{"id":2516172,"date":"2026-07-24T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2516172"},"modified":"2026-07-24T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:05:00","slug":"zach-john-king-teases-new-song-in-tribute-to-his-recently-passed-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zach-john-king-teases-new-song-in-tribute-to-his-recently-passed-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach John King Teases New Song in Tribute to His Recently Passed Father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>On Friday, July 14th, country singer-songwriter Zach John King took to social media to make a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/holler.country\/news\/breaking\/zach-john-king-postpones-tour-dates-after-sudden-loss-of-his-father-john-king\/\">heartbreaking announcement<\/a> &#8211; the sudden loss of his father, John King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFriday my dad suddenly went home to Jesus. He was our family\u2019s rock. My best friend. The greatest man I will ever know.\u201d Following the tragedy, King cancelled two weeks of shows in order to take the time to grieve the unimaginable loss &#8211; this included opening shows for country stars Riley Green and Luke Bryan.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was no doubt from King that what his father would have wanted want him to do was continue working; writing that following the break he would \u201cdo what my dad would want me to do and get back to work.\u201d In what is likely the artist\u2019s own form of processing the grief, he recently uploaded a video of a song written in tribute, a simple caption stating \u201ca song for dad\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The moving track sees King singing about things that his father taught him, and if he didn\u2019t then he \u201cwouldn\u2019t know how to not\u201d. The song reflects just how close the father and son were, spending time together doing just about anything and having each of those resulting personality traits instilled in him from a young age.<\/p>\n<p>\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Instagram post\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbJ0GCHASeJ\/embed\" width=\"400\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n        <\/p>\n<p>King\u2019s father evidently had a big impact on his acceptance and appreciation for his Georgia home roots as he makes references to the Georgia Bulldogs &#8211; the University of Georgia football team &#8211; and leaning into his Southern drawl when back home, whilst saying that \u201cI can\u2019t not be where I\u2019m from\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As the track reaches an emotional peak, King sings \u201cI\u2019ll always be my father\u2019s son\u201d. Seemingly, King is determined to keep working hard and fulfilling what his father would have wished for him.<\/p>\n<p>Whether this track will end up being part of a larger release from King, we\u2019re not sure &#8211; perhaps it will remain as a standalone, moving tribute to his father. There has been no mention of an official release date for the song which will likely be called \u2018I Wouldn\u2019t Know How to Not\u2019, but there\u2019s no doubt that King\u2019s country music family is very proud of him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_artistsAndContributors_92don_430\">\n<div class=\"_artistsMainWrapper_92don_438\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/holler.country\/search?searchTerm=Zach John King&amp;searchBy=all\" class=\"_author_1sgyv_1\"><span class=\"_authorImage_1sgyv_20\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source holler.country \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, July 14th, country singer-songwriter Zach John King took to social media to make a heartbreaking announcement &#8211; the sudden loss of his father, John King. \u201cFriday my dad suddenly went home to Jesus. He was our family\u2019s rock. My best friend. 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