Ricky Calmbach
first hit the Texas Music scene in June of
2001 thanks to a stroke of luck (or fate)
one morning on the legendary Sam & Bob
morning call-in show on 98.1 KVET radio in
Austin, TX. The event is best described by
radio veteran, Bob Cole:
"One morning several months ago, I
unbelievably but almost divinely played a
song off of an unknown album that was lying
in the studio and opened a BIG can of worms.
Ricky Calmbach instantly became a local
celebrity in Austin with one of the largest,
most genuine, and overwhelming responses I
have ever experienced in 30 years of radio.
That is a considerable achievement
considering how critical the Sam and Bob
Show audience so often is.”
Bob Cole 2001
Ricky's roots actually
began a few years before in 1998 with his
freshman effort, Ricky Calmbach and the
Backporch Band, in Smithville, TX. The
happenings on the radio in 2001 just became
the spark that launched Ricky into a larger
Texas audience. Since that first self-titled
album cut in 2000, Ricky has recorded two
more , Texas Standard Time (2002),
and A Step in the Right Direction
(2004). Each of the three albums are
collections of Ricky's traditional sounds
with a flare of western swing. Ricky authors
most of the music he records adding an
occasional classic to the mix.
As 2007 has ended
and 2008 has begun, Ricky and the band are
making plans to begin work on a fourth CD
and are experiencing great success on the
road in Texas. To see where Ricky will be
next stay tuned to rickycalmbach.com.
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