Marcus King

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Marcus King
Born (1996-03-11) March 11, 1996 (age 28)
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Years active2013–present
Labels
SpouseBriley Hussey (m. 2023)
Website www.marcuskingofficial.com

Marcus King (born March 11, 1996) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was initially known as lead singer, guitarist, and founder of The Marcus King Band.

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His 2020 album El Dorado recorded under his own name received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. [1]

Early life

Marcus King was born in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. His father, Marvin King, was a well-known blues guitarist in South Carolina who also played with gospel acts, and his grandfather was also a regionally popular musician. Marcus began playing guitar at a very early age, and at age eight he started playing shows with his father. [2] At age eleven, he played guitar on one of his father's albums. King started playing music with his own band in his teens, juggling club gigs at night and school in the morning as he and his bandmates brainstormed with what they called "soul-influenced psychedelic Southern rock."

Deciding to pursue a career in music, King dropped out of high school in his junior year and got his GED. King took an academic approach to music, studying his favorite guitar players, particularly The Allman Brothers Band co-founder Duane Allman, B.B. King, Albert King, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard. [3] King studied jazz theory and jazz performance with Steve Watson at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina. [4] He received some notable early attention in 2014 after a video of him jamming at Norman's Guitars racked up millions of views on YouTube. [5]

Career

In 2019, King announced his debut solo album, El Dorado, produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys at his Easy Eye Studio in Nashville. The album is a genre-bending release that was released on January 17, 2020, by Fantasy Records. On release, Associated Press declared “El Dorado already stands out as a definite high point of 2020.” [6]

On 26 August 2022, King released his second album Young Blood, again produced by Dan Auerbach. Melinda Newman of Billboard called it "a staggeringly confident work." [7] It debuted at number one in the Billboard Top Blues Albums Chart [8] and was ranked as the 12th best guitar album of 2022 by Guitar World readers. [9]

Personal life

King married Briley Hussey in a lavish ceremony on February 19, 2023, at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Discography

Albums

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
AAA
[14]
"The Well"201912El Dorado
"One Day She's Here"33
"Hard Working Man" [15] 2022—Young Blood
"Blood on the Tracks"30
"Mood Swings"2024—Mood Swings

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
Hot
[16]
"Sucker"202414 Arcane League of Legends: Season 2

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