Chris Thomas King
(born October 14 1964) is a New Orleans, Louisiana-based blues musician and actor.
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History
King was born in
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. He is the son of blues musician
Tabby Thomas. He has won awards including "Album of the Year" for both
Grammy Award and
Country Music Awards. King has sold more than 10 million
records in the
United States. He is featured on the
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
,
Down From the Mountain
and
More Music From Ray
soundtracks.
Musical Career
King is known as the pioneer of
rap/blues. He conceived the first
sample based blues
concept album in the early 1990s by
writing and
producing the first all-rap/blues album for
RCA Records titled
21st Century Blues… From Da Hood.
As an entrepreneur King took control of his
master recordings in the early 1990s, forming
21st Century Blues Records. He also established a
publishing company, Young Blues Rebel, LLC. 21st Century Records signed the New Orleans Ninth Ward rap/blues
duo the
21C-B-Boyz and the
London,
England based
NuBlues, to 21st Century Blues Records in 2002.
As an actor King has co-starred in two musical films,
Ray
and
O Brother Where Art Thou?
. He also starred in the
Wim Wenders art house film
The Soul of a Man,
as
Blind Willie Johnson.
Filmography
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), as Tommy Johnson
- The Soul of a Man (2003), as Blind Willie Johnson
- Ray (2004), as Lowell Fulson
Documentary appearances
- Last Of The Mississippi Jukes
(2004)
- Lightning in a Bottle
(2004)
- The Soul of a Man
(2003)
- 22nd Annual W.C. Handy Blues Awards
(2001)
- Down from the Mountain
(2000)
- Inside Look: Down from the Mountain
(2000)
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)
- When the Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute To Roky Erickson
- song "Postures (Leave Your Body Behind)" (1990) Chris Thomas and Tabby Thomas
- ''Simple (1993) as Chris Thomas
- 21st Century Blues... From Da Hood
(1994) as Chris Thomas
- Chris Thomas King
(1997)
- Red Mud
(1998)
- Me, My Guitar and The Blues
(2000)
- ''O Brother, Where Art Thou? (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)
- Young Man Blues
(2002)
- The Roots
(2003)
- Why My Guitar Screams & Moans
(2004)
- ''Ray (Soundtrack)(2004)
- ''Rise (2006)
- ''Live on Beale Steet (2008)