Fred Knobloch had several turns in front of the microphone during his career in music, with the most successful occurring in the field of
country music during the early '80s when Scotti Brothers Records signed him to a recording deal. He took "Why Not Me" into the Top 20 in 1980. Knobloch followed up with "Killin' Time," a collaboration with
Susan Anton that scored in
country's Top Ten later that year and crossed over to
pop, where it peaked at number 26. "Memphis," which was originally recorded by
Chuck Berry, again brought Knobloch into the Top Ten in 1981. A year later, "I Had It All" landed him on
country charts for the last time. Before going
country, Knobloch belonged to
Let's Eat, a rock outfit that tried to make a go of it during the '70s. In 1986, he joined forces with
Paul Overstreet and Thom Schuyler Jr. to form
Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet, whose sound mixed elements of
pop,
folk, and
country. When
Overstreet dropped out in 1987,
Craig Bickhardt joined and the group became known as
Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt. The band later folded. No longer in front of the microphone, Knobloch carried on as a songwriter. He also collaborated with
Jelly Roll Johnson on the album Live at the Bluebird Café, which was released in 2000. ~ Linda Seida, All Music Guide
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