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Edward King(1949-2018)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Edward King
Edward King was born on 14 September 1949 in Glendale, California, USA. He was a composer, known for Crimson Tide (1995), Boss Level (2020) and Con Air (1997). He was married to Sharon Brock, Janet Lynn Hand and Patricia A Pettit. He died on 22 August 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
BornSeptember 14, 1949
DiedAugust 22, 2018(68)
BornSeptember 14, 1949
DiedAugust 22, 2018(68)
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Known for

Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in Crimson Tide (1995)
Crimson Tide
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Sweet Home Alabama")
  • 1995
Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, and Selina Lo in Boss Level (2020)
Boss Level
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Workin' for MCA")
  • 2020
Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich, and Ving Rhames in Con Air (1997)
Con Air
6.9
  • Soundtrack(as Ed King, "Sweet Home Alabama")
  • 1997
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump
8.8
  • Soundtrack(as Ed King, "Sweet Home Alabama")
  • 1994

Credits

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  • Kid Rock in Kid Rock: All Summer Long (2008)
    Kid Rock: All Summer Long
    6.5
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2008

Soundtrack



  • Rowan Dean, Rita Panahi, and James Morrow in Outsiders (2016)
    Outsiders
    2.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2021–2022
  • Mel Gibson, Frank Grillo, Naomi Watts, and Selina Lo in Boss Level (2020)
    Boss Level
    6.8
    • writer: "Workin' for MCA"
    • 2020
  • Beat Shazam (2017)
    Beat Shazam
    6.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2018
  • Tori Anderson, Paul Gross, Allan Hawco, Eric Johnson, Enuka Okuma, and Kachina Dechert in Caught (2018)
    Caught
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Saturday Night Special" (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Clare-Hope Ashitey in Seven Seconds (2018)
    Seven Seconds
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Saturday Night Special"
    • 2018
  • Trey Wingo and Mike Golic in Golic and Wingo (2017)
    Golic and Wingo
    5.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2018
  • Roger Cross, Jodelle Ferland, Anthony Lemke, Zoie Palmer, Melissa O'Neil, and Alex Mallari Jr. in Dark Matter (2015)
    Dark Matter
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Tu cara me suena (2011)
    Tu cara me suena
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2017
  • Carla Gugino, Luke Wilson, Colson Baker, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Finesse Mitchell, and Imogen Poots in Roadies (2016)
    Roadies
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2016
  • Crazy About Tiffany's (2016)
    Crazy About Tiffany's
    5.7
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2016
  • Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic in Mike & Mike (2006)
    Mike & Mike
    6.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2016
  • Caleb Castille in Woodlawn (2015)
    Woodlawn
    6.5
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2015
  • David Spade and Brittany Daniel in Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015)
    Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser
    4.2
    Video
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2015
  • Independent Lens (1999)
    Independent Lens
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama"
    • 2014
  • Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    9.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Sweet Home Alabama" (uncredited)
    • 2014

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Ed King
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • September 14, 1949
    • Glendale, California, USA
  • Died
    • August 22, 2018
    • Nashville, Tennessee, USA(lung cancer)
  • Spouses
      Sharon Brock2000 - August 23, 2018 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    King and Steve Gaines, who replaced him in Lynyrd Skynyrd, were born on the same day: 9/14/ 1949.
  • Quotes
    I am mainly known as the one who verbally counted off 'Sweet Home Alabama,' then played the infamous Stratocaster riff as well as the solos in that tune [...] I am the luckiest guitar player that ever lived. Who could've guessed that song would pay the rent for over 30 years?
  • Nicknames
    • Lynyrd Skynyrd
    • Strawberry Alarm Clock
    • Ed

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