Chris Thomas King: Come On In My Kitchen

Chris Thomas King performing a classic Robert Johnson tune in Clear Lake Iowa, and unfortunately to an uneducated crowd who had no idea who he was. I am ashamed to be an Iowan right now:-(

Chris Thomas King

New Orleans.com has a nice history of bluesman Chris Thomas King. Some of you may remember him from the George Clooney movie O Brother Where Art Thou. King played Tommy Johnson who's legend of selling his soul to the devil was mixed up with the more famous Robert Johnson. In fact the King shows up first on the movie standing on the crossroads just after he sold his soul to the devil.

However, King is much more than a delta bluesman and actor. King has also gained fame as a musican who has combined Hip Hop and blues. The article found HERE is very detailed and covers his career back into the early 90s.

Chris Thomas King Interview

An interesting interview with Chris Thomas King, from The Maneater. Yup, that is a strange name for an online magazine, and really, I don't think I want to know why:-) However, it is an interesting interview about Chris Thomas King, and his influences, and how he is mixing Hip Hop, with Blues. Check it out HERE.

Chris Thomas King Interview

The BBC has a great slide show, and interview of Chris Thomas King. King portrayed delta great Tommy Johnson in O Brother Where Art Thou. It is a very nice interview about Katrina and its affect not only on King who lost his home, but also on the city of New Orleans itself.

Click Here to see it.

Chris Thomas King: Impatiently

Wow! This is a big change from playing Tommy Johnson in O Brother Where Art Thou? This is a really nice soul blues tune. I kinda of like the way he is doing something different. After all you really don't want to get typecasted as just a delta bluesman. Although their is nothing wrong with that, it is good to be able to play a variety of blues.

Chris Thomas King as Tommy Johnson, Dressed as Robert Johnson, singing a Skip James Tune!

From the movie O Brother Where Art Thou. Chris Thomas King is playing Tommy Johnson, but he is dressed like Robert Johnson in the famous photo graph. Check out his hat is tilted, and his knees are crossed just like the photo! Then to add to the confusion he is singing a Skip James tune, known as Killing Floor.