13-449: William King may refer to: Arts [ edit ] Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King William King (artist) (1925–2015), American sculptor William King (poet) (1663–1712), English poet William King (singer) (born 1949), American singer with
26-854: A documentary about King's life and times, titled Down in the Woods . King was also featured in Martin Scorsese 's 2003 documentary series The Blues and Shout Factory's Blues Story the same year. William King (GSI) William King FGS (1834? - 1900) was the son of the English born geologist William King who also became a geologist and worked in India with the Geological Survey of India , serving as its director from 1887 to 1894. King studied civil engineering at Queen's College , Galway and at Queen's University before joining
39-499: A sharecropper, a moonshine maker, and a traveling salesmans . He later became active with the civil rights movement , which inspired him to write socially conscious blues songs. In 1983, he founded the Rural Members Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the traditional rural skills King had grown up with, which he called 'survival skills,' and helping improve his local community. In 1997,
52-911: A species William Wickham King (1863–1959), British amateur geologist William Frederick King (1854–1916), Canadian surveyor, astronomer, and civil servant William King (GSI) (died 1900), geologist with the Geological Survey of India William Paul King , American mechanical engineer William Richard King (born 1938), American management and information scientist Sports [ edit ] Bill King (1927–2005), American sports radio announcer Bill King (Australian rugby league) , rugby league footballer in Australia Bill King (New Zealand rugby league) (fl. 1910s), New Zealand international rugby league player Billy King (sportsman) (1902–1987), Irish cricketer William King (London cricketer) , English cricketer of
65-693: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Willie King Willie King (March 18, 1943 – March 8, 2009) was an American blues guitarist and singer, known for shunning fame and playing at a local bar in Mississippi . King was born in Prairie Point, a community in Noxubee County, Mississippi near the Alabama border. Prior to recording, he worked in many occupations including as
78-529: The "injustices in life in the rural South". King died from a heart attack shortly before his 66th birthday, near his home in the rural community of Old Memphis , Alabama , just a few miles from his birthplace. Dutch film-makers Saskia Rietmeijer and Bart Drolenga (Visible World Films) wanted to produce a documentary about African American arts and culture in the Deep South . But they met Willie King and instead decided to devote their efforts to creating
91-1068: The 1750s William King (footballer) (1898–1962), Scottish international footballer William King (rugby union) (1890–1937), American rugby union player Willie King (basketball) (1915–1965), American basketball player Dolly King (William King, 1916–1969), American baseball player Other [ edit ] Bill King (Royal Navy officer) (1910–2012), British submarine commander, circumnavigator, author William King (police officer) (born 1972), former Baltimore police officer sentenced to 315 years in prison William King (St Mary Hall) (1685–1763), English Jacobite academic and writer William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805–1893), 8th Baron King and 1st Earl of Lovelace William King (merchant) (c. 1785–1861), West Indies merchant and slave owner William Manly King (1886–1961), American architect William G. King Jr. (1918–2009), United States Air Force general See also [ edit ] Billy King (disambiguation) King William (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
104-643: The Commodores Bill King (photographer) (1939–1987), American fashion photographer Politics [ edit ] Bill King (New Hampshire politician) , American politician William King (Canadian politician) (1930–2020), British Columbia politician William King (governor) (1768–1852), American statesman, governor of Maine William King (Simmons) , an 1878 marble sculpture William King (Governor of West Florida) (died 1826), American governor of West Florida, 1818–1819 William King (Australian politician) (1893–1966), member of
117-404: The Geological Survey of India on 4 March 1857. His first work was in southern India with H.F.Blanford . He then worked in central India and surveyed western Chota Nagpur and took over the position of director at Calcutta, succeeding Medlicott in 1887. He was given six extensions from the normal age of retirement at 54 thus retiring at the age of 60 on 16 July 1894 after 37 years of service. He
130-634: The Queensland Legislative Assembly William Cutfield King (1829–1861), New Zealand politician William David King (1829–1902), English politician, four times Mayor of Portsmouth William E. King (1885–1967), American State Senator from Illinois William H. King (1863–1949), American Senator from Utah William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), tenth prime minister of Canada William M. King , Oregon state legislator William R. King (1786–1853), American statesman, 13th vice president of
143-550: The Rural Members Association started the annual Freedom Creek blues festival, which has since received international recognition. He began recording in 1999 and his 2000 recordings Freedom Creek and I Am The Blues , were the first of several acclaimed albums. King performed at national and international festivals but mostly played near his home, most notably as a regular at Bettie's Juke joint in Mississippi. He described his music as "struggling blues" because of its focus on
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#1732797651051156-1168: The United States William R. King (judge) (1864–1934), American legislator and jurist from Oregon William Robert King (1888–1953), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada William S. King (1828–1900), American congressman from Minnesota William Sterling King (1818–1882), American military officer and Massachusetts politician Religion [ edit ] William King (bishop) (1650–1729), Anglican Archbishop of Dublin William King (minister) (1812–1895), Canadian Presbyterian minister and community founder William Smyth King (1810–1890), Dean of Leighlin William King (priest) (died 1590), Canon of Windsor Science [ edit ] W. B. R. King (William Bernard Robinson King, 1889–1963), British geologist William King (physician) (1786–1865), British physician, supporter of cooperative movement William King (engineer) (1851–1929), Scottish engineer William King (geologist) (1809–1886), Irish geologist, first to recognize Homo neanderthalensis as
169-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_King&oldid=1175568205 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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