Katherine Elizabeth King (b. 1979), known by her stage name Kaki King, is a… Read Full Bio ↴Katherine Elizabeth King (b. 1979), known by her stage name Kaki King, is a U.S.A. musician and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, unique use of multiple tunings on both acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres.
King was born on the 24th August 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., the first of two daughters. While King was a small child, her father noticed her natural musical ability, and encouraged her interest in music. She was introduced to the guitar at the age of four, and played for several years, but after taking up the drums a few years later, they became her primary instrument as an adolescent.
Convinced that her break in music would come from being a drummer, King played in bands in high school with classmate Morgan Jahnig, who would later become the bassist of Old Crow Medicine Show. Upon graduating from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta in 1998, the two friends made their way to New York University. During her time there, King picked up the guitar again, and revisited the finger-style techniques that intrigued her as a child. From there, King played a few occasional gigs and busked in the New York subways.
In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of "The New Guitar Gods", with King as the sole woman and youngest artist honoured. In addition to a ten-year career that includes six LP and two EP albums, King has also spent significant time scoring music for television and film. She worked alongside Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook, contributing the music for the soundtrack to Sean Penn's Into the Wild, for which King, Vedder, and Brook were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
King's style combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, using the guitar for percussive beats, as well as sound layering and looping. Her playing style has been compared to Michael Hedges and Preston Reed; she explicitly cites the latter as an influence.
King was born on the 24th August 1979 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A., the first of two daughters. While King was a small child, her father noticed her natural musical ability, and encouraged her interest in music. She was introduced to the guitar at the age of four, and played for several years, but after taking up the drums a few years later, they became her primary instrument as an adolescent.
Convinced that her break in music would come from being a drummer, King played in bands in high school with classmate Morgan Jahnig, who would later become the bassist of Old Crow Medicine Show. Upon graduating from The Westminster Schools in Atlanta in 1998, the two friends made their way to New York University. During her time there, King picked up the guitar again, and revisited the finger-style techniques that intrigued her as a child. From there, King played a few occasional gigs and busked in the New York subways.
In February 2006, Rolling Stone released a list of "The New Guitar Gods", with King as the sole woman and youngest artist honoured. In addition to a ten-year career that includes six LP and two EP albums, King has also spent significant time scoring music for television and film. She worked alongside Eddie Vedder and Michael Brook, contributing the music for the soundtrack to Sean Penn's Into the Wild, for which King, Vedder, and Brook were nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.
King's style combines fret-tapping with slap bass techniques, using the guitar for percussive beats, as well as sound layering and looping. Her playing style has been compared to Michael Hedges and Preston Reed; she explicitly cites the latter as an influence.
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Joe Morgan
First heard this song at about 4 am on a foggy morning on a crackly AM radio about 13 years ago from her set from the Katoomba Folk Festival. Still give me shivers listening to it.
fugamante
This intricate yet subtle kind of sound is a 'one of a kind' rare breeds a musician/human being makes every now and then out of what some might call a 'blissful epiphany'.This composition/arrangement/production/track/record/piece of music goes beyond the pretensions of music itself;for this chasm of a song sounds as if it was alive,breathing and singing an enchanting hymn.Pd.Mistress of noisy monsoon melodic rain! I'm so looking forward to see you playing drums. When are we getting some of that?
Charsept
Randomly popped into my head nearly 10 years after hearing it. 👌
Stephanie Tressel
Same
JSTN.
That's why I'm here!
Eric Kerti
me2, so super randomly..lol
MrZOMBIEKID
once again this is why she is my favorite guitarist/musician. you can really feel whats she is playing and that doesnt happen alot these days.
BoxxyDough
Kaki King is a woman. And she plays amazingly well. She's unique amongst every other guitarist out there because of her skill and just all around music.
Elvia Jaspett De'Leon
I wish this was on Spotify! I can't find it. Freakin' LOVED driving along to this blasting a good 10yrs+ ago
John Demetros
It's on there now