A Seventy-Year Lineage
History
From 1954 to the archive. Stops along the way.
The Timeline
The Band Lineage
Rhythm Knights Band’s lineage runs seven decades deep. The current archive captures the recent active years and the final lineup; the band’s earlier eras predate the digital trail we can recover.
1954
Founded in Flint, Michigan
Rhythm Knights Band is established. The lineage that would, decades later,
settle into its final five-piece improv cover form starts here.
Pre-Web
Cory’s Basement — Three Albums a Day
With no internet or MTV to copy from, future RKB drummer Cory Bredow
practices three albums a day, every day for over a decade in a
basement — using a Harmony House subscription of 100+ cassette tapes.
The signature stick tricks are invented here, and still
uncopied today. Read the originator story →
Active Era
Eagles Aerie #629 — Home Club
Flint Eagles Aerie #629 (2149 N Dort Hwy) becomes the band’s regular venue.
Non-Eagles attendees come in as “Guest of the Band”; many joined
the Eagles afterward for $40 the first year. The Eagles #629 chapter
shapes a generation of the band’s setlists and social orbit.
2010s –
Stone House Band Flint — The Alt-Identity
The same five players begin performing under the
Stone House Band Flint name when doing open-mic nights or
when lead guitarist Dale Gray is off the bill. Lonnie
steps in on guitar for those sets. Different marquee, same core band.
2022
The 21-Million-Devices Year
The band’s video catalog reaches over 21 million devices in a single year.
VR180 in 5.7K becomes the calling-card format, captured on a Vuze XR camera.
The TikTok account opens in September.
2024 – 2025
The Dormant Era
Active touring winds down. A handful of VR sets continue to publish through 2024,
but the band slips into dormancy. The decision to preserve the catalog as
an archive begins to take shape.
2026
The Archive
This site goes live as the band’s permanent archive — preserving the music,
the lore, and the seven-decade lineage for anyone who wants to find it.
Dec 31, 2022 · Eagles #629
The Final
Collectables Show
The New Year’s Eve show at Flint Eagles #629 was billed as the last show to get Rhythm Knights Band Collectables from the year they reached 21 Million Devices. Hand-made sticks, signed as a band, given out from the dance floor. A capstone on the band’s most-watched year.
Want to Reach Out?
The Social Trail
The band’s social accounts remain online as part of the archive. Follow the breadcrumbs: