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'''Sun King Rising''' is a professional moniker/alter ego of an American geneticist and biomedical research scientist, [[John Blangero]] for his music albums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Harry |date=2020-10-08 |title=Sun King Rising - Delta Tales |url=https://www.bluestownmusic.nl/sun-king-rising-delta-tales/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Bluestown Music |language=nl}}</ref> The project was founded in 2018 and has released two albums, ''Delta Tides'' and ''Signs & Wonder'', under the record label of PeacockSunrise Records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peacock Sunrise Records {{!}} RockTimes |url=https://www.rocktimes.info/plattenfirma/peacock-sunrise-records/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |language=de-DE}}</ref>
| name = John Blangero
| landscape = yes
| alias = Sun King Rising
| genre = Blues, Southern Rock, Soul
| occupation =
| instrument =
| label = [[Melodic Revolution Records|PeacockSunrise Records]]
| website = {{URL|sunkingrising.com}}
}}

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'''Sun King Rising''' is a professional moniker/alter ego of an American geneticist and biomedical research scientist, [[John Blangero]] for his music albums.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Harry |date=2020-10-08 |title=Sun King Rising - Delta Tales |url=https://www.bluestownmusic.nl/sun-king-rising-delta-tales/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Bluestown Music |language=nl}}</ref> The project was founded in 2018 and has released two albums, ''Delta Tales'' and ''Signs & Wonders'', under the record label of PeacockSunrise Records.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Peacock Sunrise Records {{!}} RockTimes |url=https://www.rocktimes.info/plattenfirma/peacock-sunrise-records/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |language=de-DE}}</ref>

== Overview ==
At age five, John Blangero began taking piano lessons in New Castle, Pennsylvania and developed an interest in music.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=New Castle's own famed for genetics, music |url=https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/new-castles-own-famed-for-genetics-music/article_8eff2296-2540-11ed-9df2-8b2b9359fb10.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=New Castle News |date=26 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> After five years, he learned the fundamentals of western classical, gospel, and rock music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bio {{!}} Sun King Rising |url=https://www.sunkingrising.com/bio |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Signs and Wonders |language=en}}</ref>

Blangero then joined a rock band at his school when he was fourteen. Later he co-founded his band Harlequin as his regional popularity amplified in [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cafe |first=The Sound |date=2022-10-13 |title=Sun King Rising Release New Wave of Southern Rock 'n' Soul Music on 'Signs & Wonders' |url=https://www.thesoundcafe.com/post/sun-king-rising-release-new-wave-of-southern-rock-n-soul-music-on-signs-wonders |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=The Sound Cafe |language=en}}</ref>

He continued with the band Harlequin until he joined college and focused mainly on his studies.<ref name=":1" /> In 1986, he earned his PhD and became a [[Medical research|biomedical research]] scientist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-25 |title=UTRGV {{!}} John Blangero Ph.D. |url=https://www.utrgv.edu/som/stdoi/our-people/faculty-listing/faculty-jblangero/index.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190825021138/https://www.utrgv.edu/som/stdoi/our-people/faculty-listing/faculty-jblangero/index.htm|access-date=2023-05-12 |website=utrgv.edu|archive-date=2019-08-25 }}</ref>

In the 2000s, Blangero started playing live for blues bands in San Antonio, Texas.<ref name=":2" /> In 2018, he launched his professional moniker Sun King Rising. In 2019, Nick Katana after rebranding his music company [[Melodic Revolution Records]] to PeacockSunshine Records, signed Blangero for Sun King Rising.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Vigezzi |first=Jacopo |date=2020-09-04 |title=[News] PeacockSunrise Records announces the release of "Delta Tales," an album by Sun King Rising |url=https://progrockjournal.com/news-peacocksunrise-records-announces-the-release-of-delta-tales-an-album-by-sun-king-rising/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Progressive Rock Journal |language=en-us}}</ref>

