Podcast appearances and mentions of Chris Thomas King

This week, we're pulling back the curtain on American music history—and asking who really gets to define it. Grammy-winning Blues musician and cultural historian Chris Thomas King drops in to break down why everything we've been taught about the origins of the blues is wrong. Because Chris is letting it be known: it didn't start on Mississippi plantations—he's taking us to Congo Square, Creole New Orleans, and Storyville, where he argues the blues was born out of resistance, freedom, and Saturday night defiance. From ancient African instruments to the invention of “jazz” as a sanitizing label, this conversation reclaims the radical roots of Black music—and why they still matter. To learn more, find Chris at https://www.christhomasking.com/ and check out his book "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture." — This podcast is brought to you by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com. Most folks do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but truly, anything helps. Thanks for supporting the work. With production support from Leslie Taylor-Grover and Brooke Brown, Black History Year is produced by Cydney Smith, Darren Wallace, and Len Webb, who also edits the show. Lilly Workneh is our Executive Producer and Black History Year's host is Darren Wallace. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Young guy writes a Substack piece about his favorite author, Cormac McCarthy. It gets a few reads, and turns out that one of those readers knows old Cormac and actually reads him the piece. In fact, she's known and loved old Cormac for 40+ years. She corresponds with the young guy and eventually decides he's the right person to tell her story, which is a love story that began almost half a century ago, when she was a homeless 16 year-old girl who randomly met a not yet famous author in his 40s sitting by the pool at a run-down motel in New Mexico. Crazy, wild love story/lifelong friendship commences. Young guy writes this forbidden love story, publishes it in Vanity Fair in prissy, easily offended 2024, and all hell breaks loose.Vincenzo's Substack is here. Vincenzo's professor's Substack is here.Dare to join us in Montana this summer!If you're gonna buy stuff on Amazon, please use this link.Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range. “Star People,” by George Michael. “Come on in My Kitchen,” sung by Chris Thomas King. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

This week in Myopia Movies, we have a bit of a musical moment! We watched O Brother, Where Art Thou?, I too am a man of constant sorrow, with knees and a lower back of constant sorrow as well.  How does O Brother, Where Art Thou? hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Nur, Matthew, Keiko   Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter,  Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, Ed Gale, Frank Collison

This week in Myopia Movies, we have a bit of a musical moment! We watched O Brother, Where Art Thou?, I too am a man of constant sorrow, with knees and a lower back of constant sorrow as well.  How does O Brother, Where Art Thou? hold up? Host: Nic Panel: Nur, Matthew, Keiko   Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter,  Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning, Michael Badalucco, Ed Gale, Frank Collison

This raucous David Bromberg composition that The Flood has covered since the song's release in the early 1970s opens with a stream of similes worthy of any precocious English major: She's got eyes like crystal water, Lips like cherry wine, A body like fine brandy, … And a soul like turpentineBut the best bit — the capper for the song — is a borrowed line, in fact, one of the greatest lines in the entire blues oeuvre: When I ask for water she brings me gasoline!In other words, Bromberg used “Jug Band Song” — released on his Demon in Disguise album, his second for Columbia — to pay tribute to one of his idols. Or maybe more than one idol, actually.So Where Did That Wild Line Come From?Most of us who have mucked about in the midnight milieu of blues and hokum think the line is obviously from The Wolf, Mister HOWLIN' Wolf. And that's true. But only up to a point.The fact is that in 1956, with the great Willie Dixon at his side on bass, Howlin' Wolf recorded “I Asked For Water (She Gave Me Gasoline)” for Chess Records. The disc is considered by many to be a defining moment in a remarkable career.However, dig a little deeper — as we usually try to do around here — and you find that Howlin' Wolf was honoring one of his own heroes with that line.Almost 30 years before Wolf, Delta blues innovator Tommy Johnson of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, opened his 1928 recording of “Cool Drink of Water Blues” for Victor with: I asked her for water, and she gave me gasoline.As near as we can tell, that is where the line was born.Tommy in RockTommy Johnson made a habit, incidentally, of contemplating unconventional brews. Remember Alan Wilson and Bob Hite's rocking 1960s blues band Canned Heat? Well, they took their name from a Johnson song, one that was recorded at that same 1928 Victor session in Memphis, in fact. Singing about drinking methanol from the fuel Sterno, Johnson recorded, “canned heat, mama, sure, Lord, killing me!…”) Tommy on the ScreenIn popular culture, Johnson was enshrined in the year 2000 when the Coen Brothers included a character named Tommy Johnson in their film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? Portrayed by Chris Thomas King, the character at one point memorably tells The Soggy Bottom Boys how he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for killer blues guitar chops. (“Oh, son, for that you traded your everlasting soul? / Well, I wasn't using it.”)Props to the Coens for including that bit of music lore. The story of Johnson's dealing his soul to the devil was first told by his brother, LaDell Johnson, and was reported in David Evans' seminal 1971 biography of the artist. (This legend was subsequently attributed to the unrelated blues musician, Robert Johnson, but in fact the story started with Tommy.)Our Take on the TuneIn our world, some songs turn up at the beginning of a Flood night and gauge the energy in the room. Others — like this one — come at the end of the evening and give everybody one last blast before they pack up and head for home. Oh, and be sure listen to the end of this track to catch Sam St. Clair's special sound effects. We think you'll agree they're right on the nose! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit 1937flood.substack.com

