S-K-O, originally known as Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet, was an American

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vocal group consisting of

Thom Schuyler Thomas James Schuyler (born June 10, 1952) is an American songwriter. Schuyler wrote songs recorded by more than 200 various artists including "16th Avenue" for Lacy J. Dalton, "Love Will Turn You Around" for Kenny Rogers, and "A Long Line of Lov ...

J. Fred Knobloch James Frederick Knobloch (born April 28, 1953, in Jackson, Mississippi, United States), known as J. Fred Knobloch or Fred Knoblock, is an American country singer-songwriter. Career Prior to his solo career, Knobloch had been a member of Let's E ...

, and

Paul Overstreet Paul Lester Overstreet (born March 17, 1955) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He began his singing career in 1982 with a self-titled album on RCA Records Nashville. From 1986 to 1987, he was a vocalist in the trio S-K-O (Schuy ...

. The original line-up recorded one album for

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and charted three country hits, including the number one "

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". After Overstreet departed in 1987 for a solo career, he was replaced with

Craig Bickhardt Craig William Bickhardt (born September 7, 1954) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His musical career includes co-writing credits for The Judds, Steve Wariner, Kathy Mattea and others. He was also a member of S-K-B, formerly ...

, and the group was renamed Schuyler, Knobloch, and Bickhardt, or S-K-B for short. The renamed group released one album and four singles before disbanding in 1989.

Biography

, and

were three

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-based songwriters who got together to form the group in 1986. After the release of their first single, they shortened their name simply to S-K-O. When Overstreet left the group in 1987 to pursue a solo career, he was replaced by

and they changed their name to Schuyler, Knobloch & Bickhardt or S-K-B for short. S-K-B disbanded when their record label, MTM Records, shut down in 1989. Since then, Thom Schuyler became the vice president of

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(a position from which he retired in 1994), while Knobloch and Bickhardt continued their songwriting careers.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

References

External links

Thom Schuyler's official websitePaul Overstreet's official websiteCraig Bickhardt's official websiteJ Fred Knobloch's official website
{{Paul Overstreet Country music groups from Tennessee Musical groups established in 1986 Musical trios from Tennessee Vocal trios MTM Records artists 1986 establishments in Tennessee Musical groups disestablished in 1989