![]() ![]() Her vocal ability led her to audition for a Military Occupational Specialty at the U.S. Wolfe had her own ambitions as an R&B singer back in the 1990s, but family and career opportunities led her to the Army. And sprinkle in a little bit of R&B from his mom’s era, TLC, Brandy and Usher, to name a few. Khalid counts his mother as his biggest musical influence, alongside an eclectic mix of singer-songwriters, from R&B’s Frank Ocean to indie-rock and folk music artists such as Grizzly Bear and James Blake. 1st Class Linda Wolfe was stationed at Fort Bliss. Khalid’s love affair with this border town didn’t begin until just before his senior year, when his mother, Sgt. I don’t feel like I’d be making the music I’m making now if I hadn’t gone there.” “The love and the friendships I made were influential. “I didn’t feel like I had a home until I moved to El Paso,” the 18-year-old singer-songwriter said in a phone interview from his tour bus, somewhere between shows in Atlanta and New Orleans. 64 but still rising on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, and the El Paso transplant is set to perform his first headlining - and sold-out - concert at Downtown’s Tricky Falls. ![]() The now mononymous Khalid’s single “Location” is at No. ![]() It's still archived on the Socorro Independent School District’s YouTube page. Just before his name is called, he flashes his trademark smile and does a little dance for the camera broadcasting the graduation live. Khalid Robinson crosses the stage at the Don Haskins Center to receive his diploma from Americas High. ![]()
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