Mark Klein (singer)
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Mark Klein is an American
blue eyed soul and blues
singer-songwriter
, actor and member of The Boogie Kings
, an American swamp pop
band.
, The Boogie Kings
at the age of 10
Ned Theall, a Cajun
trumpeter and member of The Boogie Kings became his mentor after Klein e-mailed him and became a member of the band. Klein is a multi-instrumentalist; playing guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drums, and Bass guitar.
Klein recorded "Sick and Tired " on The Boogie Kings' 2007 album, Never Go Away. Klein, Louisiana Hall of Famer Allen Wayne and Gregg Martinez
were dubbed "The New Breed" by the current members of The Boogie Kings after becoming members in 2005.
Before he joined The Boogie Kings Klein recorded his first album, It's Just Me when he was 10 in 2004 and his second album, Blue Eyed Soul Patrol in 2006. When he was 6, he became a member of Louisiana Kids, an organization based in Louisiana for child singers and performers. At the age of seven, he became a member of Thunder-n-Lightnin, a duo consisting of Klein and Kayla Woodson, his singing partner. However, the group disbanded two years later.
Throughout his career, he has performed at bowl games, oprys, beauty pageants, larger festivals, nursing homes among other venues.
Klein cites his influences such as Elvis Presley
, Wilson Pickett
, and Ray Charles
, among others. Klein is currently recording a third album, with songs Klein has mostly wrote himself. Released, will be the singles "The Kid Is Hot Tonight!" and "I've Done Everything For You".
United States
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blue eyed soul and blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, actor and member of The Boogie Kings
The Boogie Kings
The Boogie Kings are an American Cajun swamp pop and blue-eyed soul group.-History:The band formulated in Eunice, Louisiana in 1955 as teenagers first consisting members Doug Ardoin, Skip Morris, Bert Miller, Bryan Leger, and Harris Miller...
, an American swamp pop
Swamp pop
Swamp rock is a musical genre indigenous to the Acadiana region of south Louisiana and an adjoining section of southeast Texas. Created in the 1950s and early 1960s by teenaged Cajuns and black Creoles, it combines New Orleans-style rhythm and blues, country and western, and traditional French...
band.
Biography
Klein began singing at the age of 2. However, he is most notable for becoming the youngest member of the legendary 1950s supergroupSupergroup (music)
In the late 1960s, the term supergroup was coined to describe "a rock music group whose performers are already famous from having performed individually or in other groups"....
, The Boogie Kings
The Boogie Kings
The Boogie Kings are an American Cajun swamp pop and blue-eyed soul group.-History:The band formulated in Eunice, Louisiana in 1955 as teenagers first consisting members Doug Ardoin, Skip Morris, Bert Miller, Bryan Leger, and Harris Miller...
at the age of 10
Ned Theall, a Cajun
Cajun
Cajuns are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of Acadian exiles...
trumpeter and member of The Boogie Kings became his mentor after Klein e-mailed him and became a member of the band. Klein is a multi-instrumentalist; playing guitar, mandolin, keyboards, drums, and Bass guitar.
Klein recorded "Sick and Tired " on The Boogie Kings' 2007 album, Never Go Away. Klein, Louisiana Hall of Famer Allen Wayne and Gregg Martinez
Gregg Martinez
Gregg Martinez is an American rhythm and blues singer and purveyor of the south Louisiana genre called Swamp Pop. He began singing in public at the age of eight in his home church in Carencro, Louisiana...
were dubbed "The New Breed" by the current members of The Boogie Kings after becoming members in 2005.
Before he joined The Boogie Kings Klein recorded his first album, It's Just Me when he was 10 in 2004 and his second album, Blue Eyed Soul Patrol in 2006. When he was 6, he became a member of Louisiana Kids, an organization based in Louisiana for child singers and performers. At the age of seven, he became a member of Thunder-n-Lightnin, a duo consisting of Klein and Kayla Woodson, his singing partner. However, the group disbanded two years later.
Throughout his career, he has performed at bowl games, oprys, beauty pageants, larger festivals, nursing homes among other venues.
Klein cites his influences such as Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett
Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Soul singer and songwriter.A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the US Billboard Hot 100...
, and Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, among others. Klein is currently recording a third album, with songs Klein has mostly wrote himself. Released, will be the singles "The Kid Is Hot Tonight!" and "I've Done Everything For You".
Albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2004 | It's Just Me |
| 2006 | Blue Eyed Soul Patrol Blue Eyed Soul Patrol Blue Eyed Soul Patrol is the second album from singer Mark Klein. The name of the album is a take on the name of soul singer and former American Idol contestant Taylor Hicks' fanbase "Soul Patrol".... |
| 2007 | Unreleased Christmas album (with Ashleigh Klein) |
| 2010 | TBA |
Unreleased songs
- "I Want to Thank You"
- "New Orleans Medley"
- "I Think I'm in Love"
- "I Wanna Rock You"
Awards
- Louisiana Kids Entertainer of the Year (2004)
- American Kids Entertainer of the Year (2004)
External links
- Official website
- Official website of The Boogie Kings
- Mark Klein at BoySoloist.com