James Frederick Knobloch (born April 28, 1953, in
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, officially the City of Jackson, is the Capital city, capital of and the List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city is also one of two county seats of Hinds County, Mississippi, ...
, United States), known as J. Fred Knobloch or Fred Knoblock, is an American
country
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singer-songwriter.
Career
Prior to his solo career, Knobloch had been a member of Let's Eat, a 1970s rock band. Knobloch was signed to
Scotti Brothers Records in 1980 when he released the song "
Why Not Me Why Not Me may refer to:
Music
* ''Why Not Me'' (album), by The Judds, 1984
** "Why Not Me" (The Judds song), the title song
* "Why Not Me" (Fred Knoblock song), 1980
* "Why Not Me?", a song by Enrique Iglesias from '' Euphoria'', 2010
* "Why No ...
", which he wrote along with
Carson Whitsett
James Carson Whitsett (May 1, 1945 – May 8, 2007) was an American keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer.
Biography
Carson Whitsett was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He joined his older brother Tim's band, Tim Whitsett & The Imperials ( ...
. It reached number 18 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart,
Joel Whitburn
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Early life
Joel Carver Whitburn was born in Wau ...
, ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits''. 7th edn, 2000 number 30 on the country chart, and spent two weeks at number one on the
Adult Contemporary chart
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. Later that year he released a duet with
Susan Anton, "Killin' Time", which hit number 28 on the Hot 100
[ and went top ten on the country chart.]Fred Knoblock
James Frederick Knobloch (born April 28, 1953, in Jackson, Mississippi, United States), known as J. Fred Knobloch or Fred Knoblock, is an American country singer-songwriter.
Career
Prior to his solo career, Knobloch had been a member of Let's ...
at AllMusic
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He had later country hits with "Memphis" and "I Had It All".[
In 1986, Knobloch became a member of ]S-K-O
S-K-O, originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet, was an American country music vocal group consisting of Thom Schuyler, J. Fred Knobloch, and Paul Overstreet. The original line-up recorded one album for MTM Records and charted three c ...
with Paul Overstreet
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and Thom Schuyler
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. 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.
His songs have been recorded by The Everly Brothers
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, Faith Hill, Chely Wright, George Strait
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, The Wilkinsons
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, Trisha Yearwood, Confederate Railroad, John Anderson John Anderson may refer to:
Business
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* John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of ...
and Sawyer Brown
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among others.
In 2012, he was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame
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.
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Knobloch, J. Fred
1953 births
Living people
American country singer-songwriters
Singer-songwriters from Mississippi
Musicians from Jackson, Mississippi
S-K-O members
Country musicians from Mississippi
Scotti Brothers Records artists
Bellaphon Records artists