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These days there may be lots of rockers making kid-friendly records, but there’s only one Ralph Covert, an irrepressibly enthusiastic performer who rocks just as hard for kids as he does for grown-ups. Ralph’s World is a children’s music group created by Covert, singer/songwriter and former Bad Examples leader. Ralph's World is where he crafts fun, unique songs that have equal appeal for kids and their parents. Covert began writing songs for children shortly after the birth of his own daughter, Fiona; around that time, he was also teaching a music class aimed at young children at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. Called "Wiggle Worms," the class spanned traditional kids' music and rock, ranging from "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" to "Ziggy Stardust." The first, self-titled Ralph's World album -- which features several members of the Bad Examples, as well as other veteran Chicago players -- arrived in 2001. Musically, Ralph's World is as diverse as the "Wiggle Worms" classes were, embracing high-energy folk, country, pop, and rock. Albums such as Peggy's Pie Parlor, Amazing Adventures of Kid Astro, Holly Jolly Ralph's World and Green Gorilla, Monster & Me ensure a growing audience of the young and young at heart.