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]
| 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 |