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Ed King

American rock musician (1949–2018)
Person human Q971422
Ed King

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
September 14, 1949
Date of death
August 22, 2018
Place of birth
Glendale
Place of death
Nashville
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
musician, guitarist, composer
Educated at
Herbert Hoover High School[9]
Genre
Southern rock, psychedelic rock[13][14]
Cause of death
cancer[16]
Birth name
Edward Calhoun King[23]
Described by source
Ed King, Guitarist and Songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dies at 68[22]
Different from
Edmund M. B. King, Wikidata item[24][25]
End of work period
1996[27]
Family name
King[17]
Given name
Edward[18]
Instrument
guitar, bass guitar[20][21]
Manner of death
natural causes[19]
Member of
Strawberry Alarm Clock, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lynyrd Skynyrd[10][11]
Record label
MCA Records[15]
Start of work period
1965[26]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
000000040665745X
VIAF cluster ID
163244265
GND ID
1165317605
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000120275
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13800651h
Discogs artist ID
475150
ELNET ID
a11982627
Europeana entity
agent/base/68212
Find a Grave memorial ID
192491042
Freebase ID
/m/01v3vhy
Geni.com profile ID
6000000081753527157
KANTO ID
000202889
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MusicBrainz artist ID
c2566277-e680-41bf-8e9d-6936d1fa4b0e
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000136566
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:Cqg0;=Br
Rate Your Music artist ID
ed_king
SBN author ID
DDSV122692
SHARE Catalogue author ID
516466
Songkick artist ID
3852226
WikiTree person ID
King-30395

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 4
Sweet Home Alabama, Sweet Home Alabama, Incense and Peppermints, Incense and Peppermints
Compositions 3
Sweet Home Alabama, Incense and Peppermints, Miña terra galega
Member of 3
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Strawberry Alarm Clock
Occupation 3
composer, musician, guitarist
Genre 2
psychedelic rock, Southern rock
Instrument 2
guitar, bass guitar
Mb:member of band 2
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Strawberry Alarm Clock
Belongs to 1
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
King
Given name 1
Edward
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Glendale
Place of death 1
Nashville
Record label 1
MCA Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
Sweet Home Alabama
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Summary

Ed King was born on September 14, 1949[1], in Glendale[2]. He died on August 22, 2018[3], in Nashville[4]. He worked as a musician[5], guitarist[6], and composer[7].

FAQs

Where was Ed King born?

Ed King's place of birth was Glendale[2].

Where did Ed King die?

Ed King died in Nashville[4].

What did Ed King do for work?

Ed King worked as a musician[5], guitarist[6], and composer[7].

Where did Ed King go to school?

Ed King was educated at Herbert Hoover High School[9].

Related Entities

Lynyrd Skynyrd United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . rollingstone.com. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . al.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . al.com. Retrieved . al.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . rollingstone.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Find a Grave memorial ID → 192491042
    Bibliothèque nationale de France ID → 13800651h
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → —
    Described by source → Ed King, Guitarist and Songwriter for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dies at 68
    Sex or gender → male
    Cause of death → cancer
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