MASON... EDGAR WINTER... FRANK MARINO... GREGG ROLIE... IAN ANDERSON... JIM “DANDY” MANGRUM... JON ANDERSON... LOU GRAMM... MICK BOX... RANDY BACHMAN… ROBIN TROWER... ROGER FISHER... STEVE HACKETT... ANNIE HASLAM… ‘MELANIE’ SAFKA... PETULA CLARK... SUZI QUATRO... COLIN BLUNSTONE… DAVE DAVIES... JIM McCARTY... PETE BEST
THE ROCK STAR CHRONICLES
BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW
-By Literary Titan (5) STARS
The Rock Star Chronicles by Ray Shasho, is a splendid book written by a music enthusiast who has poured their heart and soul into it. It’s a story of a boy who loved rock music, and his obsessive passion of it earned himself the name Rock Raymond. He went to school but instead was schooled in all matters of music while his peers were buried chin-deep in coursework. He then became a radio DJ and has now compiled a book on all interviews he held with Rock gods who raided the airwaves back in the 70s and 80s. It’s a compilation of interviews with outstanding vocalists, legendary guitarists and crazy drummers in the rock music scene. Each interview gives a reader an in-depth view into their personal lives and the philosophies that guide their lives which all serve to humanize these great icons. For readers who are old enough to call themselves baby boomers this book will bring old memories back to life. Millennials, on the other hand, may think of this book as a literal work of the Carpool Karaoke show.
The Rock Star Chronicles is a book I didn’t know I was waiting for. To come across a book that will talk me into trying something new. One brave enough to incite me to venture into new frontiers. This book made me a believer- I am now a bona fide Rock and Roll music fan.
Ray Shasho masterfully gets the interviewees talking. He smartly coaxes answers from them with crafty questions designed to get a story rolling out of them. The artists talk about diverse issues ranging from music, politics, and their social engagements. Having been on the music seen all his life, Ray Shasho knows the buttons to press, how to get them comfortable about talking about their lives.
The book’s cover is befitting of its subject matter with the leather look offering a royal background to the golden letter print. It speaks to how high a level rock music holds in the pecking order- arguably, modern music as we know it has originated from blues and rock music. The second noteworthy thing is the use of high-definition pictures to reference the musician being interviewed in every sub-chapter. This ensures that the book is for both original rock and roll lovers and aspiring new ones. Together is makes for a refreshing and consistently enjoyable read.
I recommend this book to rock music enthusiasts, aspiring musicians wondering what it takes and all readers curious to learn new things by going back in time.
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