Skip & Flip
Skip & Flip was a U.S. pop duo consisting of Clyde Battin and Gary S. Paxton,
who met while attending the University of Arizona in the late 1950s. Initially
known as The Rockabillies, they recorded on Rev Records as The Pledges and then
as Gary & Clyde before being signed to Time Records, which moved them to its
Brent Records label under the name Skip & Flip. Their breakthrough came with "It
Was I", a song written by Paxton that entered the U.S. Top 20 in 1959, peaking
at number 11. The follow-up single, "Fancy Nancy" charted at number 71 later
that year. Another notable release ...
