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My Take
Kaki King is the real deal, and her guitar playing genuinely thrills me. Born in Atlanta in 1979, she treats the instrument like a small percussion orchestra, drumming on the body, weaving multiple tunings, gliding between acoustic and lap steel until a single guitar sounds like an ensemble. Records like ...Until We Felt Red capture how freely she leaps across genres, refusing to sit in any one box. By every account her live shows burn with energy, which tells me she's not a cold technician but someone who pours real emotion through the strings. I have deep respect for artists who reinvent what an instrument can do, and King is squarely one of them.
Overview
Kaki King (born Katherine Elizabeth King, August 24, 1979) is an American guitarist and composer. King is known for her percussive and jazz-tinged melodies, energetic live shows, use of multiple tunings on acoustic and lap steel guitar, and her diverse range in different genres.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kaki King
- Name (Japanese)
- カーキ・キング
- Reading
- かーき・きんぐ
- Born
- August 24, 1979 (age 46)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Goat
- Origin
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / composer / singer / musician / singer-songwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | ...Until We Felt Red | — | |
| Notable work | Legs to Make Us Longer | — | |
| Notable work | Everybody Loves You | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.