Bob Walkenhorst
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Bob Walkenhorst is a Kansas City
-based singer/songwriter/musician/painter. After growing up in his hometown of Norborne, Missouri
, he became a founding member of Midwest U.S.A. groups such as Phantasia, Trizo 50, Steve, Bob & Rich, and the popular roots rock band The Rainmakers
. In the Kansas City area, he currently gives weekly performances and participates in art gallery shows.
As the singer/songwriter of his most well-known band, The Rainmakers, from 1986–1996, his discography
included five full-length studio albums, one live concert recording, and one "best-of" album. After the dissolution of the band, he released his first solo album, The Beginner, in 2003. In 2009, he teamed up with fellow Kansas City musician Jeff Porter to release an album entitled No Abandon, under the moniker Walkenhorst and Porter. Throughout his career as a musician, he has maintained a reputation for producing clever and provocative lyrics, which have garnered him wide critical acclaim.
Walkenhorst hosted and helped in the production of a number of educational videos, including "Growing Up", a set of teaching videos on puberty for school-age children.
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
-based singer/songwriter/musician/painter. After growing up in his hometown of Norborne, Missouri
Norborne, Missouri
Norborne is a city in Carroll County, Missouri, United States. The population was 805 at the 2000 census.Norborne was founded in 1868 by Norborne B. Coates, a civil engineer for the railroad...
, he became a founding member of Midwest U.S.A. groups such as Phantasia, Trizo 50, Steve, Bob & Rich, and the popular roots rock band The Rainmakers
The Rainmakers (KC band)
The Rainmakers are a Kansas City, Missouri-based original rock band, fronted by Bob Walkenhorst, which had a small string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s in the United States and Europe, especially Norway....
. In the Kansas City area, he currently gives weekly performances and participates in art gallery shows.
As the singer/songwriter of his most well-known band, The Rainmakers, from 1986–1996, his discography
The Rainmakers discography
This is a discography for Kansas City based rock band The Rainmakers.Note: Unless otherwise stated, all releases are on the Polygram label in Europe and the Mercury Records label in the U.S.-Studio albums:...
included five full-length studio albums, one live concert recording, and one "best-of" album. After the dissolution of the band, he released his first solo album, The Beginner, in 2003. In 2009, he teamed up with fellow Kansas City musician Jeff Porter to release an album entitled No Abandon, under the moniker Walkenhorst and Porter. Throughout his career as a musician, he has maintained a reputation for producing clever and provocative lyrics, which have garnered him wide critical acclaim.
Walkenhorst hosted and helped in the production of a number of educational videos, including "Growing Up", a set of teaching videos on puberty for school-age children.
External links
- Official site
- The Rainmakers' official site
- Bob Walkenhorst collection at the Internet ArchiveInternet ArchiveThe Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library with the stated mission of "universal access to all knowledge". It offers permanent storage and access to collections of digitized materials, including websites, music, moving images, and nearly 3 million public domain books. The Internet Archive...
's live music archive - Original Rolling Stones review of The Rainmakers self-titled first album
- The Beginner, Walkenhorst's solo album
- MySpace page for Walkenhorst And Porter
- A list of educational videos involving contributions by Walkenhorst.