“I played that (instrument) through elementary school and junior high and high school and whatnot in the band programs,” he said. His earliest memory of playing music was blowing on his father’s French horn in his childhood home in northwest Florida. He’ll kind of blurt them out and we’ll tell jokes about that.”Īs a veteran musician, King’s experiences in music extend back to his childhood. “He’s all thumbs on his smartphone, looking up trivial facts on whatever the topic is (of the show). King said that for many years, one of his best friends, Rich Borgquist, served as his Ed McMahon – a reference to the former sideman of television’s “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” which ran from 1962 to 1992. With this format, King’s shows are never identical. “And then when that topic comes out, then we start making fun of it and telling jokes and singing songs about whatever the topic is.”
“Typically, people come in and the last person that comes in the Acoustic Sanctuary is required to pick a random topic – nothing about music and nothing they see in there,” he said. The Acoustic Sanctuary shows generally follow a format, King explained. After 17 years, I was burned out being there anyway.”
“I used to tell (the 22nd and J streets property owner Pete Andreotti) that when he retired, I was going to move on,” he said. King explained the reason for his recent relocation. He is mostly known by his stage name, Winko Ljizz – a name he partially created because he says he was “born with only one eye open.” His self-created surname is short for “legitimate jazz.” Harrington King performs at the Acoustic Sanctuary during a weekend show at the northeast corner of 22nd and J streets, where he parked and played music on a regular basis for 17 years. With a golden backdrop of the lighted Tower Bridge, King continues to play music and tell stories every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. King told the East Sacramento News last week that he simply relocated to Old Sacramento, next to the schoolhouse museum and just east of the Rio City Café and Joe’s Crab Shack. However, any rumors that might exist that King has closed shop and left the entertainment world should be put to rest. His act also includes storytelling with a comedic twist.īut now King and his Acoustic Sanctuary can no longer be found at this site. Inside his mysterious looking vehicle, Sacramento’s Harrington King has entertained thousands upon thousands of people with his unique offering as a one-man band that plays about 40 instruments, and can play various instruments at the same time. It had been a fixture of this midtown street corner on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays evenings since 2002. Many people have become acquainted with this entertainment venue on wheels from the inside, while others maintain certain levels of curiosity from afar.Īccompanied with the green, lighted words, “OneManBand” and “Storyteller,” and stairs leading up to its purple curtain-covered entrance, this unique roadside attraction has been hard to miss. Those familiar with the weekend scene in this area have noticed the absence of a large, purple truck bearing the words, “Acoustic Sanctuary.” Below is a photo of the whole deal set up at one of my shows.Something has been missing from the northeast corner of 22nd and J streets for the past couple months. The last tom leg mount I put on the side and used an old drum arm to put the splash on the end. I built a similar base as the Plate Snare, and mounted a pedal to it.
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Previously I was using a full sized hi-hat with a tambo mounted on top, I could get it to splash and get the tambourine rattle too. Lastly, I just need to have a little splash to help accentuate some of the shots in the songs I play as a one-man-band. It sounds great, and has a ready mounted mic! I was happy with the sound and functionality. After the photo was taken, I added a few screws on the back to mount a tambourine vertically. The brush needed to be modified to give it some weight so I pinched and soldered on some old fishing weights I had laying around. After mounting a mic on the back of the stand and rigging a little piece of angle iron on the front to attach a kick pedal and I was almost there.
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I attached the snare wire to the back of an old license plate and built a little stand to mount the plate on.
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I purchased a single drum brush and a snare wire. Second part, I started to try and create a slapping or clapping or snare-like sound.
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