Saturday, December 14th
Deciding to pursue a career in music, Marcus 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.King studied jazz theory and jazz performance with Steve Watson at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina. 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. His 2020 album El Dorado recorded under his own name received a nomination for Best Americana Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. -via artists wiki
Rialto Theatre | 318 E Congress | 7pm doors
