Almost from day one, the only son of a family with deep Texas roots was making music on a farm near Dallas. Between chores and school, the handsome young boy called King (named after his father and grandfather, despite his mother’s protests) broke his teeth on the sounds of Dwight Yoakum, Dire Straits and Delbert McClinton.

His father, a longtime Dallas blues player, made an impression on King with a beat-up Yamaha guitar that would eventually lead to the two forming his first band, King Cone & The Wise Guys. They landed their first paying gig when they were 13 and won their school’s sixth grade talent show with the fastest version ever played of Alan Jackson’s 1991 hit “Don’t Rock the Jukebox.” In the late 1990s, the group performed as far away as Caracas, Venezuela, and developed an annual show that raised tens of thousands of dollars for the local heritage museum.

Since graduation from University of Texas in Austin in 2004, Cone has turned his full focus and attention toward breaking through in the regional music scene. He plays more than 200 dates a year, including benefits on behalf of his mother and his high school wrestling coach, both cancer survivors.

Information from the band's site

Musicians

• Mike Basden: keyboards, organ, piano
• King Cone: guitar, lead vocals, vocals
• John Livingston: drums, percussion
• Dwayne Bollmeyer: guitar
• Chris Gipson: bass

Albums

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