Ricky Hirsch & Molly Thomas Duo

Musician/composer and songwriter, roots are imbedded in the antebellum South, and to be specific. It was there, on the , that he grew up in the land of and down the path from , as a yung'un always falling asleep at night with guitar in hand. After graduating from the U. of Alabama with his degree in Biology/Chemistry, he did the obvious and began professionally around the South. And quite soon in 1969, he helped found the Seventies rock and roll band eventually known as, a group on the label sharing the roster with several other bands including the Allman Brothers (the original ones). Wet Willie enjoyed some nice successes during the band's tenure on Capricorn, eg. a top 5 hit, Keep On Smilin' and a dozen or so albums. By 1976 though, "thrill turned to chill", or was at least put on the back burner, and Rick …