Brent, Nate, and Kate, escape into the 2000 satirical comedy-drama O Brother, Where Art Thou? Written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen and starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Charles Durning, Daniel von Bargen, Wayne Duvall, Ray McKinnon, Frank Collison, Michael Badalucco, Stephen Root, Lee Weaver, Mia Tate, Musetta Vander, and Christy Taylor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris Thomas King - The King of the Blues - Chris Thomas King is a multi-Grammy winning blues musician. He's also the author of, "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture." The Blues tells the unrealized history, that the genre was actually invented in New Orleans. It's also a fact that most modern music in the US is a descendant of the blues. Names like Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Bunk Johnson, Chevalier De Saint George, Dan Desdunes are among the most important players in the history, not only of the Blues, but of American music. Get his book on Amazon at Chris' history is informed in part by his upbringing working in his father Tabby's juke joint. The oral traditions passed down through the collected living memory of the musicians just a generation or 3 after the spawning of the genre were told at Tabby's. Chris is also a world-class musician. He's not just won multiple Grammys, but had his name announced more than once on the same night!  He's a successful stage and movie actor. He's a prolific song writer and an all round wonderful person. You are going to love meeting Chris Thomas King. Check out the Break It Down Store on Bonfire  Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to  Haiku Musician, author Kind of a regular here Chris Thomas King, y'all! Similar episodes:        ​Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  ​ ​ Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner    Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​​The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.

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Chris Thomas King has been close to the blues all his life. His is the son of a legendary blues musician, Tabby Thomas, who operated a blues club in Baton Rouge. King has excelled not only on guitar, but also as a performer whose movie credits include the quirky “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou” and the biofilm “Ray” about Ray Charles in which King also served as a music consultant working with Charles. King joins Louisiana Life Executive Editor Errol Laborde, along with podcast producer Kelly Massicot to talk about his Grammy awards, blues style and most of all his book, “The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music And Culture.” He also explains why defining the blues might be different than from what you think.

Oh it's another new month here on the pod? Y'all know what that means! New theme! This month the boys are reviewing Road Trip films, what with the Thanksgiving holiday coming up, and we're starting the month off with a CLASSIC! We reviewed the bluegrass BANGAR from 2000, O Brother, Where Art Thou, directed by the Coen Brothers, starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, and Charles Durning. Tune in to find out why Jeff hates good films, when we're watching No Country For Old Men, is Homer one of Hollywood's greatest writers, and so much more! IMDB synopsis "In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them." Music this month is brought to you by the bluegrass/folk alternative Toronto, Canada band TALK with their song "Train". Catch their music wherever you get yours! YouTube Spotify Instagram TikTok Twitter Follow the pod on Twitter @moviedrafthouse Jeff - @PodcastsbyJeff Mark - @iheardyouliked

