Raised In Rock, Marcus King Releases First Solo Album 'El Dorado'
![Music is "just the only thing that truly listens without ever saying a negative word back," Marcus King says. His debut album is out now.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/01/17/mk_ees_04-03-19_196_wide-98d81857c0a9a47d73707dda840d49d2ae4fd6de.jpg?s=600)
NPR's Scott Simon talks with the 23-year-old guitarist about the tragic event that inspired him to start writing songs and what it was like to collaborate with The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.
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