Jill King | |
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Birth name | Jill Christine King [1] |
Born | April 2, 1973 |
Origin | Arab, Alabama, United States |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals acoustic guitar |
Years active | 2003–present |
Labels | Blue Diamond, Foundher |
Website |
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Jill Christine King (born April 2, 1973, in Arab, Alabama [1]) is an American country music artist. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, [1] [2] she spent several years in Nashville, Tennessee, before being discovered at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, a popular venue for singer-songwriters in Nashville. [3]
In 2003, she released her debut album, Jillbilly, on the independent Blue Diamond label. The album's first and third singles both entered Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Several of her singles have also charted on the independent Music Row music charts as well. [4] Her 2008 single " Somebody New" is a cover of a song previously recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus.
King founded her own label, Foundher Records, in 2010. She released her third album, Rain on Fire, that same year.
Title | Album details |
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Jillbilly |
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Somebody New |
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Rain On Fire |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
2003 | "One Mississippi" | 60 | Jillbilly |
"Hand Me Down Heartache" | — | ||
2004 | "98.6 Degrees and Falling" | 56 | |
"Three Months, Two Weeks, One Day" | — | ||
2005 | "Makes Perfect Sense to Me" | — | |
2008 | " Somebody New" | — | Somebody New |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Video | Director |
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2003 | "One Mississippi" | Tom Bevins |