Kentucky-born Bob Wickline is a professional singer, songwriter,
poet, public school teacher and public speaker, who has presented musical
keynotes at numerous rallies, conventions, and conferences throughout the
United States and Canada.
Musically, Bob has had seven singles on the national charts, co-produced
three CD albums, and co-directed six SKI music videos. His productions have been seen or heard
on local and national radio and television programs such as “TODAY,” “ENTERTAINMENT
TONIGHT,” “WINTER OLYMPICS,” “EVENING MAGAZINE,” MISS AMERICA PAGEANT,” “CHARLES
OSGOOD,” “DAVE ROSS,” AIR AMERICA’S “ECOTALK” “THOM HARTMANN SHOW,” ETC.
During their eighteen years
with the Washington State Arts Commission’s Cultural Enrichment Program, THE
WICKLINE GROUP presented over two thousand elementary school assemblies
teaching “The Origins & History of Bluegrass Music.” As a single or with his musical family
and friends, Bob has performed concerts at fairs, colleges, churches,
conventions, and a wide variety of community events. With Lynda, his wife of 36 years, and two daughters, Mandi
and Marcee, Bob and his family have been recording, singing on stage with
WICKLINE, and performing in venues and theatrical productions for the last
three decades throughout the Pacific Northwest. Their greatest adventure was a cross-country trip promoting
the Carter Foundation/Unicef’s “Children First” campaign, ending with an
appearance as featured performers in a 1996 Summer Olympics event in Atlanta,
Georgia. Listen to the theme song for the event, “Now’s
the Time to Put Children First,” where Marcee
makes her recording debut at age four.
