- Don King (musician)
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Don King Birth name Donald Alan King[1] Born May 4, 1954 [2] Origin Fremont, Nebraska, USA Genres Country, Nashville Sound Occupations Singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, guitar, trumpet Years active 1976-? Labels Con Brio, Epic, Readio Theatre Associated acts Tammy Wynette, The Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama, Reba McEntire, Sawyer Brown Donald Alan "Don" King (b. May 4, 1954, in Fremont, Nebraska) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he recorded a total of four major label albums, and charted more than fifteen hit singles on the Billboard country music charts.
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Early career
His first job was at a Quality Inn Hotel club in Nashville in 1974, where he was able to make valuable connections. He signed with Con Brio Records and in 1976 his song "Cabin High (In the Blue Ridge Mountains)" placed him on the charts. In 1977 he reached the Top 20 with "I've Got You to Come Home To", after which he released his first album, Dreams 'n Things. His second album, Feelings So Right, (1978) yielded four Top 30 hits. In 1979, the single "Lonely Hotel" reached the Top 40. After two more hits in 1980 he began touring with well-known artists, such as Alabama, Reba McEntire, John Anderson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Conway Twitty, and Tammy Wynette. In 1981, he reached the Top 40 twice, first with his cover of Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone" and then with "The Closer You Get." That same year he released his third album, Whirlwind.
Later years
By the end of 1981, he had launched the Don King Music Group, a recording studio, with his father. In 1985 they built a 24-track studio to record demos. In 1992, they added a video production company. In late 2007, GMV Nashville released two albums on King, and in 2008 they released two more many including un-released tracks.
Discography
Albums
Year Album US Country Label 1975 Dreams 'n Things 42 Con Brio Records 1978 The Feelings So Right — 1980 Lonely Hotel — Epic 1981 Whirlwind — 2006 Hymns of Faith — Radio Theatre 2007 Don King Collection Vol.1 — GMV Nashville Don King Collection Vol.2 — 2008 Thanks to You — Days of You and Me — Singles
Year Single US Country Album 1976 "Cabin High (In the Blue Ridge Mountains)" 78 Dreams and Things 1977 "I've Got You (To Come Home To)" 16 "She's the Girl of My Dreams" 17 "I Must Be Dreaming" 41 1978 "Music Is My Woman" 29 The Feelings So Right "Don't Make No Promises (You Can't Keep)" 29 "The Feelings So Right Tonight" 26 1979 "You Were Worth Waiting For" 28 "Live Entertainment" 39 "I've Got Country Music in My Soul" 73 1980 "Lonely Hotel" 40 Lonely Hotel "Here Comes That Feeling Again" 32 "Take This Heart" 44 1981 "I Still Miss Someone" 38 Whirlwind "The Closer You Get" 27 1982 "Running on Love" 40 "Maximum Security (To Minimum Wage)" 64 singles only 1986 "All We Had Was One Another" 71 1988 "Can't Stop the Music" 86 References
- ^ "Don King biography". MyStrands.com. http://www.mystrands.com/artist/38803/biography. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Don King biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p18683/biography. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
Categories:- 1954 births
- American country guitarists
- American country singers
- American trumpeters
- Living people
- Musicians from Nebraska
- People from Fremont, Nebraska
- American trumpeter stubs
- American country singer stubs
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