Steven King CDs

3 Beatle-ing! - CD Third in King's series of ALL BEATLES SONGS solo guitar CDs. Played on a Taylor 914 acoustic guitar with "bass expansion" and no overdubbing. Songs: Doctor Robert, I Need You, It Won't Be Long, If I Fell, Magical Mystery Tour, Julia, I'll Be Back, Do You Want To Know A Secret, Eight Days A Week, I'll Cry Instead, Eleanor Rigby, I Want To Hold Your Hand, I Want To Tell You, Goodnight. Unique solo guitar treatment of Beatles repertoire. Performed on acoustic guitar with bass expansion, no overdubbing.

Meandering - CD Solo guitar arranged and performed by Steven King, using both acoustic bronze string and acoustic nylon string guitars. Songs include: Opus One, Spring Can Really Hang Your Up the Most, Dacapolypso, Mas Que Nada, Wave, Overjoyed, I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo, One Note Samba, Anthropology, Moon River, Slow Boat to China, What Am I Here For, Angel Eyes, Lollipops and Roses, That's All, Body and Soul, Girl Talk, So Nice, Perdido, I'm Glad There Is You.
Jazz, ballads, bossa nova, samba, waltz and jazz waltz
read reviews of Meandering from Just Jazz Guitar and Acoustic Guitar Magazine

Soft-Flowing Waters - CD ALL ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS. Steven’s solo guitar is a simultaneous execution of melody, chords, rhythm, and bass lines on acoustic guitar with King's added “bass expansion” analog technology to capture the two lowest strings for octave doubling. Titles: Soft Flowing Waters, Manhattan Monday, Looks Like Another Rainy Day, Minor Adjustment, My Life Is Like A River, Cascade Peaks, Snow, Cruising, Evening In Seattle, String Scat. Beautiful, original and melodic solo guitar music, with King's trademark counterpoint in the arrangements.
read review of Soft-Flowing Waters quoted from Wood & Steel Magazine

Beatle-ing! - CD ALL BEATLES SONGS on solo acoustic guitar.
Songs: Blackbird, Drive My Car, Lady Madonna, The Fool On The Hill, And Your Bird Can Sing, Penny Lane, Sexy Sadie, I'm Only Sleeping, Lovely Rita, Here There And Everywhere, Fixing A Hole, She's Leaving Home, And I Love Her, She Loves You, When I'm 64, I Feel Fine, If I Needed Someone, Your Mother Should Know, For No One. Accolades acclaim this series of King's all-Beatle-tunes solo guitar CDs as "the best solo guitar arrangements in the world for Beatle repertoire." Performed on acoustic guitars with bass expansion, no overdubbing.

ReBeatle-ing! - CD As the title implies, MORE OF ALL BEATLES Songs - Masterful original solo guitar arrangements by King: Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite, I Will, Martha My Dear, Good Day Sunshine, Got To Get You Into My Life, Imagine, I am the Walrus, In My Life, Hello Goodbye, Within You Without You, Paperback Writer, Day Tripper, Yesterday, Michelle, You Never Give Me Your Money, A Day In the Life. Unique solo guitar treatment of Beatles repertoire. Performed on acoustic guitars with bass expansion, no overdubbing.

Journey to Love by Steven King & the Acoustic Crew - CD
All ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS performed by this acoustic ensemble led by Steven King on guitars with his "bass expansion" for bass lines; Connie King on flute, and Andrew Drury on light jazz drums. Songs: Journey To Love, Life Centered On You, Scuttlebutt, Tahirih, The King Can Swing, Unresolved, Miller Meets the Count, Remember the TJB, Husband & Wife, Cuana the Bear, Raga Saga, Doggle E. Boo.
"Tahirih" from this CD won the Best Instrumental World Music Award in the international Radio Nur song contest, and is a featured track on Radio Nur.

