Duffy King

Energetic, kinetic grooves, driving rhythms, searing, blistering leads, finesse and feel are words that have been used to describe Duffy King’s style of guitar playing.  He has toured to all four corners of the world performing and has also done countless studio sessions, including nationally televised ad campaigns, major label releases that have been nominated for awards including Grammy Awards, Billboard Magazine awards, World Music Awards. The combination of these accomplishments, and performing with an array of world class musicians has earned him a reputation as a top caliber world class guitarist well versed in all styles of playing.

Since 2017 to current, Duffy King is the touring guitarist for Moody Blues’ John Lodge and also is on the recent reimagined recording release of the iconic album “Days of Future Passed”.

His songwriting skills as well as vocals have won awards in Billboard Magazine’s Songwriter’s Contest and more.   Duffy King’s all original album release, “Acoustically Speaking” was met with high praise, reviews and wide airplay in the U.S. and Canada. The video for the album’s song “Samba Del Sonoran” has received worldwide accolades and won Best Music Video in the Indie Fest Film Awards Festival, Accolade Global Film Competition, and the Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival. 

Duffy King has had 20 Detroit Music Award nominations, (winning 6), including nods for Outstanding R&B Instrumentalist, R&B Vocalist, R&B Artist, R&B Recording, Jazz Recording. Duffy’s Solo Guitar Christmas  release, is a collection of holiday classics uniquely arranged and performed on a single guitar. Solo Guitar Christmas received rave reviews worldwide and was nominated for a Detroit Music Awards Outstanding Jazz recording.