Bill Bateman

Biography

Bill Bateman is an American drummer best known for his long service in the Blasters. He has also played for the Flesh Eaters, the Red Devils, and the Cramps. In writing of the talent that the Blasters contained, Henry Rollins singled out Bateman as "one of the best drummers there is." A peer drummer, Dennis Diken of the Smithereens, called Bateman in 1987 "one of the most electrifying drummers I've ever heard. His intensity and spirit make your jaw drop."

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Streets Of Fire (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

  1984

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  Unearthed

  2003

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  The Blasters

  1981

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  A Minute To Pray A Second To Die

  1981

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  King King

  1992

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  Border Radio (Original Soundtrack Recording)

  1987

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  Hard Line

  1985

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  Non Fiction

  1983

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  Over There (Live At The Venue, London)

  1982

Credited work

226 releases · 35 albums · active 1980–2026

• Performance · 277
• Other credits · 14
• Production · 5

Studios: Quad Teck · United Western Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Lighthouse Recorders

Frequent collaborators

• The Blasters
• The Flesh Eaters
• Various
• Dave Alvin
• Mick Jagger
• Cash
• The Red Devils
• Soulsuckers

Around the web

• Wikipedia