Original Fling - 2nd edition CD Steven King performing his original guitar compositions. All the original cuts from the first edition, improved by remastering, PLUS new composition "Guitar Americana", a compelling guitar instrumental that incorporates many great American guitar styles... ALSO 5 King original tracks from out of print CDs. Songs: Guitar Americana, Remembering the TJB, Real Friends Real Love, Kentucky Canine Calamity, Miller Meets the Count, Merry Fascination, Cool Song, Very Dukesque, The Fast, Travelers, Greensleeves, Scuttlebutt, Kid Guitar, Summer Daze, She Conquers, and Cuana the Bear. All tracks except the last two are solo guitar; the last two being a small ensemble approach. Famous Hollywood studio trumpeter Tony Horowitz appears on Cuana the Bear playing flugelhorn.
read reviews of Original Fling quoted from Wood & Steel and Mr. Guitar magazines

Guitar Christmas - CD Wonderful innovative solo guitar arrangements by Steven King - traditional Christmas music: Winter Wonderland, I Wonder As I Wander, Carol of the Bells, O Holy Night, Angels We Have Heard On High, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Do You Hear What I Hear?, White Christmas, Christmas Time Is Here, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Here We Come A Wassailing, Little Drummer Boy, Sleigh Ride, Chipmunks Song (Christmas Don't Be Late), Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Silver Bells, It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas, Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire), Jingle Bell Rock. Performed on acoustic guitars with bass expansion. You have probably never heard holiday music sound so complete from one intimate guitar as you hear with Steven King arrangements and performance.

Beatle-ing 4 - CD Fourth in King's series of ALL BEATLES SONGS solo guitar CDs, with intricate counterpoint lines weaved in with the melodies, which is part of the magic of the Beatles style. Songs: Across the Universe, Hold Me Tight, Norwegian Wood, Ticket To Ride, Mean Mr. Mustard, I'm So Tired, Another Girl, Her Majesty, You Can't Do That, She's A Woman, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, It's Only Love, You're Gonna Lose That Girl, P.S. I Love You, Things We Said Today, Nowhere Man, Glass Onion. Performed on acoustic guitars with bass expansion, no overdubbing.

Fingerling - CD Includes the songs and performances that won Steven the USA National Fingerstyle Championship when he performed them in competition at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS. Songs include: Sing Sing Sing, Four Brothers, Midnight Cowboy Theme, Rhapsody In Blue, Brazil, April In Paris, Puttin' On The Ritz, Linus and Lucy, Tuxedo Junction, The Pink Panther Theme, A String Of Pearls. This is the CD that defined King's award-winning style.
read reviews of Fingerling quoted from Guitar Player and Acoustic Guitar magazines

Beatle-ing 5, It's Alive!!! - CD ALL BEATLES SONGS on solo acoustic guitar. Songs: Girl, A Hard Day's Night, I'll Follow the Sun, Birthday, Any Time At All, Dear Prudence, Strawberry Fields Forever, Obladi Oblada, Baby You're A Rich Man, We Can Work It Out, The Night Before, Getting Better, Because, You Like Me Too Much, The Long and Winding Road. Unique solo guitar treatment of Beatles repertoire. Performed on acoustic guitar with bass expansion, no overdubbing.

Beatle-ing 6, just for kicks - CD ALL BEATLES SONGS on solo acoustic guitar. Songs: You Won't See Me, All My Loving, Love You To, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, I Wanna Be Your Man, Something, All You Need Is Love, Can't Buy Me Love, Long Long Long, She Said She Said, No Reply, Mother Nature's Son, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Sun King, Honey Pie. Unique solo guitar treatment of Beatles repertoire. Performed on acoustic guitar with bass expansion, no overdubbing.

The Kings' Christmas - CD Lovely guitar and flute duo (Steven and Connie King) perform: Ding Dong Merrily On High, O Come O Come Emmanuel, Sweet Little Jesus Boy, What Child Is This?, Pat-a-Pan, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Christmas Tree, O Holy Night, We Three Kings of Orient Are, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Silent Night, Joy To the World, Good King Wenceslas, The First Noel, Deck the Halls, Lo How A Rose E'er Blooming, Up On the Housetop, Angels We Have Heard On High, The Coventry Carol. Performed on acoustic guitar with bass expansion, and silver Gemeinhardt open hole flute, and recorder.

