Chris Thomas King

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Chris Thomas King (2005)

Chris Thomas King (* 14. October 1962 in Baton Rouge , Louisiana as Durwood Christopher Thomas ) is an American blues musician and actor .

life and career

Chris Thomas King came to music at an early age through his father, the well-known blues singer Tabby Thomas . He tried to make the traditional blues music existing in his environment more accessible to younger people and mixed it with elements of hip-hop , which earned him the reputation of a progressive innovator of blues music. With over 10 million albums sold, King is one of the most famous blues artists of his generation. In addition to the USA, where he appeared in Carnegie Hall and the Apollo Theater , he has toured Europe, Africa and Asia.

Chris Thomas King made his film debut in 2000 starring the musician Tommy Johnson in the Coen brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou? - A Mississippi odyssey . The film's album, whose music he was involved in, won the 2002 Grammy Award for Album of the Year . He then went on other occasional trips into the film business, such as having an important role in Wim Wenders ' documentary The Soul of Man (2003) and starring as Lowell Fulson in the Oscar-winning biopic Ray (2004) alongside Jamie Foxx .

King is married to Mariann Rodgers King and the couple have three children.

Discography

  • Blue Beat (1984) as Chris Thomas
  • The Beginning (1986) as Chris Thomas
  • Cry of the Prophets (1990) as Chris Thomas
  • Help Us, Somebody (Single) (1993) as Chris Thomas (also on Just Say Da compilation)
  • Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson (1990) (King and his father represented with Postures (Leave Your Body Behind) )
  • Simple (1993) as Chris Thomas
  • 21st Century Blues ... From Da Hood (1994) as Chris Thomas
  • Chris Thomas King (1997)
  • Red Mud (1998)
  • Whole Lotta Blues: The Songs of Led Zeppelin (1999)
  • Me, My Guitar and The Blues (2000)
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Soundtrack to the film, 2000)
  • Down From The Mountain (2001)
  • The Legend of Tommy Johnson, Act 1: Genesis 1900's-1990's (2001)
  • It's a Cold Ass World: The Beginning (2001)
  • Dirty South Hip-Hop Blues (2002)
  • A Young Man's Blues (2002)
  • The Roots (2003)
  • Along the Blues Highway (2003)
  • Johnny's Blues: A Tribute To Johnny Cash (2003) (King represented by Rock Island Line )
  • Why My Guitar Screams & Moans (2004)
  • Ray (soundtrack to the film, 2004)
  • Rise (2006)
  • Live on Beale Street (2008)
  • Antebellum Postcards (2011)
  • Bona Fide (2012)

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Chris Thomas King | Biography & History. Retrieved March 15, 2019 (American English).
  2. ↑ Grammy Winner Chris Thomas King Returns Home For Rare Blues Fest Concert. Retrieved March 15, 2019 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME King, Chris Thomas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thomas, Durwood Christopher (birth name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician and actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Baton Rouge , Louisiana