Matt King (singer)

Matt King
Born (1966-09-28) September 28, 1966
Origin Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Genres Country
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 1997-present
Labels Atlantic
Montage
Big Bicycle
Website

Matt King (born September 28, 1966) is an American country singer-songwriter. King was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina. His mother, a real estate agent, played piano, and his father, who held jobs as an auctioneer, mason, and barber, played bluegrass guitar.[1] Early in his career he was offered a position at Opryland USA after an audition. However, he was deep in debt at the time and had to turn down the offer because he could not afford to move. Some time later, in 1994, he relocated to Nashville, where he recorded demos and played locally. Producer Gary Morris heard him perform and got him an audition with Atlantic Records, who signed him and released his debut in 1997. Soon after he performed at the Grand Ole Opry in a Johnny Russell tribute, with Earl Scruggs, Roy Clark, Ricky Skaggs, and Vince Gill.[1]

Discography

Albums

Title Album details
Five O'Clock Hero
Hard Country
  • Release date: July 6, 1999
  • Label: Atlantic Records
Rube
Raw
  • Release date: Jul 13, 2010
  • Label: Big Bicycle
Matt King and the Cutters
  • Release date: Jul 13, 2010
  • Label: Big Bicycle
Apples and Orphans
  • Release date: 2012
  • Label: Big Bicycle

Singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions
Album
US Country CAN Country
1997 "A Woman Like You" 54 45 Five O'Clock Hero
"I Wrote the Book" 70
1998 "A Woman's Tears" 46 83
"Five O'Clock Hero"
1999 "From Your Knees" 54 Hard Country
"Rub It In" 54
2008 "Cursing the Ohio" Rube
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1997 "A Woman Like You" Jim Hershleder
1998 "A Woman's Tears" Jim Gerik
"Five O'Clock Hero" Steven Goldmann
2008 "Cursing the Ohio" Traci Goudie
2010 "Graveyard Shift" Jose Jones

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 8/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.