{"id":1563,"date":"2023-04-19T09:44:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T14:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2023-04-25T19:29:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:29:33","slug":"who-is-randall-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/04\/19\/who-is-randall-king\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Randall King?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Randall King is a 29-year-old country artist from West Texas. King grew up in the West Texas town of Hereford but later moved to Lubbock in 2009.  He was influenced by country music from a very young age. He grew up listening to popular artists like Keith Whitley, Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean, and George Strait. Listening to these artists pushed him to learn guitar at a young age and eventually start writing and performing his own songs. <\/p>\n\n\n

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I\u2019ve been writing songs since I was little. It\u2019s been something I\u2019ve always wanted to do.<\/p>Randall King, Sounds like Nashville, 2022<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n

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He attended South Plains College after studying at Texas Tech for two years to pursue a career in music production. Around this time, he heard local acts such as Josh Abbott and became increasingly interested in playing his own music. He formed a group known as the Randall King Band. Under this name, they released an album called Old Dirt Road<\/em> but split up shortly after. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2016, he released his first independent EP titled Another Bullet<\/em>. The album earned little attention but enough to put him on Warner Music Nashville\u2019s roster. He signed with them a couple of years later in 2019. After signing, his first EP Leanna <\/em>was released in 2020, as a tribute to his late sister. He released his latest album last March titled Shot Glass<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three days before the release of Shot Glass<\/em>, King performed at the Grand Ole Opry, an important location in the history of country music and the Nashville Sound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t know what the Opry is, I\u2019m sorry but you don\u2019t really belong in country music.<\/p>Randall King, Sounds like Nashville, 2022<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The most interesting thing about King\u2019s career is that despite his Texan origins, his music reflects the traditional country style. He grew up in a west Texas town and started the beginning of his career in Lubbock, a known hotspot for up-and-coming artists, yet his music doesn\u2019t show it. He sticks to the sound of traditional country music, where his favorite artists’ influence comes in. Although he grew up in Texas, he mostly listened to the \u201cNashville Sound\u201d which implies traditional country music and everything that comes with it. Texan country music, often referred to as Red Dirt Country or Outlaw Country, marches to the beat of its own drum, and one that King doesn\u2019t follow either. However, he still looks the part, performing in a cowboy hat and boots, which is very Texan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was never Texas Country. I was always traditional country.<\/p>Randall King, Sounds like Nashville, 2022<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

King is only at the very beginning of his career and it holds a lot of promise. He fits into the current country music scene very well while still bringing his own uniqueness to the table. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With over 80+ million career streams to his name and more new music on the horizon, King is looking to the anywhere-and-everywhere future with music that captures the essence of a Western poet who\u2019s never been afraid to be himself.<\/p>Warner Music Nashville<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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