Michael Weston King
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Biography
Michael Weston King, born on November 11, 1961, in Derbyshire, England, is an English singerâsongwriter whose career spans country and alternative country. After leaving school at 18, he moved to Liverpool and played guitar in bands on the edge of the post-punk scene, most notably Fragile Friends. He formed The Good Sons in 1992. The band signed to Glitterhouse Records and released their debut album Singing the Glory Down (1995), followed by The Kings Highway (1996) and Wines, Lines and Valentines (1997). The Good Sons went on to open for acts like Joe Ely and Blue Rodeo before ceasing performances in 1999. Following this, King released the solo albums God Shaped Hole (1999), A Decent Man (2003), and a collection of protest songs, I Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a Soldier (2010). In 2011, his duo My Darling Clementine released their debut album How Do You Plead?, which won the BCMA's Americana Band of the Year award and yielded a BBC Radio 2 hit with the single "100,000 Words". That same year, he released the solo LP Forgetmenots. In 2020, My Darling Clementine released the album Country Darkness - The Songs of Elvis Costello. He resumed his solo career in 2022 with the album The Struggle.
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- This Man Can Break So Easily
- My Heart Stopped Today
- Someday Never Comes by Good Song
- Weight Of The World
- Reserved for Me and You
- Sounds Of Our Time
- Easy
- Annie
- I Can't Reach Him
- Lovers Lullaby
- Fade Away
- I Bought Some Roses
- In Spain The Dogs Are Too Tired To Bite You
- Beautiful Lies
- Rake
- A Song For
- God Shaped Hole
- An Englishman's Obsession with America
- Gigantic Days
- Mathilda
- High Days Holy Days
- Lay Me Down/Waiting Round to Die
- I Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore
- I Pity The Poor Immigrant
