The Marcus King Band On World Cafe

XPN | By David Dye

Published December 6, 2016 at 8:00 AM EST

The Marcus King Band performs at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia.

The Marcus King Band joins World Cafe's Dan Reed for an interview and performance recorded onstage at World Cafe Live. King, a 20-year-old guitarist who hails from South Carolina, released his self-titled second album earlier this year on ATO Records. The record was produced by another guitarist from the Carolinas, Warren Haynes, whom King says he's always admired as a songwriter.

It's easy to think of King as a young musician who's keeping the blues alive, but he says he doesn't want to confine his music to any one genre. Listen and decide for yourself in this session — and don't miss the video, below, of King and his band performing "Virginia."

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David Dye is a longtime Philadelphia radio personality whose music enthusiasm has captivated listeners of World Cafe® since 1991. World Cafe is produced by WXPN, the public radio service of the University of Pennsylvania.

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