Then: Ricky joined Midnight Sun when the band decided to add the brass in 1972. He played trumpet. Ricky also played percussion and sang backup. A few years after Midnight Sun disbanded, Ricky moved to Lexington, Kentucky to go into business with his brother, Gordon.

Now: Rick and his wife, Cindy, live in Lexington Kentucky. Rick has two children by a previous marriage, Ricky and Heather who were raised by Rick and Cindy in their home. Rick is a painting contractor. Rick plays trumpet and percussion and sings on his church worship team.

Fond Memories of Midnight Sun: Hanging out at Demro Alley was a constant for Midnight Sun. As you drive in to Demro Alley, there is a right turn that puts you where most of the hanging out was usually done (on the side of the house). On this particular evening I whipped into Demro Alley (in SuperSlow I think) and zipped around that right turn and quickly pulled up beside the car that was parked across the street. That sounds OK except that down the entire length of the car there was a quarter of an inch or less gap between the two cars. With two cars positioned so close together turning the steering wheel the least little bit the car would scrape all the way down both cars. None of us were 100% sober by legal or illegal means so we probably looked like a Keystone Cops' slapstick comedy movie as we spent about 30 minutes or more trying to move my car so it wouldn't damage the other car which would have probably brought the cops onto the scene. We did manage to get it done without any damage to either vehicle.

Favorite Song that Midnight Sun performed: "Beginnings" by Chicago

Rick's family: (from L-R) Ricky, Cindy, Rick, and Heather