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Mark Raymond King (born 20 October 1958) is an English musician. He is the lead singer and bassist of the jazz-funk band Level 42. King is known for his slap style of playing the bass guitar, with MusicRadar describing him as "the guy who put the slap in pop during the 80s".
Level 42 – bassist and vocalist Mark King, keyboard player/vocalist Mike Lindup, guitarist Boon Gould, drummer/lyricist Phil Gould and studio-only whizz kid Wally Badarou – were, by 1983, well-respected survivors of the early 80s Britfunk explosion, but had yet to really break big.
Oct 12, 2022 · Mark King’s hard-hitting bass pyrotechnics with Level 42 became the driving force behind many of the band’s Top 40 hits and paved the way for slap-bass playing in mainstream 80s pop. The group notched up 20 UK Top 40 hits throughout the 80s before eventually disbanding in 1994.
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Jul 22, 2020 · As Level 42 celebrate four decades in business, we sit down with King and take a look back - with the benefit of 2020 vision.
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Learn about Mark King, the bassist and singer of the British funk-pop group Level 42. Find out his biography, discography, and influences.
Mark King performing in 1988. Devastated, Level 42 took a year off to regroup and rethink. To cover the gap and to fulfil the band's contract with Polydor Records, Level Best (a greatest hits compilation) was released at the end of 1989; also marking a decade since the band's beginnings.
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Aug 20, 2023 · Mark King, bassist and singer of Level 42, shares his memories of his 80s pop success, his family background and his passion for music. Read about his unusual fan gifts, his DIY projects, his influences and his views on materialism.
