Rickie Joe Wilson is an Indiana born, Nashville recording artist/songwriter. He performs year round up and down the Emerald Coast of Florida. In February of 2021 he brought his solo Country Outlaw act to Florida. His live shows are an eclectic mix of Classic Country, Outlaw Country, Classic Rock and 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and some 90’s radio hits. He spends his nights entertaining and his days living life with his wife of 31 years Teresa, and his five adopted children on the shores of the East Bay near Pensacola, Florida.

His new single “Whiskey For Breakfast” is catching the attention of music industry tastemakers and radio programmers worldwide. It is receiving hundreds of radio spins per week, airing on over 60 radio stations in Canada alone. It is also airing on independent radio stations, especially in the Midwest along with iHeartMedia radio stations, Westwood One radio stations, SiriusXM, as well as internet radio stations.

Rickie Joe Wilson is a retired minister. He also performed regularly in bars, honky tonks and taverns during his time in ministry. Church folk weren’t always comfortable with this approach while at the same he wasn’t too comfortable around church folk. He also spent 20 years in radio as an on air personality at Radio 96.3 WJAA in John Mellencamp’s hometown Seymour, Indiana. He was the host of the popular radio show, “The Lunch Rock Cafe” for nearly 20 years.

Rickie Joe Wilson is a recovering addict with 17 years of sobriety who credits God for his sobriety. He spent 13 years serving hundreds of addicts in prisons and jails in Southern Indiana. He established the Alley in 2010 which fed the homeless and poor of Jackson County Indiana. The Alley serves 20,000 meals per year and is still in existence today.

The best part of the story is still to come. Rickie Joe Wilson performs 200 shows a year to very enthusiastic audiences. He says as long as he can still give an audience his best he will continue playing live shows.