King Edward (5)

Guitar - Blues Born in Rayne, Louisiana into a musically talented family and taught himself to play the guitar. He learned to play Zydeco from his cousin Clifton Chenier. King Edward later moved to Chicago where he lived for 15 years and played with legends Buddy Guy, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Jimmi Mayes and others. He also toured with his brother Nolan Struck and the great McKinley Mitchell and performed regularly at the Regal Theater. King later moved to Jackson, MS and recorded his first album, "Genuine Mississippi Blues with ACE Record Company for Johnny Vincent. He was a regular guitarist at the Queen of Hearts and the famous Subway Lounge in Jackson, MS. He was featured in "The Last of the Mississippi Jukes" documentary about the Subway Lounge. King played in Mississippi with Sam Myers, and taught Eddie Cotton how to play the blues. He has opened for B.B. King. He has become a well known blues artist in Mississippi playing festivals and venues across the state, as well as the Chicago Blues Festival, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, the Canton Blues Fest, the Rolling Fork Festival and the Juke Joint Fest among others. King Edward leads his own band, The King Edward Blues Band, and is also the lead guitar player in the Central Mississippi Blues Society Blue Monday Band. King can be seen in Jackson at Underground 119, Hal & Mal's, and at L.D.'s Kitchen in Vicksburg. King has been honoured on 3 blues markers in Jackson, MS on the State of Mississippi Blues Trail; The Subway, The Queen of Hearts and The Ace Records marker. King Edward performed with Eddie Cotton, Zac Harmon and Bobby Rush on the "2010 Mississippi Celebrates Its Grammy Legacy" and was presented a Peavey Award for his contribution to Mississippi music. He has been chosen by the Mississippi Arts Commission to be on the Mississippi Artist Roster through June 2013. King is a member of the Central MS Blues Society and the Blues Foundation. He recently performed on the Blessissippi Event at Ground Zero in Clarksdale, MS, hosted by Morgan Freeman.