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 S-K-O, after Paul Overstreet exited the band. He has released six studio albums and one live album of his own.

Early life Bickhardt was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 7, 1954. His father Harry worked at WIP-FM radio in Philadelphia and moonlighted as a big band musician. Craig performed as a local musician during his teenage years, including in a local band called Wire and Wood Band, which opened for Bruce Springsteen and others.

Career In 1974, he moved to Los Angeles, where he and Michael Sembello began writing songs, some which were recorded by Art Garfunkel. From there, he found work as a songwriter, with one of his first cuts being "That's How You Know When Love's Right", which became a Top Ten country hit when Nicolette Larson and Steve Wariner recorded it as a duet.

After Paul Overstreet departed the country music trio S-K-O (formerly Schuyler, Knobloch and Overstreet), Bickhardt was recruited to take Overstreet's place in the trio. As a result, the group was renamed S-K-B (Schuyler, Knobloch and Bickhardt). Bickhardt made his debut on the group's second and final album, 1987's No Easy Horses on MTM Records. This album contained several songs that he co-wrote, including two of its singles: "This Old House" and "Givers and Takers".

On March 12, 2011, Bickhardt appeared with J.D. Malone, Thom Schuyler, for a performance that included original music from all three artists. This tour was called "On the Road and in the Round."

Personal life Bickhardt lives in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania with his wife, Eileen, and twin children.

Discography

Albums Precious Child (with Thom Schuyler) (1993) Easy Fires (2001) Idlewheel (with Jack Sundrud) (2006) Brother to the Wind (2009) Live at Sellersville Theater (2011) The More I Wonder (2014) Idlewheel Roots & 3 (with Jack Sundrud) (2015) (a reissue of the material from two EPs entitled "The Old Roots" and "Idlewheel 3" Idlewheel – Live at Morningstar (with Jack Sundrud) (2015) Carrying A Dream (2017) (specialty-merch live album, now out-of-print) Home for the Harvest (2018) Outpourings (2022) Man of Sorrow (with Thom Schuyler) (2025)

Digital Singles In Between Dances (2010)

Charting Singles