Lemonade Records, Austin, TX
Shelley King has been an ambassador of the Austin, Texas sound for twenty years. She is a self assured combination of singer and songwriter, who is both a successful solo artist and formidable band leader. King's blend of blues, folk, country, soul and rock led her to be the first woman appointed by the Texas Legislature to represent the state as it's Official Musician. She won Austin Music Awards for Song of the Year and Best Roots Rock Band. Shelley has released seven albums to rave reviews and radio chart success. King tours everywhere and performs almost nightly at intimate concerts, major venues and festivals. Her songs have been recorded by numerous national and international artists. She is available to perform as a solo, duo, trio or band, acoustic or electric.
As a festival act, Shelley has headlined the Kerrville Folk Festival, performed at The New York State Blues Festival, SXSW, NXNE, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, Rhythm and Roots Festival in R.I., Empire State Brew Fest, Zihuatanejo International Guitar Festival(Mexico), Wonderjam in Amsterdam, Black Potatoe Music Festival, Old Settler's Music Festival, Dogwood Festival-Atlanta, Iowa Women's Festival- Iowa City, Iowa, Viva Big Bend, TX, Robert Earl Keen's Texas Uprising, RiverFest - Little Rock, AR and many others.
Some of her club and venue stops across the country include; The Iridium- NYC, Hill Country BBQ- NYC & DC, Freight & Salvage- Berkeley, CA, Yoshi's-Oakland, Biscuits & Blues-San Francisco, City Winery-NYC & Napa, House of Blues-Houston & Dallas, The Palms Playhouse- Winters, CA, Gruene Hall-New Braunfels, TX, Antone's- Austin, Continental Club-Austin, Saxon Pub- Austin, Threadgill's-Austin, McGonigel's Mucky Duck-Houston, Discovery Green- Houston, The Blue Door-OKC, John T. Floore's Country Store-San Antonio, Bluebird Cafe-Nashville, Robert's Western World-Nashville, Blue Plate Special WDVX- Knoxville, Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour-Lexington, KY, Avogadro's Number-Fort Collins, CO, Swallow Hill-Denver, The Outlook-Boulder, Juanita's-Little Rock, Knuckleheads- Kansas City, Sunday Roadhouse- Omaha, NE, Blue Moon Saloon- Lafayette, Luna Live- Lake Charles, Phil Brady's- Baton Rouge and hundreds of others.
Toured Japan, Canada, Europe, Mexico and the US.
Shelley has performed with, opened for or recorded with Willie Nelson, Marcia Ball, Carolyn Wonderland, the subdudes, Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel, Delbert McClinton, Charlie Robison, Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green, Mavis Staples, Monty Montgomery, Levon Helm, Joe Ely,Fabulous Thunderbirds, Patty Griffin, Billy Joe Shaver and many more
