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", which he wrote along with
Carson Whitsett. It reached number 18 on the
Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, number 30 on the country chart, and spent two weeks at number one on the
Adult Contemporary chart. Later that year he released a duet with
Susan Anton, "Killin' Time", which hit number 28 on the Hot 100 He had later country hits with "Memphis" and "I Had It All". 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,
Faith Hill,
Chely Wright,
George Strait,
The Wilkinsons,
Trisha Yearwood,
Confederate Railroad,
John Anderson and
Sawyer Brown among others. In 2012, he was inducted into the
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame. ==Discography==