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Don King is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is best known for his work with the band King's X, which he formed in 1980. He has also released several solo albums and collaborated with other artists. King was born in Fremont, Nebraska, and grew up in the small town of North Platte. He began playing guitar at the age of 12 and soon began writing his own songs. He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he studied music theory and composition. In 1980, King formed King's X with bassist Doug Pinnick and drummer Jerry Gaskill. The band released their debut album Out of the Silent Planet in 1988 and went on to release several more albums over the next two decades. King's X has been credited with pioneering the progressive metal genre. King has also released several solo albums, including The Big Picture (1996), Don't Look Back (1998), and The Edge of Life (2001). He has also collaborated with other artists, including Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Steve Morse. As of 2021, Don King's net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

Popular As Donald Alan King
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 4 May 1954
Birthday 4 May
Birthplace Fremont, Nebraska, United States
Nationality United States

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2015

Don King was inducted into The Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame by The National Traditional Country Music Association in 2015. This distinction honors his years of advancing traditional country music throughout his touring and recording career.

2007

Since 2007, Don King has been performing with The Road Crew 'America's Route 66 Band.' The Road Crew received the first Bobby Troup Artistic Achievement Award presented by the International Route 66 Association. The band are the official musical ambassadors of The Mother Road. The Road Crew bandmates are Woody Bomar, Jason Harmon and (songwriting partner) Joe Loesch.

1981

By the end of 1981, he had launched the Don King Music Group, a recording studio, with his father. In 1985 they built a 24-track studio to record demos. In 1992, they added a video production company. In late 2007, GMV Nashville released two albums on King, and in 2008 they released two more, many including unreleased tracks.

1974

His first job was at a Quality Inn club in Nashville in 1974, where he was able to make valuable connections. He signed with Con Brio Records and in 1976 his song "Cabin High (In the Blue Ridge Mountains)" placed him on the charts. In 1977 he reached the Top 20 with "I've Got You to Come Home To", after which he released his first album, Dreams 'n Things. His second album, Feelings So Right, (1978) yielded four Top 30 hits. In 1979, the single "Lonely Hotel" reached the Top 40. After two more hits in 1980 he began touring with well-known artists, such as Alabama, Reba McEntire, John Anderson, The Oak Ridge Boys, Conway Twitty, and Tammy Wynette. In 1981, he reached the Top 40 twice, first with his cover of Johnny Cash's "I Still Miss Someone" and then with "The Closer You Get." That same year he released his third album, Whirlwind.

1954

Donald Alan "Don" King (born May 4, 1954, in Fremont, Nebraska) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and trumpeter. In the 1970s and 1980s, he recorded a total of four major label albums, and charted more than fifteen hit singles on the Billboard country music charts.