Chris Thomas King of Baton Rouge, LA

[guitarman]

“A Masterpiece!” – Amazon
“This is the best of what’s happening in blues today. A faithful re-creator of classic blues and a revolutionary who challenges the status quo.” – Chicago Sun -Times

Chris Thomas King is now one of most recognized and successful blues artist of his generation. The multi Grammy award winning musician and actor grew up as a child-prodigy guitarist learning the blues at the feet of some of the music’s masters at the Baton Rouge, Louisiana club Tabby’s Blues Box, owned by his father, Rockin’ Tabby Thomas. The “Red Mud Sessions” was a return to his delta blues roots.



The all-acoustic “Red Mud Sessions” is the album, which helped to gain the attention of the Coen brothers who was casting the movie “O Brother Where Art Thou?”

The “Red Mud Sessions” CD has been Digitally remastered to reveal the warmth and soul of King acoustic guitars. A DVD titled “Juke Joint, you can never go home again” is will be released at the same time and features Chris performing several song from this legendary album. Red Mud Sessions was nominated for a Hand Award for “Best Acoustic Blues Album” in the year 2000.

I hope you would check out some of his music. Tabby Thomas his father is a legend in his own time. This is a LA boy that is a great talent. Please feel free to add to this thread any artist that you like and some info on them.