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Johnny "WildMan" Mullins
Johnathan Dean Keith Mullins was born November 5, 1957 in Ashland, Kentucky. The youngest son of Blake and Reba Gibson Mullins. His father is Native American from the southeastern Cherokee tribe who married Irish American Reba Gibson. His maternal great-grandfather is the late Dr.Frank Gibson.

Johnathan Dean Keith Mullins was given the nickname wildman as a young boy and still today is referred by it by many, as for John Mullins short for his christian name. He joined the US Marines after high school, where he had several times served in warfare through his Marine career and was MIA for 8 months in his first tour in the Military in Bosnia.

As a young boy he grew up around Bluegrass Music which is highly known through-out the Southlands and made famous by artist such as Bill Monroe and others. He grew up playing the guitar, and playing with various artist through the years, and is known for helping with fund-raisers for various charities.

He took on a stage name Ricochet which was created by fans who said he was faster than a bullet on stage with his lively performances.