Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1996 Ricochet deposited "Daddy's Money" at #1 on the Billboard country singles chart?

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It’s true! Remember that one?

Let me refresh your memory! Listen to the song here!

Here are 5 little known truths about Ricochet.

  • Ricochet formed in 1993, it included drummer Jeff Bryant, lead guitarist/singer Heath Wright, fiddle and mandolin player Junior Bryant along with bassist/vocalist Greg Cook, steel guitar player Teddy Carr, and keyboardist/rhythm guitarist/saxophonist/vocalist Eddie Kilgallon.
  • Ricochet has been compared to the Eagles, Restless Heart, and Southern Pacific.
  • The Bryant brothers were raised in a small town in Texas, where their father was a keyboardist who once worked with Roy Orbison, and their mother was a bass guitar player.
  • Junior Bryant’s influences were Vassar Clements, Bob Wills, Roy Rogers, and Jean-Luc Ponty.
  • Wright and Cook were childhood friends in their hometown of Vian, Oklahoma, and offer inventive guitar and bass interchanges.

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