Friday, June 26, 2020

Remember Singer Fred Knoblock and "Why Not Me" from the 80s?

I love classic country music, and I was recently listening to an on-line station that played "Why Not Me?" by Fred Knoblock. I haven't heard that song since it came out in 1980 and always liked it. In fact, he had about 5 hits and I liked them all. (see below for the list and chart positions).

 In the 1980s I remember him having longer dark hair, a beard and a mustache and I thought him handsome. He's aged well, too. He's now in his 60s and quite handsome.  His facebook page is private, but he's a super-smart guy and quite talented. https://www.facebook.com/jfred.knobloch

Here's the video:
https://youtu.be/pJxGrWZ6l0c



Singles[source- wikipedia]

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country
[6]
US
[6]
US AC
[7]
CAN Country
1980"Why Not Me"30181Why Not Me
"Let Me Love You"53
1981"Killin' Time" (with Susan Anton)1028539N/A
"Memphis"101022812
1982"I Had It All"33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Here's what Wikipedia had to say about him; Prior to his solo career, Knobloch had been a member of Let's Eat (band), a 1970s rock band. Knobloch was signed to Scotti Brothers Records in 1980 when he released the song "Why Not Me", which he wrote along with Carson Whitsett. It reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[1] number 30 on the country chart,[2] and spent two weeks at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart.[3] Later that year he released a duet with Susan Anton, "Killin' Time", which hit number 28 on the Hot 100[1] and went top ten on the country chart.[4] He had later country hits with "Memphis" and "I Had It All".[4]
In 1986, Knobloch became a member of S-K-O with Paul Overstreet and Thom Schuyler. Knobloch continued to perform as a singer and songwriter into the 2000s. He and Jelly Roll Johnson released the album Live at the Bluebird Cafe in 2000.
Recent photo
In 2012, he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame.[5]

Here's a Recent interview with him!
https://youtu.be/vsxRUbRRrWE

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