Lloyd Knight’s first performances were aimed at any family member, neighbor or friend who would watch and listen to him. At the age of four years old, he would “enter his stage” by bolting out of a closet with a tennis racquet (guitar) in arms giving his best, deep-voiced rendition of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues". Little did he know that this song would end up being one of his favorite life long cover songs. Lloyd still performs it every chance he gets and it’s a “must see”!

Growing up in Vidalia, Georgia on a pecan-tree lined farm, he and his three older siblings helped out around the farm after school and sang in church on Sundays. He performed his first solos in front of a live audience at the Church of God in his home town. His favorite gospel songs “Old Rugged Cross” and “Have A Little Talk With Jesus” still bring back fond memories and are dear to his heart.

His young summers were spent cropping tobacco and then heading out to the pond with his Momma’s family famous Fried Egg Sandwich tucked in a paper bag for a mid-fishing snack. Cane poles, worms, fields and ponds were the things that made his eyes light up as a young boy. Lloyd gleams when talking about weekend camping trips with his Daddy and two brothers, “We would pitch a tent on the sandbar of the river, set out limb lines and just wait for dinner. A fresh caught meal cooked over a gas Coleman stove was better than any restaurant”. He speaks fondly of deer hunts down in Ft. Stewart, GA. where his little feet froze sitting up in a deer stand by himself, not hitting nearly as many deer as were shot at, but treasuring the time around the camp fire with his family.

Lloyd went to a small K-12 school in Vidalia where, in high school, he was the tailback for the Toombs Central Yellow Jackets. Also, as a member of the high school concert band, he played trombone, trumpet and saxophone, assisting the band in claming the state trophy every year. “We had a lot of fun in high school. On weekends, my best friends and I would run around from farm to farm filling bags with “borrowed” Vidalia Onions to turn in for “party money”. After the football games, we would all head down to the river to party at the sandbar, drink a little beer, and chase the pretty girls. Back then, the cheerleaders got to ride home from the games with the team. That was alright! We were a little mischievous, but just after some small town, harmless fun.”

At the age of 21, Lloyd was invited up on stage in a local bar and grill and sang a few George Strait songs. That experience and the excitement of the crowd, lead to his band assembly and regular act at Carrigan’s. Lloyd fell in love with singing like never before and was booked in local venues 52 weekends a year. Eventually, one of the club owners talked him into trying out for The Colgate Country Showdown and he won! He went on to win the state competition and placed fourth out of fifty-two at the national level. He decided to take his singing career to the next level and went out on the road singing covers like “Fast As You” by Dwight Yoakam, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” from Brooks and Dunn, and Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” on the weekends. During the week, Lloyd served in law enforcement as a Sergeant with the Sheriff’s Department. In 2002, he visited Nashville in search of a guitar player for his band. While listening to a set at Legends Bar and Grille on Broadway, Lloyd was picked up by a record label and moved to Nashville six months later.

Lloyd Knight has toured extensively since the early 90s, including such places as Georgia (of course), Alabama, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Some of his gigs include:

  • Music City Marathon in Nashville, TN

  • Vidalia Onion Festival in Vidalia, GA

  • Windows on the Cumberland 2005 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN

  • Midwest Radio Tour with his single “Hello Beer”

  • National Anthem & pre-game concert for Nashville Sounds in Nashville, TN

  • Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN

  • SIR during 2006 CRS Week in Nashville, TN
    National Anthem & 7th Inning Stretch Show for the Rock Hounds in Midland, TX

  • Red Iguana in Nashville, TN

  • Cotton Eyed Joe’s in Knoxville, TN

  • The Palace in Nashville, TN

Now signed to Rustic Records, Inc. for a little over two years, Lloyd’s singles “Wishing I Was Home”, “Was It Good for You”, and “That’s What a Redneck Is” have all done well. These songs are included on his debut album, “Takin’ It South”, which was released on November 7, 2006 and is available through all online distributors (CD Baby, iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.) as well as the Rustic Records, Inc. web site. Also released in 2006, was the album “Still Believing in Christmas”. This holiday compilation features Lloyd’s version of “Winder Wonderland” as well as some other Christmas favorites by Lorrie Morgan, Porter Wagoner, Little Jimmy Dickens, and several Grand Old Opry stars.

Lloyd starts work on new material on May 15, 2007 putting him back in the studio and back out on the road beginning in June 2007. Look for Lloyd to be featured on an outdoor hunting TV program with “Outdoors Dan” this August. The five day antelope hunt in Montana will be aired on Fox Sports this fall.

Lloyd's life long goal has been to sing onstage for a packed house at The Grand Ole Opry. “I want this for my parent’s satisfaction as much as my own. They’ve always encouraged me and fed this dream of mine. I hope to give them that gratifying mark of “makin’ it” before too long.” He still holds the same visions in his head and dreams in his heart that he had as a child; work hard, sing and perform for anyone that loves country music, and make time to hunt and fish. Catch Lloyd Knight on stage when you can! His unique style and live performance is not to be missed.