Matt King (singer)

Matt 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, a 2018 Inductee into the National Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame 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]

Matt King
Born (1966-09-28) September 28, 1966
OriginAsheville, North Carolina, United States
GenresCountry
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1997–present
LabelsAtlantic
Montage
Big Bicycle
Website

Discography

Albums
Title Album details
Five O'Clock Hero
Hard Country
  • Release date: July 6, 1999
  • Label: Atlantic Records
Rube
Raw
  • Release date: July 13, 2010
  • Label: Big Bicycle
Matt King and the Cutters
  • Release date: July 13, 2010
  • Label: Big Bicycle

Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
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
2010 "Graveyard Shift" Jose Jones

References
  1. Matt King at AllMusic
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