Chris Thomas King
Biography
Initially known for his audacious fusion of blues and hip-hop, Chris Thomas King reached a whole new audience with the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, not only appearing on the award-winning soundtrack but playing a prominent supporting character as well. Despite the much-celebrated, down-to-earth rootsiness of O Brother's music, King had previously been a determined progressive, hoping to reinvigorate the blues as a living African American art with a more contemporary approach and adamantly refusing to treat it as a museum piece whose "authentic" forms needed careful preservation. King eventually modified that approach to a certain degree, attempting to create a more explicit link between blues tradition and the general musical present.. Initially known for his audacious fusion of blues and hip-hop, Chris Thomas King reached a whole new audience with the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, not only appearing on the award-winning soundtrack but playing a prominent supporting character as well. Despite the much-celebrated, down-to-earth rootsiness of O Brother's music, King had previously been a determined progressive, hoping to reinvigorate the blues as a living African American art with a more contemporary approach and adamantly refusing to treat it as a museum piece whose "authentic" forms needed careful preservation. King eventually modified that approach to a certain degree, attempting to create a more explicit link between blues tradition and the general musical present.
Top Albums |
1. The Roots
| 2. Rise
| 3. Red Mud Sess..
| 4. Me, My Guita..
| 5. The Legend o..
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6. Why My Guita..
| 7. Dirty South ..
| 8. Live on Beal..
| 9. Antebellum P..
| 10. Bona Fide
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11. Nawlins Call..
| 12. It's a Cold ..
| 13. I’m A Man ..
| 14. I Wanna Be Y..
| 15. A Young Man'..
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | O Brother, Where Art Thou? .. | 2:44 | $1.29 | |
2. | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | O Brother, Where Art Thou? .. | 2:44 | $1.29 | |
3. | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | Dirty South Hip Hop Blues | 3:20 | $1.29 | |
4. | Michael Row the Boat Ashore | 22 Special Blues Tracks - D.. | 3:54 | $0.99 | |
5. | Flooded In the Delta | 22 Special Blues Tracks - D.. | 4:12 | $0.99 | |
6. | Flow Mississippi Flow | 22 Special Blues Tracks - D.. | 4:10 | $0.99 | |
7. | L.A. Angel | Devils and Angels Blues | 4:27 | $0.99 | |
8. | Don't Want Me Around | Beginners Guide to Electric.. | 4:08 | $0.99 | |
9. | Kiss | 21st Century Blues | 4:37 | $0.99 | |
10. | If I Had Possession Over Judgement D.. | Tribute to Robert Johnson | 3:08 | $0.99 | |
11. | Come on In My Kitchen | Tribute to Robert Johnson | 4:25 | $0.99 | |
12. | Red Mud | Beginners Guide to Acoustic.. | 4:13 | $0.99 | |
13. | Da Thrill Is Gone From Here (feat. T.. | American Blues Collaboratio.. | 4:40 | $0.99 | |
14. | Hey Hey (What Can I Do) | All Blues's Up: Songs o.. | 4:09 | $0.99 | |
15. | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues | Music City Roots: SoulRoots | 3:29 | $0.99 | |
16. | Wind Cries Mary | Bona Fide | 3:52 | $1.29 | |
17. | Goodbye Chicago | Bona Fide | 6:38 | $1.29 | |
18. | You Got to Walk That Lonesome Valley | Bona Fide | 3:49 | $1.29 | |
19. | Mind Over Matter | Bona Fide | 4:09 | $1.29 | |
20. | Stuck In Greenville | Bona Fide | 3:53 | $1.29 | |
21. | Last Go Round | Bona Fide | 5:15 | $1.29 | |
22. | I'm Done Crying Now | Bona Fide | 3:40 | $1.29 | |
23. | These Blues Gon' Tell My Story | Bona Fide | 4:20 | $1.29 | |
24. | Big Rock Candy Mountain | Bona Fide | 3:51 | $1.29 | |
25. | Don't Want Me Around | Bona Fide | 4:08 | $1.29 | |