Prior to his solo career, Knobloch had been a member of Let's Eat, a 1970s rock band.
Knobloch was signed to Scotti Brothers Records in 1980 when he released the song "Why Not Me", which he wrote along with Carson Whitsett.
[3] Later that year he released a duet with Susan Anton, "Killin' Time", which hit number 28 on the Hot 100[1] and went top ten on the country chart.
He and Jelly Roll Johnson released the album Live at the Bluebird Cafe in 2000.
His songs have been recorded by The Everly Brothers, Faith Hill, Chely Wright, George Strait, The Wilkinsons, Trisha Yearwood, Confederate Railroad, John Anderson and Sawyer Brown among others.