Bobby Winkelman

Robert "Bobby" Winkelman is an American singer, song writer, rhythm guitarist, and bass guitarist who was a founding member of the East Bay band, "The Epics".

At age 17, he released the band's first AM hit single record, with its side A, "Humpty Dumpty", and side B, "Homesick", on radio station KFRC, in 1966.

In 1967, he became a founding member of psychedelic rock band 'Frumious Bandersnatch'. The band released its first, transparent, psychedelic-purple, four-song, 33 1/3 playing speed LP that year.

He later became a performing, recording member in the Steve Miller Band, in which he wrote, sang, and played his original song, "Good Morning", as well as other album tracks, which appeared on their 1970 album "STEVE MILLER BAND NUMBER 5", on Capitol Records. He also played and sang on Steve Miller's 1972 released Anthology album.

In 1975, Bobby got a solo artist record deal with the Warner Brothers Record Company, and they released his album with Bonaroo (band), Bonaroo, with his original songs, "Life's Sweet Song", "Dream On", Melody Maker", "Spirit of a Dead Man", "I See the Light" and "Let's Go Down to the River".

In 1977, he contributed a co-authored song titled, "My Own Space", with lyrics by Jason Cooper, to the Steve Miller "BOOK OF DREAMS" album.

In 1995, Bobby, as a record producer and music publisher of the band, "Frumious Bandersnatch", released "NUGGETS FROM THE GOLDEN STATE: THE BERKELEY EP's", on the Big Beat Records label.

In 1996, "Big Beat Records" released Frumious Bandersnatch's "A YOUNG MAN'S SONG", containing: Jack King's' "Hearts to Cry", Bobby Winkelman's "Chain Reaction", and "Misty Cloudy", with Jack King's, and George Tickner's "Cheshire".

Also in 1996, Bobby self produced & released his "BONAROO II" CD, which included his original songs: "Nobody Asked Me", "We Can Move", "Magic Spell", "When You Touch My Hand" (lyrics by Linda Wallimann), "Where Ships Come Sailing By", and a new version of "Spirit of A Dead". Man". The title track on the CD was called "Children of the Stars". That CD also contains "Old Glory",& "Be Here Now" with the piano & organ as performed by Nicky Hopkins of the Rolling Stones fame, for his magnificent keyboard work on their original song entitled "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Lastly, "Off Again On Again Love" according to the label,is actually another original song entitled, "Rainbows (The Phantom Messenger)".

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