On The Row: Honky-Tonker Randall King Makes Waves On Music Row

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Randall King. Photo: Yve Assad

Warner Music Nashville artist Randall King recently came by the MusicRow offices to share some tunes.

A native of West Texas, King has garnered his fan-base with his country crooning that is decidedly traditional in sound. He has earned acclaim with projects such as his 2020 EP Leanna, his 2022 major label album debut Shot Glass and his 18-track sophomore album Into The Neon, which released in January of this year.

Pictured (L-R): MusicRow’s Madison Hahnen and LB Cantrell; Randall King; MusicRow’s Sherod Robertson, John Nix Arledge and Liza Anderson

King has amassed over 300 million streams with singles like “You In A Honky Tonk,” “Hey Cowgirl,” “Mirror, Mirror,” “Burns Like Her” and “When My Baby’s in Boots,” and has continued to burn up the road, playing over 150 honky tonks a year.

King grew up in Hereford, a little cattle town in Texas. He went to college at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, where musical icons like Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, Mac Davis and more spent time, in addition to modern Texas music mavericks Pat Green, Josh Abbott, Wade Bowen and others. “I learned songwriting from that culture,” King said. “It’s really what got me into the music industry.”

As he began to play in the bars in the Lubbock scene, King started managing and booking himself. He even got a sound technician degree at Texas Tech so he could produce his own records. In 2014, King met industry veteran Scott Gunter, and the two have been working together ever since.

King stated coming to Nashville in 2016 to write songs. He signed a record deal with Warner Music Nashville in 2019.

After years spent focused on building his show on the road, King has country radio on the horizon. He has lots of good material to choose from for his debut single, including the moody “Burns Like Her” and romantic “I Could Be That Rain,” both of which have garnered millions of listens on Spotify.

“My dream has always been to be on stage,” King said. “I’ve never really doubted that I could be, if I work my ass off.”

King is currently headlining shows across the U.S. and has tour dates slated across Europe later in 2024. He is managed by Durango Artist Management, booked by CAA and recently signed a publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing.

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