DEBORAH EDEN TULL, founder of Mindful Living Revolution, is a Zen meditation and engaged dharma teacher, public speaker, author, and sustainability educator who trained for seven and a half years as a Buddhist monk at a silent Zen monastery and has taught engaged dharma for over 20 years. Her most recent book is Luminous Darkness: An Engaged Buddhist Approach to Embracing the Unknown.Intro music “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range. “Dark Cloud,” by Chris Thomas King; Outro: “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton.Here's the link to our meetups. Check in, if you're somewhere between Whitefish and Santa Cruz.And now for something extra, just for Substack subscribers. I've been listening to Peter Zeihan's geo-political thinking lately. Here's his take on Covid (recorded while on a month-long hike in the Sierras). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chrisryan.substack.com/subscribe

The Elvis Movie, My Reaction Podcast (Part 2 of 2) E7. In this episode, Chris Thomas King reacts to The  Elvis Movie. A review, critic, and what it means to Blues People.Blues guitar legend and author Chris Thomas King's new podcast series features in-depth criticism and conversation, restoring the authentic narrative of Black history and music culture. His podcast is based on his groundbreaking book "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture."

Elvis Movie and the Blues (Part 1 of 2) E6. In this episode, Chris Thomas King explains Elvis' rise in the 1950s and what it meant to Blues People. Blues guitar legend and author Chris Thomas King's new podcast series features in-depth criticism and conversation, restoring the authentic narrative of Black history and music culture. His podcast is based on his groundbreaking book "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture."

Emily LeBeau joins the podcast to discuss an amazing virtual event that WILL impact classrooms. Also, artist and actor Chris Thomas King will tell you about the real birthplace of the blues and an upcoming event!

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Chris Thomas King – Angola New Album, George Floyd Murder - Chris Thomas King 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. Listen to Chris' new album Angola on Spotify at: Chris is back on the Break It Down Show again. This time, we're discussing his powerful new album, Angola. Pete A Turner and introducing Ryan Sullivan as Cohost. Chris was moved by the murder of George Floyd and did what he does best, he started recording, singing, and playing music. What came out are 10 powerful tracks that hold this time in the US forever. For the  of this episode head to Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!​ ​​Haiku When George Floyd happened                                                          One can't be ambivalent                                                                    Chris had to create ​Similar episodes:  -   -   -  Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  Writer: Dragan Petrovski  The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows.

Michael sits down with Grammy-award winning producer and acclaimed actor, Chris Thomas King, to discuss his life and his new book, The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture

Chris Thomas King: The Blues: The authentic narrative of my music and culture...with TRE's Giles Brown

Hey everybody, welcome to another episode of The Wrinkled Rabbit Podcast. This week we're talking about Joel and Ethan Coen's hayseed odyssey, O' Brother Where Art Thou? The film is about three escaped convicts searching for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Frank Collison, Charles Dunning, and Stephen Root.   Next Week's Movie: A Face in the Crowd YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/c/WrinkledRabbitProductions Twitter: https://twitter.com/WrinkledRabbit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrinkledrabbit/

Did the blues originate In Africa? Plus, King previews his new single "Hard Times A'Knockin.'"Legendary blues guitarist Chris Thomas King's new podcast series features in-depth criticism and conversation restoring the authentic narrative of Black history and music culture. The podcast is based on his groundbreaking book "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture."

Chris Thomas King – New Album Angola Inspired by George Floyd’s Murder - We welcome Chris Thomas King back to the Break It Down Show. During the lockdown, Chris was in the studio working on new music. Then the George Floyd murder crystalized his vision. The album is called Angola, after the prison Get Angola on Amazon at Pete A Turner hosts along with Ryan Sullivan. As Chris talks about his life, the realities of being black in the US and music, we're left with the reality that the black experience isn't on par with others in the US. At BIDS we don't fear hard conversations, we also encourage understanding; this show delivers both. Chris takes us on a 2 hour journey as he gets a lot off of his chest.   -  Haiku George Floyd say his name  CTKs latest album   Songs from Angola  Similar episodes:        ​Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  ​ ​ Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner    Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  ​ ​ ​​ ​​ ​​The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of shows

  Show 87 – Recorded 7-4-20 This podcast provides 11 recordings of blues songs performed by 11 blues artists or groups whose tremendous talent is highlighted here. Performances range from 1939 to 2019. The blues artists featured are Lead Belly, John Primer and Bob Corritore, Heritage Blues Orchestra, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Johnny Winter and John Medeski, Junior Wells, Chris Thomas King, Ike and Tina Turner, Watermelon Slim, Jontavious Willis, Gnarles Barkley – Ceelo Green and Danger Mouse.