Steven King's unique 'orchestral style' of solo guitar playing emphasizes melody, while including simultaneous walking bass lines (in the real bass range thanks to King's invention "Bass Expansion"), chords, rhythms, counterpoint, and some jazz improvisation, often giving the impression of 2 or 3 instruments playing together.

Special thanks to Yoshi Imamura, artist and painter, for intricate cover art paintings found on many Steven King guitar CDs.
And most kind thanks to all of you who support the arts and understand the sacrifices the artists make throughout their lives.

Reminiscing - CD Solo acoustic guitar performances. Songs include: My Old School, Bodhisattva, Grazing In The Grass, Morning Dance, Pure Imagination, Orange Colored Sky, The Rain The Park And Other Things, Morning Dance, Never Never Land, Reminiscing, Peg, Morning Train, King Of The World, Wild Is the Wind, Stompin' At the Savoy, That's A Plenty (old dixieland standard), Pearl of the Quarter, Someone Saved My Life Tonight. Performed on acoustic guitar with bass expansion. First time many of these titles have ever been attempted on solo guitar, with very satisfying results.
read review of Reminiscing quoted from Wood & Steel magazine

Beatle-ing 7, from earth & heaven - CD ALL BEATLES SONGS on solo acoustic guitar. Songs: I'm Down, From Me To You, Love Me Do, Please Please Me, Tell Me Why, Two Of Us, I'm Happy Just To Dance With You, Let It Be, There's A Place, I Should Have Known Better, Taxman, Help!, Don't Bother Me, Octopus's Garden, Yes It Is, Rocky Racoon, Come Together, The End. Unique solo guitar treatment of Beatles repertoire. Final release in the series of 7 all-Beatles songs CDs arranged for solo guitar performance, and performed by USA Fingerstyle Champion, Steven King, on acoustic guitar with Bass Exansion, no overdubbing.

Somewhere With You - CD ALL ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS. Steven’s solo guitar is a simultaneous execution of melody, chords, rhythm, and bass lines on acoustic guitar with King's added “bass expansion” analog technology to capture the two lowest strings for octave doubling.
Titles: 1) A Walk In The Park, 2) On The Way To Love, 3) Yoop Dop Dee, 4) Somewhere With You, 5) None But Thee, 6) Fruits Of One Tree, 7) All The Atoms, 8) Unresolved (solo version), 9) The Human Family, 10) We Are The Children, 11) Life Centered On You (solo version), 12) Journey To Love (special solo version), 13) Butterfly, 14) A Day Equals A Year.

Mancini Magic on Solo Guitar - CD    Even from King's early years in college scoring and arranging class, studying Henry Mancini's "Sounds and Scores" text book which employed his "Peter Gunn" scores for analysis, to the present, Mancini remains the most powerful musical influence in King's career. Finally, a solo guitar CD where the Kingster has chosen his favorite Mancini compositions and arranged and performed them on Solo Acoustic Guitar with bass expansion. Songs: Pink Panther, Dreamsville, Session at Pete's Pad, Peter Gunn, The Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, Mr. Lucky, It Had Better Be Tonight, Charade, Baby Elephant Walk, Sorta Blue, Love Theme from The Moneychangers.                      Read Henry Mancini's 1986 letter to Steven King.
                                                                                                                 Read web liner notes on this CD
                                                   Read review of Mancin Magic by Acoustic Reviews in the Netherlands.

