Mark Klein (singer)

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Mark Klein
Also known as	The Little King
Born	December 22, 1993 (1993-12-22) (age 17)
Origin	Central City, Louisiana, U.S.
Genres	R&B, soul, swamp pop, rock and roll, blues
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, actor, Travel Show Host
Instruments	Guitar, Bass guitar, keyboards, drums, mandolin, Trumpet
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Unsigned
Associated acts	Thunder-n-Lightnin'(2003—2004) The Boogie Kings(2005—present) The Klein Kids(2004—present) Funkkshun(2009-present) Mark Klein and the Last Sensations(2010-present)
Website	markklein.us

Mark Klein (born Mark Hunter Klein, December 22, 1993, Central City, Louisiana) is an American blue eyed soul and blues singer-songwriter, actor and member of The Boogie Kings, an American swamp pop band.

Biography

Klein began singing at the age of 2. However, he is most notable for becoming the youngest member of the legendary 1950s supergroup, The Boogie Kings at the age of 10^[1][2][3] Ned Theall, a Cajun trumpeter and member of The Boogie Kings became his mentor after Klein e-mailed him and became a member of the band. Klein is a multi-instrumentalist; playing guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drums, and Bass guitar.

Klein recorded "Sick and Tired " on The Boogie Kings' 2007 album, Never Go Away. Klein, Louisiana Hall of Famer Allen Wayne and Gregg Martinez were dubbed "The New Breed" by the current members of The Boogie Kings after becoming members in 2005.

Before he joined The Boogie Kings Klein recorded his first album, It's Just Me when he was 10 in 2004 and his second album, Blue Eyed Soul Patrol in 2006. When he was 6, he became a member of Louisiana Kids, an organization based in Louisiana for child singers and performers. At the age of seven, he became a member of Thunder-n-Lightnin, a duo consisting of Klein and Kayla Woodson, his singing partner.^[4] However, the group disbanded two years later.

Throughout his career, he has performed at bowl games, oprys, beauty pageants, larger festivals, nursing homes among other venues.

Klein cites his influences such as Elvis Presley, Wilson Pickett, and Ray Charles, among others. Klein is currently recording a third album, with songs Klein has mostly wrote himself. Released, will be the singles "The Kid Is Hot Tonight!" and "I've Done Everything For You".

Discography

Albums

Year	Album
2004	It's Just Me
2006	Blue Eyed Soul Patrol
2007	Unreleased Christmas album (with Ashleigh Klein)
2010	TBA

Unreleased songs

• "I Want to Thank You"
• "New Orleans Medley"
• "I Think I'm in Love"
• "I Wanna Rock You"

Singles with The Boogie Kings

• "Sick and Tired" on the album Never Go Away

Solo singles

• "The Kid Is Hot Tonight!", 2008
• "I've Done Everything for You", 2008

Awards

• Louisiana Kids Entertainer of the Year (2004)
• American Kids Entertainer of the Year (2004)

References

1. ^ Lopez, Robert (2006). "Pre-teen to belt out rhythm and blues at Gulf Coast Jam.". Beaumont Enterprise. http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16727088&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512566&rfi=6. Retrieved 2007. 
2. ^ http://www.batonrougeblues.org/bios_C.htm
3. ^ Doiron, Darragh (2006). "Klein to help Boogie Kings say farewell Saturday". The News. http://www.panews.com/entertainment/local_story_152160239.html/resources_printstory. Retrieved 2007. 
4. ^ Mark and Kayla Thunder-n-Lightnin of Baton Rouge Louisiana -U.S. Talent Page on KidKountry.com

External links

• Official website
• Official website of The Boogie Kings
• Mark Klein on Myspace
• Mark Klein at BoySoloist.com

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