  Show 87 – Recorded 7-4-20 This podcast provides 11 recordings of blues songs performed by 11 blues artists or groups whose tremendous talent is highlighted here. Performances range from 1939 to 2019. The blues artists featured are Lead Belly, John Primer and Bob Corritore, Heritage Blues Orchestra, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Johnny Winter and John Medeski, Junior Wells, Chris Thomas King, Ike and Tina Turner, Watermelon Slim, Jontavious Willis, Gnarles Barkley – Ceelo Green and Danger Mouse.

Rock Around The Blogin viikonlopun kahvimatineassa Sami Ruokankaan ja Pauli Kauppilan levylautasella pyörii neljä kitaristia akustisine esityksineen: Michael Hedges, Ry Cooder, Doug McLeod ja Bob Brozman. Mukana myös George ”Harmonica” Smith, Muddy Waters, Chris Thomas King, Dave Alvin, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, kirjailija John Steinbeck, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Led Zeppelin, Nazareth, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Perry, Joe Satriani, sarjakuvapiirtäjä Robert Crumb, Jyväskylän Blues Live! ja Jouni Hyytiäinen. Jakson soittolista: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/22LcKcFBzfhgws7Z0KCrD2?si=HO-n9GoQSTm1VAUUURTG4g

We're in the midst of producing Pennsylvania's Americana Region Festival now through June 30, 2020.  It's a virtual festival online on Facebook with all kinds of interesting presentations to enjoy.  With that in mind, this week in the kitchen we explore blues from two different root sources, the mountains of Appalcahia and the delta of the Mississippi River.  Recordings include the work of Jerry Garcia & The Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers, Ralph Stanley, The Soggy Bottom Boys, Chris Thomas King, Emmlou Harris with Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch, Bill Monroe with Del McCoury, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams Sr, Johnny Cash, Robert Johnson, Son House, ans Muddy Waters with Donald "Duck" Dunn, Paul Butterfield, Sam Lay, Otis Spann, and Mike Bloomfield.  Enjoy.

Chris Thomas King - Tabby's Blues Box and Heritage Hall - Back for the 3rd time, Chris Thomas King talks about the return of Tabby's Blues Box and Heritage Hall. Chris is considered one of the nation's preeminent blues musicians AND historians. Get to Red Sticks social for all of the great things one can do as they enjoyed Tabby's His father's place Tabby's Blues Box was a place that acted as a part performance venue, but also living history of the blues...ultimately Tabby's was razed, but Chris always planned to re-create Tabby's. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner chat with Chris about the new place and welcome everyone to Baton Rogue to enjoy the Blues.  Haiku Down in Baton Rouge Welcome back Tabby’s Blues Box Heritage returns Similar episodes: Chris Thomas King Chris Thomas King Dr. Bob 2018 pt 1 Join us in supporting Save the Brave by making a monthly donation. Executive Producer/Intro/: Pete A. Turner Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev Writer: Bojan Spasovski

It's the movie that brought bluegrass to a new generation, and sent dozens of musical careers into the stratosphere. This week, Patrick and Emma dissect the soundtrack to O Brother Where Art Thou, with a little help from their friends Chris Thomas King and Dan Tyminski. Fake beards not required. Season 2 of The Breakdown is sponsored by The Soundtrack of America: Made In Tennessee. Visit TNVacation.com to start planning your trip.

Ron Miziker - Self Touring the World's Most Wonderful Cities - Ron Miziker is back talking about his latest spectacular project. Self Tour of the world's most famous cities. Whether you travel around Hollywood or Rome, Ron's walking or driving tours are done at a level that's on par with his most spectacular events. Ron's tours are available at SelfTour.guide OR on your device's app stores.  Notably, is the New Orleans walking tour that features 2X GRAMMY winner Chris Thomas King as your guide and his music your soundtrack for the experience. For less than the cost of a sandwich...Ron's tours will delight.  #selftour #progress #vacation #travel #history #facts #fun #sounds #spectaular #peteaturner #bids #podcast #paris #peteaturnersbreakitdownshow #ronmiziker #miziker #rome HaikuForeign city toursRemain a mixed bag at bestGo Spectacular!Similar episodes:Ron Miziker 1Chris Thomas KingZach JohnstonJoin us in supporting Save the Brave by making a monthly donation.Executive Producer/Host/Intro: Pete A. TurnerProducer: Damjan GjorgjievWriter: Bojan Spasovski

