Full Name Richard Banke Role Musician | Name Skid Roper | |
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Albums Similar People Mojo Nixon, Country Dick Montana, The Beat Farmers, Mike Martt, Jello Biafra & Mojo Nixon |
Elvis is Everywhere - Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
Skid Roper and Mojo Nixon - Guitar Medley
Skid Roper (born Richard Banke, 19 October 1954 in National City, California) is an American musician active in the 1980s and early 1990s. He has recorded with several groups including surf band, The Evasions, but is best known for his work with Mojo Nixon between 1985 and 1989.
Contents
- Elvis is Everywhere Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
- Skid Roper and Mojo Nixon Guitar Medley
- Discography
- Songs
- References
With Nixon, Roper served mainly as an instrumentalist. He commonly played instruments such as the washboard and the mandolin. Since parting ways with Nixon in 1989, Roper has released three solo albums. The first two albums had a much stronger country influence, and were considerably less raucous than his work with Nixon. Roper also formed a surf band called Skid Roper and the Shadowcasters.
Roper's latest CD, Rock and Roll Part 3 was released in 2010. A passionate creation, which took 10 years in the making, Roper plays guitar, mandolin, organ, harmonica, percussion & whistling. Skid 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 series, Staring at the Sun. In 2012 Roper became a member of the Hi-Tones, backing combo for Andy Rasmussen, playing drums and mandolin on the 2013 album "High & Lonesome: The Rise and Fall of Hilo."
Discography
Solo
With The Evasions
With Mojo Nixon
With Action Andy and the Hi-Tones
Songs
Elvis Is Everywhere
239 - King
I Hate Banks
Burn Down the Malls
Stuffin' Martha's Muffin
BBQ USA
Positively Bodies Parking Lot
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant With My Two Headed Love Child
Jesus at Mcdonalds
She's Vibrator Dependent
I Ain't Gonna Piss in No Jar
This Land Is Your Land
Ain't Got No Boss
Chicken Drop
Louisiana Liplock
Pirate Radio
Where the Hell's My Money?
I'm Living with A Three-Foot Anti-Christ
Burn Your Money!
Don't Want No Foo-Foo Haircut on My Head
Legalize It
I'm a Wreck
Circus Mystery
Lincoln Logs
Wash No Dishes No More
The Story of One Chord
High School Football Friday Night
I’m Gonna Dig Up Howlin’ Wolf
Feeling Existential
Black Yo' Eye
23 Mile Ride
Gonna Eat Them Words