Album Notes

There is a voice that is breaking through to America. It is a voice that carries a distinctive rawness from a life lived deeply, and carries the strength from choices made despite irreversible consequences. It is a voice that promises to take you on a journey if you choose to follow.

It’s Ruth King, performing her Live Reality Show, a Musical Documentary in song art that is self taught, trained, and all her own. It carries the sound of acoustic blues combined with the undertones of disciplined jazz, and the playfulness of R&B.

This artist’s music erupts from within -- traveling through her fingers, into her guitar strings, and out of her mouth to listeners’ ears. With her versatility and strong range, she sings from the depths of her own experiences. Whether it’s a song about living within your own prison, or a cry from the depths of a relationship that has been broken and resurrected, you get it as she sings it. Her music is believable and real.

When performing live, her songs have moved people to propose marriage, to grieve lost loved ones, to celebrate new journeys, and to part with hard memories. Perhaps that is because, buried deep within her voice is the lilt of hope -- the type of hope that pulls you to your feet, reminding you that life is worth living.

Her songs carry the strength of a survivor. In her music, one can hear a refusal to accept defeat. Her style somehow combines spunk and vigor, sensitivity and edginess.

People need an artist who understands how hard life can be, and music that gives them the strength to hope for a better day… Ruth King is that artist.
Ruth King: It’s not just the music, it’s the story.