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Skid Roper | |
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| Birth name | Richard Banke |
| Born | (1954-10-19)October 19, 1954 (age 70) |
| Origin | National City, California, United States |
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| Labels | Enigma (1985–1991) Needletime (1997) Shanachie (1999) |
Skid Roper (bornRichard Banke, October 19, 1954, inNational City, California, United States) is an American musician, most active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including thesurf band The Evasions but is best known for his work withMojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.[2]
With Nixon, Roper was mainly a percussionist (playingwashboard,tambourine,maracas,bongos, et cetera) and also playedmandolin,banjo,harmonica and other instruments.
Since parting ways with Nixon in 1989, Roper has released three solo albums. The first two albums had a much strongercountry influence and were considerably less raucous than his work with Nixon. Roper also formed a surf band called Skid Roper and the Shadowcasters.[3]
Roper's latest CD,Rock and Roll Part 3, was released in 2010.[4] Ten years in the making, Roper plays the guitar, mandolin, organ, harmonica, percussion and whistling, sings each track and wrote all but one song.
In 2012 Roper contributed new music to volume ten (One Way Ticket to Palookaville) and in 2013 to volume eleven (Hells Basement) of the compilation album seriesStaring at the Sun. In 2012 Roper became a member of the Hi-Tones, the backing combo for Andy Rasmussen, playing drums and mandolin on the 2013 albumHigh & Lonesome: The Rise and Fall of Hilo.
Solo
With The Evasions£
With Mojo Nixon
With Action Andy and the Hi-Tones
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| 1987 | "Elvis is Everywhere" | 98 | Bo-Day-Shus!!! |
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