Miller Mania on Solo Guitar - CD - Steven King performs his solo guitar arrangements of the greatest hits of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. Songs: Chattanooga Choo Choo, Moonlight Serenade, String Of Pearls, Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square, Perfidia, In The Mood, At Last, Moonlight Cocktail, I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo, Long Ago And Far Away, Tuxedo Junction, Serenade In Blue. Glenn Miller's world changing music lives on here in this way, via enchanting solo fingerstyle guitar with bass expansion (see "instruments" page for definition of bass expansion), and as usual, no overdubs.
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Fruits of One Tree by Joy-us - CD This is the debut album by Joy-us, the instrument and vocals, featuring Steven and Connie King. This CD is all original music, and a most inspirational listen, as the themes and many lyrics of the songs on this album are taken from the writings of the Baha'i Faith. These themes have universal meaning and appeal for all religions and traditions, and we feel will be enjoyable and uplifting for all.
Steven's orchestrations include lots of counterpoint and vocal harmony.

Classical Swing (CD) - This may indeed be a first, a unique concept in guitar music -
a solo guitar exploration of some of the greatest music ever written from TWO points of view, CLASSICAL and JAZZ. King performs both his versions of many titles on this album: a true-to-the-original arrangement on nylon string classical, then his jazz treatment performed on his Chasson steel string acoustic with bass expansion. Titles include Faure's 'Sicilienne', Rachmaninoff's 'Vocalise", Bach's 'Sheep May Safely Graze' 'Air on a G String' 'Brandenburg #3' and 'Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring', Pictures at an Exhibition, Delibes' 'Flower Duet' from 'Lakme', Bizet's 'Intermezzo' from 'Carmen', Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy', and Tchaikovsky's 'Romeo and Juliet'.

Under the Rainbow - songs for young children CD (for babies through kindergarden)
"Under the Rainbow" capitalizes on the young child's capacity to learn through play and includes songs that teach or reinforce skills in pre-literacy, receptive and expressive language, articulation, social, fine and gross motor and the cognitive skills of colors, shapes, numbers, letters, body parts, sequencing and memory. Music stimulates the right brain; words stimulate the left brain; and singing lyrics is a whole brain activity which not only increases learning, but also encourages dendrite growth connecting the two sides of the brain, thus increasing thinking and learning capacity. And the children just know that they're having fun! CONNIE KING on autoharp, vocals, percussion, and bass. STEVEN KING on guitar & background vocals.

Songs :: ABC Song, A is for Apple, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Baby llama, Bingo, Brown Bear, Deep and Wide, Five Little Pumpkins, Five Green Bottles, Friends, Green and Speckled Frogs, Head and Shoulders, Hey Diddle Diddle, Hickory Dickory Dock, Hokey Pokey, Humpty Dumpty, If You're Happy and You Know It, I'm a Little Teapot, It's Raining/Rain Rain, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jack and Jill, Johnny Works With 1 Hammer, Let's Sing a Rainbow, Little Bear, Little Bo Peep, Little Miss Muffet, London Bridge, Mary Had a Little Lamb, The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, Old Macdonald, One Two Buckle My Shoe, One Two Three, Spider on the Floor, Teddy Bear, This Old Man, Tingalayo, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, The Wheels on the Bus, Where is Thumbkin, Yellow Circle. Connie's pure sweet voice makes this truly enjoyable and soothing listening for pre-schoolers, and they are learning as they listen.

Kids & Critters CD - songs for growing children, with wide age appeal, up to adult. The arrangements and performances include lively brass orchestra, (guitars of course), vocal harmonies, strings, percussion, and unusual synthesizer sounds as well. The song lyrics and melodies touch the heart and are at once humorous and educational. Some of the songs teach moral values, and some are clever plays on themes such as friendship and world peace using pets and animals in the story. Songs:
Helping Hand, The Cookie of Friendship, Responsibility Rock, Doggle E. Boo, A Place in the Choir, Freedom Funk, Go Somewhere, Lullabye of Love, Skating, That's Integrity, Fly Butterfly, Respect, The Human Family, Self Worth Stomp, Loyalty, and Justice Jazz.

Kids & Critters Coloring Book! $9.50 by itself, or $7.50 when also puchasing the Kids & Critters CD (above). It contains really fun depiction drawings of many of the song lyrics on the CD, ready for coloring.