Special Guest Taylor Claussen joins hosts Chad Robinson and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) [PG-3] Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime   Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, Chris Thomas King, Charles Durning, Del Pentecost, Michael Badalucco, J.R. Horne, Brian Reddy, Wayne Duvall, Ed Gale, Ray McKinnon, Daniel von Bargen   Director: Joel Coen Recoded on 2019-11-16   Download from Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play, iTunes, iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. Like the show on Facebook. Please share your thoughts on the movie or the Episode....

Following the 1934 World Series, Cardinal aces Dizzy and Paul Dean set off on a 14-game barnstorming tour that saw them compete against such legendary Negro League stars as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Oscar Charleston. Award-winning author Phil S. Dixon joins us to discuss "the greatest barnstorming tour of all time" — and how the white newspaper reporters covering the Deans missed the most important story. Featured song: "Ramblin' On My Mind," Chris Thomas King.

The motto coined years ago by the Art Ensemble of Chicago was "Great Black Music: Ancient to the Future." If a comparable vision and range applies to anyone in the blues field, it's doubtless Chris Thomas King, the restlessly inventive and eclectic bluesman who was a headliner a while ago at the Waterfront Blues Festival and is coming this Thursday with his full band for a four-night stand at the prestigious Blues Alley in Washington, D.C. He's perhaps best known for playing Delta blues icon Tommy Johnson in the prize-winning film, O Brother, Where Art Thou? -- and his haunting version of the Skip James song "Hard Times Killing Floor" that was featured in the film and the Grammy-winning "O Brother" soundtrack album that put roots music on the map in a way not seen since the folk revival of the 1960s.

  Show 46 – Recorded 8-24-19 We start out with an interview with Jontavious Willis and this podcast provides 12 performances of blues songs performed by 10 blues artists or groups whose tremendous talent is highlighted here. Performances range from 1929 to 2019. These blues artists are: Jontavious Willis, Memphis Minnie, Chris Thomas King, Freddie King, Blind Willie McTell, James Booker, Furry Lewis, Al Green, Frank Stokes, Ernest Little Son Joe Lawlers      

  Show 46 – Recorded 8-24-19 We start out with an interview with Jontavious Willis and this podcast provides 12 performances of blues songs performed by 10 blues artists or groups whose tremendous talent is highlighted here. Performances range from 1929 to 2019. These blues artists are: Jontavious Willis, Memphis Minnie, Chris Thomas King, Freddie King, Blind Willie McTell, James Booker, Furry Lewis, Al Green, Frank Stokes, Ernest Little Son Joe Lawlers      

New York native, playwright, actor and director Ruben Santiago-Hudson. Winning national awards for his work in all three categories, Santiago-Hudson returns to the theatre stage with his one-man play Lackawanna Blues - the same play he won an OBIE special citation Award for. Debuted off Broadway at the Papp Public Theatre in 2001, Lackawanna Blues was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005 on HBO. The play is a montage of reminiscences, memories, testimonials and roman a clefs of 'Miss Rachel' and his childhood in a small town on the banks of Lake Erie; portraying more than 20-colorful characters of would-be philosophers, petty hustlers, lost souls and abandoned lovers - in a celebration of the eccentric boarding house. Santiago-Hudson delivers anecdotes and testimonials accompanied throughout by live blues music with Grammy winning Blues guitarist, composer and actor, Chris Thomas King. Santiago-Hudson taught himself to play the harmonica during his broadway stay for August Wilson's Seven Guitars; Santiago-Hudson received a Tony Award for his performance in the August Wilson play. No stranger to the Broadway stage, Ruben appeared in Jelly's Last Jam written by George C. Wolfe, The Piano Lesson, The First Breeze of Summer and Cabin in the Sky. Appearing in film and television in Coming to America, Shaft, The Red Sneakers, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Selma, American Gangster, Honeydripper, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, BET's The Quad, ABC's Designated Survivor, Castle, and NBC's Law & Order. In addition to the play, Santiago-Hudson reoccurs on the OWN network's original series David Makes Man. This drama is the first television series from the Oscar Award winning Tarell Alvin McCraney about a young African American prodigy living in Florida looking for a way out of his poor neighbor. David Makes Man was inspired by events in McCraney's life, explores childhood trauma and the power of imagination.

