Top 5Has said they love
Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman“Truly one of my favorite songwriters ever!”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
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5 items · Last checked What guitar does Emily King play?
Emily King is listed as a Taylor Guitars artist and has been seen using a Taylor acoustic guitar. Off stage, Emily King has said they love Yusuf/Cat Stevens' Tea for the Tillerman, Michael Jackson's Dangerous, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and Missy Elliott's Supa Dupa Fly.
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Top 5Has said they love
Michael Jackson
Dangerous“This record was such a big influence on me. I love the industrial sound of Teddy Riley's production.”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
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Top 5Has said they love
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue“Maybe the most perfect piece of music ever.”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
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Top 5Has said they love
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly“This record got me through my middle school insecurities.”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
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Taylor
Acoustic guitar
Top 5SponsoredSeen using
Taylor
Acoustic guitarSeen in Emily King (Taylor Guitars artist page), September 2026
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Taylor
Acoustic guitar
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Taylor
Acoustic guitarSeen in Emily King (Taylor Guitars artist page), September 2026
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Records that shaped me
Has said they love
Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman“Truly one of my favorite songwriters ever!”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
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Has said they love
Michael Jackson
Dangerous“This record was such a big influence on me. I love the industrial sound of Teddy Riley's production.”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
Buy
Has said they love
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue“Maybe the most perfect piece of music ever.”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
Listen
Has said they love
Missy Elliott
Supa Dupa Fly“This record got me through my middle school insecurities.”
Said in Emily King: Five Essential Albums (WFUV), March 2023
Questions
About Emily King's gear.
What guitar does Emily King play?
Emily King is featured on Taylor Guitars' official artist roster and has been seen using a Taylor acoustic guitar. The exact model is not named on the artist page.
What albums influenced Emily King?
In her Five Essential Albums list for WFUV, Emily King has said they love Tea for the Tillerman, Dangerous, Kind of Blue and Supa Dupa Fly, along with her parents' jazz duo record If You Could See Me Now.
What does Emily King say about Michael Jackson's Dangerous?
Emily King has said they love Dangerous, writing that the record was a big influence and that Teddy Riley's industrial production always felt like an extension of New York City.
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