In 2020, Blangero hired Steven "Ace" Acker, a member of a 1970s band named LAW, to produce his first album ''Delta Tales'', which was released on October 2, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breznikar |first=Klemen |date=2023-02-08 |title=Law {{!}} Interview {{!}} Steven "Ace" Acker {{!}} "Discovered and signed to MCA Records by Roger Daltrey of the Who" |url=https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/02/law-interview-steven-ace-acker.html |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3" /> In the same year, he released an independent video song ''Free Will in China Blues''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=Sun King Rising Releases Official Music Video For "Free Will In China Blue" |url=https://indiepulsemusic.com/2022/01/19/sun-king-rising-releases-official-music-video-for-free-will-in-china-blue/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=IndiePulse Music Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 1, 2022, Sun King Rising released another album, ''Signs & Wonders''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Signs & Wonders, by Sun King Rising |url=https://sunkingrising.bandcamp.com/album/signs-wonders-2 |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=Sun King Rising |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Sarah |date=2023-02-24 |title=Sun King Rising gets soulful on new single |url=https://earmilk.com/2023/02/24/sun-king-rising-gets-soulful-on-new-single/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=EARMILK |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Discography ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Album
!Song
|-
| rowspan="10" |2022
| rowspan="10" |Sign and Wonders
|No. 6 Magnolia Avenue
|-
|Bitter Water Sweetened
|-
|One More Story
|-
|Jubal Takes a Wife
|-
|Low Wine and Cruel Ruin
|-
|Lanterns on the Levee
|-
|Buried in the Blues
|-
|Anchorless
|-
|Alabama Nocturne
|-
|She was a Blonde
|-
|2020
|Free Will in China Blue
|Free Will in China Blue
|-
| rowspan="10" |2020
| rowspan="10" |Delta Tales
|The Snake
|-
|Milkweed and Thistle
|-
|Down The Delta Road
|-
|In a State of Grace
|-
|Take It Down
|-
|Beneath The Southern Sun
|-
|Evangeline in The Morning
|-
|Love Turns Grey
|-
|Drive Me To Nashville
|-
|Let There Be Light
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.sunkingrising.com/ Official website]
* {{Discogs artist|name=John-Blangero}}

[[Category:American blues pianists]]
[[Category:American blues singers]]
[[Category:Musicians from Pittsburgh]]
[[Category:20th-century American male musicians]]

Latest revision as of 23:16, 16 November 2024

John Blangero
Also known asSun King Rising
GenresBlues, Southern Rock, Soul
LabelsPeacockSunrise Records
Websitesunkingrising.com

Sun King Rising is a professional moniker/alter ego of an American geneticist and biomedical research scientist, John Blangero for his music albums.[1] The project was founded in 2018 and has released two albums, Delta Tales and Signs & Wonders, under the record label of PeacockSunrise Records.[2]

Overview

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At age five, John Blangero began taking piano lessons in New Castle, Pennsylvania and developed an interest in music.[3] After five years, he learned the fundamentals of western classical, gospel, and rock music.[4]

Blangero then joined a rock band at his school when he was fourteen. Later he co-founded his band Harlequin as his regional popularity amplified in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[3][5]

He continued with the band Harlequin until he joined college and focused mainly on his studies.[5] In 1986, he earned his PhD and became a biomedical research scientist.[6]

In the 2000s, Blangero started playing live for blues bands in San Antonio, Texas.[1] In 2018, he launched his professional moniker Sun King Rising. In 2019, Nick Katana after rebranding his music company Melodic Revolution Records to PeacockSunshine Records, signed Blangero for Sun King Rising.[7]

In 2020, Blangero hired Steven "Ace" Acker, a member of a 1970s band named LAW, to produce his first album Delta Tales, which was released on October 2, 2020.[8][7] In the same year, he released an independent video song Free Will in China Blues.[9]

On October 1, 2022, Sun King Rising released another album, Signs & Wonders.[10][11]

Discography

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Year Album Song
2022 Sign and Wonders No. 6 Magnolia Avenue
Bitter Water Sweetened
One More Story
Jubal Takes a Wife
Low Wine and Cruel Ruin
Lanterns on the Levee
Buried in the Blues
Anchorless
Alabama Nocturne
She was a Blonde
2020 Free Will in China Blue Free Will in China Blue
2020 Delta Tales The Snake
Milkweed and Thistle
Down The Delta Road
In a State of Grace
Take It Down
Beneath The Southern Sun
Evangeline in The Morning
Love Turns Grey
Drive Me To Nashville
Let There Be Light

References

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  1. ^ a b Harry (2020-10-08). "Sun King Rising - Delta Tales". Bluestown Music (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ "Peacock Sunrise Records | RockTimes" (in German). Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  3. ^ a b "New Castle's own famed for genetics, music". New Castle News. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  4. ^ "Bio | Sun King Rising". Signs and Wonders. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  5. ^ a b Cafe, The Sound (2022-10-13). "Sun King Rising Release New Wave of Southern Rock 'n' Soul Music on 'Signs & Wonders'". The Sound Cafe. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  6. ^ "UTRGV | John Blangero Ph.D." utrgv.edu. 2019-08-25. Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  7. ^ a b Vigezzi, Jacopo (2020-09-04). "[News] PeacockSunrise Records announces the release of "Delta Tales," an album by Sun King Rising". Progressive Rock Journal. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  8. ^ Breznikar, Klemen (2023-02-08). "Law | Interview | Steven "Ace" Acker | "Discovered and signed to MCA Records by Roger Daltrey of the Who"". It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  9. ^ "Sun King Rising Releases Official Music Video For "Free Will In China Blue"". IndiePulse Music Magazine. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  10. ^ "Signs & Wonders, by Sun King Rising". Sun King Rising. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  11. ^ Wagner, Sarah (2023-02-24). "Sun King Rising gets soulful on new single". EARMILK. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
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