Robert Ricks  

Date of Birth: March 2                            Birth Place: Baltimore, MD Sign: Pisces Nickname: Bobby Instrument: Drums Email Bobby

Bobby began playing drums at the age of 12, and started his first band along with his two best friends. The band (Black Image) later became well known in the Baltimore/Washington area. After high school, his music teacher, John Lamkin, formed a jazz-fusion group called Chain Reaction. They played along the East coast at various clubs in New York and Washington. At the Cotton Club in New York he had to fill in as drummer for Dexter Gordon when his drummer became ill during a show. Back in Baltimore, he formed an R&B group called Image with the rhythm section from Black Image. He, along with "Scrib" were original members of Keith Soul and the Rollex Band, a very popular group in the Baltimore-Washington area. In 1994, he joined The Manhattans as a back-up drummer, and in 1995 became the premier drummer for the group. He performed as a musician in the play "Tambourines to Glory" as a member of the group Priority.
 

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