Randall King will not be interrupted during his live shows, at least when he talks about his late sister. During a recent show in Chattanooga, King was giving a touching tribute about his sister, who passed away five years ago, stopping to chide the fans who were not paying attention.
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"If you know my story, I lost my sister April 19 of 2020," King says, referring to his sister, Leanna King, who was 32 when she passed away. "My sister meant the world to me. She was my best friend. I miss her every day, man, but I can tell you the last five years, I've seen her many a time. ... She's always around."
As the "Mirror, Mirror" singer continues to talk, a concert attendee is loud and disruptive, prompting King's warranted outbusrt.
"Shut up," King says from the stage. "I ain't playing a damn Haggard song. Give me a second. I'm talking about my sister, man. Give me a second. Be respectful, please."
"I'm a firm believer that the spiritual realm is amongst us. There's a fifth and a sixth dimension," he continues.
The video was shared by Primetime Country Music, who explains in the video's caption that fans were yelling out requests for songs by Merle Haggard while King was talking.
What Happened to Randall King's Sister Leanna
Leanna passed away from complications of a surgery she had years prior.
"My sister passed away in April of 2020 from gastric sleeve surgery she had in 2013," King said during his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2022. "Took me a long time to figure out why she'd get something like that. But I figured out why: It's because somebody didn't wake up and tell her every day that she was beautiful the way God made her. I'm here to tell you today...if you're listening to this, you're beautiful the way God made you and you go home remembering that."
The songwriter posted a
touching tribute to his sister when she passed away."I am so grateful that I got to have her in my life," he writes. "I'm grateful for all the time that I've had with her, all the memories, all the love she has for me. ... I believe in an all powerful and an almighty God. He didn't heal her on this earth, but He has healed her in Heaven and I will see her again someday. And I know that she will be the first person I see."
