Ricky Wyatt

Ricky Wyatt, “The Ricker,” is a bassist, performer, comic book author, long time Prince fan and a disciple of the MPLS sound. A native of Atlanta, GA, currently living in Richmond, VA. Ricky leads the jazz-funk unit “SoWhut?!” and the R&B unit “Footprints.” A graduate of Virginia State University’s Department of Political Science, and a student of Prince’s purple grooves since ’79, Ricky teaches History at the Binford Middle Arts & Integration Program for Richmond Public Schools and maintains an active performance schedule. Ricky serves as a contributor to Grown Folks Music, a position he has held since 2011, and always holds it down on the Prince & Prince-related podcasts on the GFM podcast network.