As Black History Month comes to an end, after the Grammy's are long gone and post his open letter about the miseducation and representation of the Blues category nomination process, I sit down in Time Square New York to speak with Chris Thomas King. On this special 2 hour episode, CTK shares the misconception of the birthplace of the Blues, the proof of this misconception, history of Louisiana and the Creole culture, as well as addressing his open letter and the book titled “The Original Blues: The Emergence of the Blues in African American Vaudeville” by Lynn Abbott & Doug Seroff. He explains why his album "Hotel Voodoo" is definitely a Blues Album. if you haven't read the article, click here Be sure to subscribe, rate, like and share! Follow us on Twitter @JackDappaBlues Join our FB Group, Instagram There are also opportunities to sponsor content, WE ARE PUBLIC MEDIA! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackdappabluespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jackdappabluespodcast/support

On this episode, Marquise Knox and I discuss the issues that prompted Chris Thomas King to write his open letter addressing the gentrification of the Blues based on him being removed from the Grammy nomination list for best Blues Album. As we address this issue, we refer and share quotes from other Black Blues Musicians, (Chick Willis and Corey Harris) that have addressed similar, if not the same concerns in the past. Links to articles http://www.offbeat.com/news/bluesman-chris-thomas-king-says-hes-banned-grammys/?fbclid=IwAR1Nj3Pb_BfUJJh4FT5oCnLEkk9ofxQ0FXYt0id4tR8Hx50QL_JWmALhiXc#.W9si2bA6YVZ.facebook http://www.soul-patrol.com/soul/chickwillis.htm?fbclid=IwAR1uxt-i50dmDHVurIG6NdjxWeW_5plJ2NddpIePqXfdzACDYhUCQOlB5w0 https://bluesisblackmusic.blogspot.com/2015/05/can-white-people-play-blues.html?fbclid=IwAR3h-pm-8vyaubssPVzgr1PBdtiL-OFSeG8kWETcwCzipTcv83Jm4PKvHSs We The Blues People with Hosts Lamont Jack Dappa Blues Pearley Marquise Knox Remember to enjoy, share, leave a comment and click the sponsor button! And Like our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/wethebluespeople/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jackdappabluespodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jackdappabluespodcast/support

This week on the Green Room, Dominic talks the blues, the blacks and the whites with Grammy-winning blues artist Chris Thomas King. Earlier this week, King wrote for Spectator USA a scathing criticism of the policies of the Grammys' Blues category. King is an African American from Louisiana. He is the son of a blues musician, and grew up in his father's juke joint. He was one of the last blues musicians to be ‘discovered' by anthropologists from the North. He has won two Grammy awards, in 2001 for the soundtrack of the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, in which he starred as a blues singer who has sold his soul to the devil, and in 2002 in the category of Best Historical Album, for his tribute to Charley Patton, Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues. Yet he now finds his latest album, Hotel Voodoo, ineligible for Grammy nomination as a blues artist. So why won't the Blues Grammy recognise African American artists? Presented by Dominic Green.

Greg and Ben discuss Taylor Swift and Linkin Park breaking records, Michael Jackson still making bank, Chris Thomas King and the co-opting of blues, Because 5: Madonna Songs, and our Earworms of the Week! Check out the playlist https://open.spotify.com/user/12410506/playlist/28vl3L0tNkxcUaixVcYQwi?si=pku_SX4ZQDG_bVUAw7blrg George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today Switch - There’ll Never Be Check out our website! www.bythetimeyouhearthis.com facebook.com/bythetimeyouhearthis Follow us on Instagram: @bythetimeuhearthis Email: bythetimeuhearthis@gmail.com Subscribe on iTunes, Podomatic, Castbox, Satchel Podcast Player, TuneIn Radio, Overcast, Otto Radio, and Google Music! Search us on listennotes.com

This month on Air Check, Jeff, Jake and Vicky return to the roundtable to share their favorite recent releases, and we visit with musician, actor, and author Chris Thomas King, perhaps best known for his role as blues musician Tommy Johnson in the film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Roger goes One On One with blues guitarist Chris Thomas King who talks about his music and acting career as well as the history he's trying to tell through his art.

