Raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, King Lloyd was drafted and sent out west to work for Uncle Sam back in the days of Vietnam. Following his army discharge in Los Angeles, the young King Lloyd headed over to the Whisky A GoGo to see his homeboy Mr. "Scratch My Back" himself, the original King Bee, Slim Harpo.

As luck would have it, Slim's bass player was sick and the King was quickly deputized to play bass. Slim liked his playing, and Lloyd joined the band on the spot. After Slim died, the King stayed out west, where he  eventually put out his debut 45 "Don't Play With Fire" on his own label.

Moving back south to Centreville, Mississippi, King Lloyd formed a band with his nephew Burnell on drums and godson Prince Deon on bass, and later added West Coast transplant Stephon  on lead guitar.  This rough-and-tumble quartet still slays 'em  every other week at the Fox Lounge in backatown New Orleans, and at King’s new club, the Sugar Hill House of Blues, in Woodville, Mississippi.

With funky grooves going from "Don't Cry No More" to "Rock Me Baby" to "Hole In the Wall" to "Atomic Dog", King Lloyd plays for the ladies and he knows how to rock it slow and steady all night long . . .