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Chris Thomas King
Bluesman Chris Thomas King says he’s been banned by the GRAMMYs
Grammy-winning blues musician Chris Thomas King has penned an open letter in response to what he says is essentially a complete erasure of his name from contention at the 2019 […]
Chris Thomas King, “Hotel Voodoo” (21st Century Blues)
“American Man (In the Key of Free)” is one of many surprises on Grammy-winner Chris Thomas King’s first studio album in five years. Known primarily as a blues artist, the […]
Chris Thomas King, Bona Fide (21st Century Blues)
Bona Fide offers a glimpse of Chris Thomas King in full stride propelled by mid-career confidence, a genuinely inventive and compelling inheritor of the blues traditions whose surprisingly intimate performances […]
Chris Thomas King, Antebellum Postcards (21st Century Blues Records)
I often think that it must be hard to be Chris Thomas King—to have a restless musical imagination that prompts him to explore a host of styles and the chops […]
Chris Thomas King, Live on Beale Street (21st Century Blues)
Most of this short live album from 1997 presents Chris Thomas King on his most solid ground. He’s a funky blues guitar hero for most of Live on Beale Street, […]
Chris Thomas King’s blues
I reviewed Chris Thomas King’s Live on Beale Street for our upcoming issue, and it reminded me of everything great and perplexing about King. The less he tries to seem […]
Chris Thomas King, Rise (21st Century Blues)
With its haunting lyrics and country and western swing, “What Would Jesus Do?” reigns as the opening jewel on an album full of relevance and remarkable musicianship. The tune, co-written […]
Chris Thomas King, Red Mud Sessions (21st Century Blues)
Chris Thomas King is, bluntly, perplexing. He is a talented guitarist and actor, but the his rhetoric and results rarely match up. He has worked in recent years to […]
Chris Thomas King, Juke Joint: You Can Never Go Home Again (21st Century Blues)
Chris Thomas King is, bluntly, perplexing. He is a talented guitarist and actor, but the his rhetoric and results rarely match up. He has worked in recent years to […]