Roger goes One On One with blues guitarist Chris Thomas King who talks about his music and acting career as well as the history he's trying to tell through his art.

Never let it be said that you don't get the newest and freshest blues in The Roadhouse. Of the fifteen tracks in this edition, twelve are from 2017. Chris Daniels and the Kings with Freddi Gowdy, Corey Dennison Band, Chris Thomas King, Jimmie Vaughan Trio, and Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings bring brand new blues to the hour - proving once and for all that we really are all about another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Playlist: Devon Allman- Strategy, X Y Eli- If I Could Be, The Mighty Soul Drivers- Blind, Crippled & Crazy, Tom Sanders & The Hornets- Routine Blues, Cheryl Arena- Love Gone Wrong, Hash Brown & the Browntones- I’ve Got the Blues, Roxy Perry- Do It, Bronze Radio Return- Mister, Mister, Girls,Guns and glory- Nighttime, Sarah Borges-The Waiting & the Worry,Shawn Holt & the Teardrops- Mean Little Woman,Ryan Hartt & the Blue Hearts-Oh Espanada, Popa Chubby- Universal Breakdown Blues, Brent Johnson- Meet Me In The Morning, Anni Piper- Great Big Baby, Damon Fowler- Sugar Lee, Shaka & the Soul Shakers- Would You Would, Alexis P. Suter Band- John the Revelator, Alexis P. Suter Band- Free, Mojomatics-Soy Baby. Win $100 in the Feed Our Friends Contest: There was no winner in our Feed Our Friends Contest this week . To win a $100 gift card from Black-Eyed Sally’s in Hartford simply send us an 8-15 second video about why you want the gift card. Send your videos to music@onthehorn.com and you are in the running. Good luck next week!! Black-Eyed News: In a year of declining album sales, Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience was the biggest selling album of 2013, according to Billboard. A total of 2.43 million copies sold. While the ranking is certainly an honor for Timberlake, it's less flattering for the record industry as a whole: The 20/20 Experience was the only album to sell over 2 million in 2013, which marks the lowest top-seller in SoundScan's 22 years of tracking sales. The previous low came in 2008, with Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III selling 2.87 million copies. Rounding out the top 10 was Eminem's acclaimed The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (1.73 million), Luke Bryan's Crash My Party (1.52 million), Imagine Dragons' Night Visions (1.4 million), Bruno Mars' Unorthodox Jukebox (just under 1.4 million), Florida Georgia Line's Here's to the Good Times (1.35 million), Drake's Nothing Was the Same (1.34 million), Beyoncé's surprise LP Beyoncé (1.3 million), Blake Shelton's Based on a True Story (1.11 million) and Jay Z's app-backed Magna Carta...Holy Grail (1.1 million). What do we think this means to the future of album sales? Total sold in top 10 14.67 Million average of 1.46 million per but 7 of those albums were not even close to that number. Editorial Aside: What is to blame for the low sales? Piracy claims the record company; the artists say streaming is the villain here. But how about the cost of an album at the store. Not a digital copy but a hard copy. I have seen them for as much as $18 in the store. Also quality some of the stuff is just not that good. Back to the Numbers: The top single sales were led by a different set of artists. Robin Thicke's ubiquitous "Blurred Lines" came in at Number One with 6.5 million sales. Mackemore and Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" was a close second, with 6.15 million. The other top sellers were Imagine Dragons ("Radioactive," 5.5 million), Florida Georgia Line ("Cruise," 4.69 million), Lorde ("Royals," 4.42 million), Katy Perry ("Roar," 4.41 million), P!nk featuring Nate Ruess ("Just Give Me a Reason," 4.32 million), another from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ("Can't Hold Us," 4.26 million), Bruno Mars ("When I Was Your Man," 3.93 million) and Rihanna ("Stay," 3.85 million). http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/justin-timberlakes-20-20-experience-tops-2013-album-sales-20140103#ixzz2pZu3Stlq Phil Everly, whose hits with his older brother, Don, as the Everly Brothers carried the close fraternal harmonies of country tradition into pioneering rock ’n’ roll, died on Friday in Burbank, Calif. He was 74. The group’s official website said he died in a hospital near his home in Southern California. His son Jason said the cause of death was complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. With songs like “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Bye Bye Love,” “Cathy’s Clown,” “All I Have to Do Is Dream” and “When Will I Be Loved?,” which was written by Phil Everly, the brothers were consistent hitmakers in the late 1950s and early 1960s. They won over country, pop and even R&B listeners with a combination of clean-cut vocals and the rockabilly strum and twang of their guitars. They were also models for the next generations of rock vocal harmonies for the Beatles, Linda Ronstadt, Simon and Garfunkel and many others who recorded their songs and tried to emulate their precise, ringing vocal alchemy. The Everly Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its first year, 1986. