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Chris Thomas King (born Durwood Christopher Thomas, [3] October 14, 1962) [4] is an American blues musician and actor based in New Orleans, Louisiana .
Growing up in Baton Rouge, Chris Thomas King was aware of the musical traditions laid before him. In honoring these traditions, he also pushes for his own interpretation. “I want to show that you can be young and play the blues in a current way.”
It's a Cold Ass World by Chris Thomas King. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2001 CD release of "It's A Cold Ass World - The Beginning" on Discogs.
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Listen to It's A Cold Ass World (The Beginning) on Spotify. Chris Thomas King · Album · 2001 · 10 songs.
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About the Artist and Author. Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.
“Baton Rouge native Chris Thomas King lets go on It’s a Cold Ass World – The Beginning. He sang as Tommy Johnson in O Brother Where Art Thou? And testifies that ‘The Blues is Back’ on this follow-up recording to the Coen Brothers’ film. King is the real deal.
