Sun King Rising
Musical artist
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Sun King Rising is a professional moniker/alter ego of an American geneticist and biomedical research scientist, John Blangero for his music albums.[1] The project was founded in 2018 and has released two albums, Delta Tales and Signs & Wonders, under the record label of PeacockSunrise Records.[2]
John Blangero | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sun King Rising |
| Genres | Blues, Southern Rock, Soul |
| Label | PeacockSunrise Records |
| Website | sunkingrising |
Overview
At age five, John Blangero began taking piano lessons in New Castle, Pennsylvania and developed an interest in music.[3] After five years, he learned the fundamentals of western classical, gospel, and rock music.[4]
Blangero then joined a rock band at his school when he was fourteen. Later he co-founded his band Harlequin as his regional popularity amplified in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3][5]
He continued with the band Harlequin until he joined college and focused mainly on his studies.[5] In 1986, he earned his PhD and became a biomedical research scientist.[6]
In the 2000s, Blangero started playing live for blues bands in San Antonio, Texas.[1] In 2018, he launched his professional moniker Sun King Rising. In 2019, Nick Katana after rebranding his music company Melodic Revolution Records to PeacockSunshine Records, signed Blangero for Sun King Rising.[7]
In 2020, Blangero hired Steven "Ace" Acker, a member of a 1970s band named LAW, to produce his first album Delta Tales, which was released on October 2, 2020.[8][7] In the same year, he released an independent video song Free Will in China Blues.[9]
On October 1, 2022, Sun King Rising released another album, Signs & Wonders.[10][11]
Discography
| Year | Album | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sign and Wonders | No. 6 Magnolia Avenue |
| Bitter Water Sweetened | ||
| One More Story | ||
| Jubal Takes a Wife | ||
| Low Wine and Cruel Ruin | ||
| Lanterns on the Levee | ||
| Buried in the Blues | ||
| Anchorless | ||
| Alabama Nocturne | ||
| She was a Blonde | ||
| 2020 | Free Will in China Blue | Free Will in China Blue |
| 2020 | Delta Tales | The Snake |
| Milkweed and Thistle | ||
| Down The Delta Road | ||
| In a State of Grace | ||
| Take It Down | ||
| Beneath The Southern Sun | ||
| Evangeline in The Morning | ||
| Love Turns Grey | ||
| Drive Me To Nashville | ||
| Let There Be Light |