Blues Wisdom Far Beyond His Twenty Years: "King" Solomon Hicks

Montana Public Radio | By John Floridis

Published October 15, 2015 at 5:00 AM MDT

Since his debut at age thirteen with the Cotton Club All-Star Band of Harlem, guitarist and singer "King" Solomon Hicks has been winning over audiences at music festivals, clubs, churches, and rock arenas around the world with his virtuosic mix of blues, jazz, funk, gospel, classical, R & B, Afro-Cuban and classic rock.

(Broadcast: "Musicians' Spotlight," 10/15/15 and 2/18/16. Listen weekly online or on your radio Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., or via podcast.)

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John Floridis

John Floridis, the host and producer of Musician's Spotlight, has been with Montana Public Radio since 1997. He has interviewed over 200 musicians during that time. He is also an independent recording and performing artist in his own right and a former registered music therapist.

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