Ricky Wilcox & the Moonsnakes

Growing up in Ohio, Ricky Wilcox heard The Beatles on a small AM radio one day and never looked back. Cutting his musical teeth in America’s power-pop heartland, Ricky’s early bands included PUNK from Cincinnati, legendary Chicago band D’THUMBS, and THEATRE, the group that brought him to Florida by way of Chicago and Detroit (as well as a #6 song on the charts in Michigan).

Although successful on the club and concert circuits—touring constantly (sometimes up to 300 days a year) and garnering regular rotation airplay on major radio stations—Ricky’s bands always seemed on the brink of being the “next big thing” but were ultimately denied the Big Deal.

From 1983 until 1996 Ricky manned the drums for notorious Tampa Bay band DELORIS TELESCOPE with Kacy Ross (guitar, vocals) and Stevie Grandmaison (bass, vocals). DT’s wild club shows in Florida became the stuff of legend (El Gordo’s, Club Detroit, the ACL Club…) and it seemed that major success was just around the corner as the guys constantly toured up the east coast to showcase in Manhattan at such famous clubs as CBGB’s, the Cat Club, The Bitter End, the Rodeo Bar and more. Louise from CBGB’s once called DT “the band that wouldn’t die”—however, they eventually proved her wrong.

Ricky has settled in Tampa Bay where he concentratesg on his songwriting career. His 2009 debut solo CD, Monkeyshine, included the song “Insignificant,” which aired in a recurring storyline on ABC’s ‘All My Children.’ He also appeared as a band member in the 2004 motion picture “The Punisher,” which also starred John Travolta…But Ricky’s acting career took a backseat when his musical muse called him back into the studio for his sophomore CD, Last Day On Planet Earth. Co-produced by studio whiz Steve Connelly at Zen Recording, the CD builds on Ricky’s legacy of compelling pop music that appeals equally to mind, soul and booty. Sunshine Drenchy is proud to release Last Day On Planet Earth (Coming Fall 2011). Please visit www.rickywilcox.com.

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