Richard L. Kniss

The last time I saw Richard was at The Barns where he played with Noel Paul Stookey. At one point, Noel said, "somebody's out of tune", to which Richard replied, "it's not me". The crowd went wild. Later that week Noel emailed me to ask if I had taken any pictures of the two on stage. Sorry to this day that I didn't. PP&M wouldn't have been the same without Dick Kniss.

Dick was my roommate in NYC in the 60's. Fond memories of him.

My very first concert, John Denver in Boston, was when I was seventeen in 1974. Denver introduced his band at one point, and I remembered the bass player's name because I'd picked out a certain, undefinable "something" he'd added to the previous numbers. It wasn't until some time later that I learned of his association with Peter, Paul, and Mary, although I owned some of their albums. I didn't know he'd passed until doing some research for a fictional story loosely based on that earlier part...

Tim

Dick, if you can read this, when PP&M and yourself left the stage singly, I was the one that crudely gave you a loud whistle. Maybe others did too; I was too far gone in your perfect music to notice. When the four of you weren't recording music I was having withdrawal symptoms......still am; I don't know how long my recorded songs will keep me going. May you be able to continue your music in "The Front Office". M. O. Bluffton, IN

wow sorry to know this... I, John Lander,
gave Dick a top coat when he was getting ready to go to Denver. At the time he was playing with Nick Brignola's band at the Paris Lounge in Schenectady NY.
condolences to his family.
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You guys also used to go to the Mt Marion Elementary ballgames...my son played with whom I think was your son...

I met him in 1979 at the P,P&M show. I was a quite naive seventeen year old. Dick conversed with me for a while about life and fame, and how to keep ones balance. A beautiful human being, with the countenance of an angel.