The Hobbits by Brian Koenigsknecht

The following is inspired by a true story. It was 1967...The Night The Hobbits Played The Rolling Stones At The Seminary Talent Show.

In 1964 my father left his family and the farm in St. Johns, Michigan to a seminary in Indiana. Here he met some life-long friends and helped to form a band named The Hobbits. After a couple years of persistence with the priests, The Hobbits convinced them to hold the one and only talent show at the seminary. Following poetry, folk music and readings, The Hobbits took the stage that fateful night in 1967. For an audience of only their fellow students and the priests, The Hobbits unleashed an epic cover of The Rolling Stones "Let's Spend the Night Together:" Soon after the events of this show, The Hobbits had all their instruments taken away from them. For those in attendance, it is said that it was the day Rock and Roll was both born and then died.

Brian Koenigknecht is a Michigan treasure, that rare breed of singer-songwriter who can make you feel every human emotion – every tear, every smile – so intensely that you feel he’s written his songs about you. – John Sinkevics, LocalSpins.com