The Blues
Written by Chris Thomas King
Narrated by Adam Lazarre-White
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Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas King was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute and introduced to the world by folk label Arhoolie Records as an authentic folk-blues successor to Huddie “Leadbelly” Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, and Jelly Roll Morton. He played the itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson in the movie O Brother Where Art Thou, and he has earned numerous awards, including an Album of the Year Grammy and an Album of the Year Country Music Award.
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