- Matt King (singer)
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Matt King Born September 28, 1966 Origin Asheville, North Carolina, USA Genres Country Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, guitar Years active 1997-present Labels Atlantic
MontageMatt 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]
Contents
Discography
Albums
Title Album details Five O'Clock Hero - Release date: September 16, 1997
- Label: Atlantic Records
Hard Country - Release date: July 6, 1999
- Label: Atlantic Records
Rube' - Release date: February 5, 2008
- Label: Montage Music Group
Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positionsAlbum 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 References
Categories:- American male singers
- American country singers
- Musicians from North Carolina
- Living people
- 1966 births
- Atlantic Records artists
- Montage Music Group artists
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