# Sun King Rising

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**Sun King Rising** is a professional moniker/alter ego of an American geneticist and biomedical research scientist, [John Blangero](/source/John_Blangero) for his music albums.[1] The project was founded in 2018 and has released two albums, *Delta Tales* and *Signs & Wonders*, under the record label of PeacockSunrise Records.[2]

## Overview

At age five, John Blangero began taking piano lessons in New Castle, Pennsylvania and developed an interest in music.[3] After five years, he learned the fundamentals of western classical, gospel, and rock music.[4]

Blangero then joined a rock band at his school when he was fourteen. Later he co-founded his band Harlequin as his regional popularity amplified in [Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania](/source/Pittsburgh).[3][5]

He continued with the band Harlequin until he joined college and focused mainly on his studies.[5] In 1986, he earned his PhD and became a [biomedical research](/source/Medical_research) scientist.[6]

In the 2000s, Blangero started playing live for blues bands in San Antonio, Texas.[1] In 2018, he launched his professional moniker Sun King Rising. In 2019, Nick Katana after rebranding his music company [Melodic Revolution Records](/source/Melodic_Revolution_Records) to PeacockSunshine Records, signed Blangero for Sun King Rising.[7]

In 2020, Blangero hired Steven "Ace" Acker, a member of a 1970s band named LAW, to produce his first album *Delta Tales*, which was released on October 2, 2020.[8][7] In the same year, he released an independent video song *Free Will in China Blues*.[9]

On October 1, 2022, Sun King Rising released another album, *Signs & Wonders*.[10][11]

### Discography

Year Album Song 2022 Sign and Wonders No. 6 Magnolia Avenue Bitter Water Sweetened One More Story Jubal Takes a Wife Low Wine and Cruel Ruin Lanterns on the Levee Buried in the Blues Anchorless Alabama Nocturne She was a Blonde 2020 Free Will in China Blue Free Will in China Blue 2020 Delta Tales The Snake Milkweed and Thistle Down The Delta Road In a State of Grace Take It Down Beneath The Southern Sun Evangeline in The Morning Love Turns Grey Drive Me To Nashville Let There Be Light

## References

1. Harry (2020-10-08). ["Sun King Rising - Delta Tales"](https://www.bluestownmusic.nl/sun-king-rising-delta-tales/) (in Dutch). *Bluestown Music*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. ["Peacock Sunrise Records | RockTimes"](https://www.rocktimes.info/plattenfirma/peacock-sunrise-records/) (in de-DE). Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. ["New Castle's own famed for genetics, music"](https://www.ncnewsonline.com/news/local_news/new-castles-own-famed-for-genetics-music/article_8eff2296-2540-11ed-9df2-8b2b9359fb10.html). *New Castle News*. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. ["Bio | Sun King Rising"](https://www.sunkingrising.com/bio). *Signs and Wonders*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. Cafe, The Sound (2022-10-13). ["Sun King Rising Release New Wave of Southern Rock 'n' Soul Music on 'Signs & Wonders'"](https://www.thesoundcafe.com/post/sun-king-rising-release-new-wave-of-southern-rock-n-soul-music-on-signs-wonders). *The Sound Cafe*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. ["UTRGV | John Blangero Ph.D."](https://www.utrgv.edu/som/stdoi/our-people/faculty-listing/faculty-jblangero/index.htm). *utrgv.edu*. 2019-08-25. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190825021138/https://www.utrgv.edu/som/stdoi/our-people/faculty-listing/faculty-jblangero/index.htm) 2019-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. Vigezzi, Jacopo (2020-09-04). ["\[News\] PeacockSunrise Records announces the release of "Delta Tales," an album by Sun King Rising"](https://progrockjournal.com/news-peacocksunrise-records-announces-the-release-of-delta-tales-an-album-by-sun-king-rising/). *Progressive Rock Journal*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. Breznikar, Klemen (2023-02-08). ["Law | Interview | Steven "Ace" Acker | "Discovered and signed to MCA Records by Roger Daltrey of the Who""](https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2023/02/law-interview-steven-ace-acker.html). *It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. ["Sun King Rising Releases Official Music Video For "Free Will In China Blue""](https://indiepulsemusic.com/2022/01/19/sun-king-rising-releases-official-music-video-for-free-will-in-china-blue/). *IndiePulse Music Magazine*. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. ["Signs & Wonders, by Sun King Rising"](https://sunkingrising.bandcamp.com/album/signs-wonders-2). *Sun King Rising*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

1. Wagner, Sarah (2023-02-24). ["Sun King Rising gets soulful on new single"](https://earmilk.com/2023/02/24/sun-king-rising-gets-soulful-on-new-single/). *EARMILK*. Retrieved 2023-05-12.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.sunkingrising.com/)

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