Blues music is going strong, and South Carolina vocalist, and songwriter King George is a prime example of how the genre is here to stay. King George gives us old-school like the parents listened to, with satin-sleek, party-starting contemporary R&B, rooted in the Blues.
The early blues that was defined in the 1920s was almost always acoustic and played on the guitar, harmonica, and piano. The lyrics often dealt with themes of love, loss, and personal struggles, reflecting the experiences of Black people, and Black artists like Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, and Blind Lemon Jefferson at the time.
The art form has been around since then, and even British bands from the 1960s, like The Rolling Stones, Cream, and Led Zeppelin incorporated licks, and inspiration from cited Blues greats like BB King, Muddy Waters, and Howlin’ Wolf.
King George brings the Blues back home, with his singles Keep On Rollin, Leave & Party, and Too Long, that get the entire family jookin at the cookout. It also doesn’t hurt that King George is a young man who has adopted the timeless music style of Blues, and infused it with a modern feel, respect for women, and the men who two-step alongside them.
We appreciate King George for keeping smiles on the faces of our antecedents while they two-step in the man cave, and having us dance right along with them. His music celebrates the long-lived music style made in the Black tradition with music we all can enjoy together.
We want to support music like this for years to come, so listen to our King George playlist at Apple Music, at Spotify, and Youtube, then catch this southern gentleman on his The Blues Is Alright Tour when it comes to your town.
King George The Blues Is Alright Tour
- Mar 10 – Indianapolis, IN, US – Indiana Farmers Coliseum
- Mar 18 Atlantic City, NJ, US – Tropicana Showroom, Tropicana Atlantic City
- Mar 25 Rochester, NY, US – Auditorium Theatre
- Apr 1 Detroit, MI, US – The 15th Annual Motor City Blues Festival
- Apr 7 – St Louis, MO, US – The 15th Annual Gateway Blues Festival
- Apr 8 – Hammond, IN, US – The 17th Annual Chi-Town Blues Festival
- Apr 14 – Macon, GA, US – The 6th Annual Macon Blues Festival
- Apr 15 – Atlanta, GA, US – The 17th Annual ATL Blues Festival
- Apr 21 – Houston, TX, US – The 15th Annual H-Town Blues Festival
- Apr 22 – Shreveport, LA, US – The 15th Annual Shreveport Blues Festival
- Jun 30 – Birmingham, AL, US – Alabama Theatre
- Jul 1 – Outdoor Atlanta, GA, US – Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
- Sep 2 -Columbus, GA, US – Soul Fest
