Matt King (singer)

Matt King
Born	September 28, 1966 (1966-09-28) (age 45)
Origin	Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Genres	Country
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1997-present
Labels	Atlantic Montage

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, 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]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Five O'Clock Hero	Release date: September 16, 1997 Label: Atlantic Records
Hard Country	Release date: July 6, 1999 Label: Atlantic Records
Rube'	Release date: February 5, 2008 Label: Montage Music Group

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

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Matt King at Allmusic

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