Fuzionz Magazine and TV Summer Issue | Page 28

AN INTERVIEW WITH

THE KINGS

Renowned Singer, Evelyn "Champagne" King is one of the few disco stars who successfully weathered the decline of disco to have more hits through the 1980's. She not only managed to survive as a star into the 1980's, but she still records and tours frequently today. Evelyn was born into a musically inclined family. She was born in The Bronx and her father, EricK King, performed often as a stand-in singer for various groups, occasionally at the legendary Apollo Theatre. Later, her family moved to Philadelphia. Her talents were discovered by T. Life, at the age of 14, going on 15. Read more in our interview with the singing legend.

With the release of his debut album "All About Me", writer /singer/producer/musician Johnny King intends to carve out his own niche in a market inundated with scores of cookie cutter songs driven by computerized, techno-driven sampled grooves. This album is reminiscent of a time when music was actually made, not programmed. All tracks are written, composed, produced and performed by Johnny King. All of the instruments are recorded live and are all played by Johnny--guitar, bass, drums, and keyboards. The lush background harmonies are all Johnny. In fact, there is not another human being on this album. Johnny wanted his debut effort to truly represent who he is--thus the album title and theme "All About Me" was formed. The entire album was recorded by Johnny in his home studio and released under his own record label, Like A Duck Music, LLC..

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Johnny King

(Courtesy of Karen King)