Rick Knapp:
CLASS OF 1969
Frankfort High SchoolClass of 1969
Frankfort, IN
Rick's Story
Moved to south Florida in 1971 and played 6 nights a week in rock clubs there - Joined a great blues band in
Chicago in 1976 and played with many of the Chicago greats for years - played the Indianapolis and regional markets for years - worked with Bob and Tom quite a bit - did a stint with Duke Tomato in the late 80s - have recorded with Steven Stills, Sam Lay, Kenny Aronoff, John Mayall. Joe Bonamassa, Coco Montoya, Bernard Allison, Billy Branch, Deacon Jones, Guitar Shorty, Walter Trout - have played with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Sam Lay, Carey Bell, Pinetop Perkins, Big Twist, Eddie Taylor, Melvin Taylor, Junior Wells. Koko Taylor, Smokey Smothers, Buddy Whittington, and others I have forgotten - you can look any of these guys up online to see who they are - I have been touring the world the past three years - I spend about 3 or 4 months in Europe each year on tours - I do several US and Canadian tours each year - Headed to Moscow for a show in March 2008 - you can see our band websi...Expand for more
te online - Walter Trout and the Radicals - just do a search - have played in England, Germany, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, India, Canada, and soon Russia, France, Italy and more - occasionally get through Frankfort - I don't really live "anywhere" - I stay in Indianapolis between tours typically with friends - and I still remember how difficult it was to pursue my interests in such a conservative place - I never sold out or compromised my values - and here I am in one of the top blues rock bands in the world - life is good - believe in what you do and stay the course - I wouldn't change a thing - I grew up in a magic time of change - there were many good things to get from a small midwestern environment - and many to overcome - help America regain stature in this world - as of now it is a very troubled place lost in puritanical rhetoric - there is much to learn from so many in other places - we are not the center of the universe
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