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/05/arts/music/phil-everly-half-of-pioneer-rock-duo-dies-at-74.html?hpw&rref=arts&_r=0 Blues man Tabby Thomas, a well known & widely influential Baton Rouge musician, club owner, radio DJ and recording artist, and the father of blues musician & actor Chris Thomas King, has passed away. He was 84 and just four days shy of his birthday. Born Ernest J. Thomas in Baton Rouge January 5th, 1929, Thomas owned and operated a blues club called Tabby’s Blues Box and Heritage Hall for nearly three decades until it’s closure in 2004. “There was something about Tabby’s Blues Box,” wrote Chelsea Brasted for the New Orleans Times Picayune, “An intangible quality seeped out of the joint on nights when legends were being made on its stage, solidifying its place in local music lore.” Thomas has long been one of the best known blues musicians in Baton Rouge. Having learned music in a local church Choir as a child, and following an Air Force stint, Tabby relocated to California and began a touring and recording career, notably with Hollywood Records and the well-known Excello Records label. Returning to Louisiana, Tabby’s records were quickly played on local radio on New Orleans’ WBOK. His music earned him a spot at New Orleans’ famed Dew Drop Inn venue — a premiere live blues room that was host to Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Guitar Slim and dozens more top acts of the time. He caught the attention of Louis Armstrong, who arranged for the Eric Shaw Agency to book Thomas a tour. Tabby’s son, Grammy award winner Chris Thomas King, found his first experiences at the club that he helped his father create. He signed his first recording contract with Sire Records, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers, at Tabby’s Heritage Hall. King went on to sell more than ten million records, earning a Grammy for Album of the Year for his cover of Skip James’ “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues” track on the O! Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack. King famously played bluesman Tommy Johnson in the film. http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2014/01/famed-baton-rouge-bluesman-passes-away/ Rolling Stone Magazine recently published a story reporting that Allman Brothers bass player Oteil Burbridge, the man who has been providing the lower end for the Allman Brothers for decades is leaving the band. Fans of the band immediately began protesting and about the shake-up. “We’re here to assure you that that is not true,” said Oteil, refuting the claim on Social Media, “and he will be playing with the Allman Brothers throughout 2014. Happy New Year and thank you to all the fans for your support!” Oteil also had this to say on his website: “For the record…. It was an amazing experience recording and playing with the Zac Brown Band and with Dave Grohl in November. It was an awesome time and a reunion of sorts for me with old friends Chris Fryar, Penn Robertson, and Eric Pretto (the drummer, bass tech and guitar tech for ZBB, respectively) who I’ve known for over a decade. I am proud to be part Zac’s record. 2014 will mark the beginning of my 16th year with the Allman Brothers and as we celebrate the bands 45th anniversary, it reminds me what a huge part of my musical life this incredible band has been. I’m really grateful and proud to be such a big part of the ABB history. And we ain’t done yet! I certainly hope to work with the Zac Brown Band again in the future. They are incredibly talented and great guys. Wherever I land in the future, I hope my fans understand that my primary concern is for the wellbeing of my family and will continue to bring you the highest level of groove and improv that I can muster.” http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2014/01/trucks-says-oteils-staying-put-despite-rolling-stone-story/ and Lastly Jack White has a new album in the works, and it looks like it could be coming out soon. In a recent chat with fans on the message board of his label, Third Man Records, White dropped the news: "I'm producing two albums this month, and finishing them," he said. "One of them is mine." Assuming White is referring to a solo album, this could mean a follow-up to 2012's Blunderbuss will be appearing shortly. In an interview with Rolling Stone last February, White mentioned that he had 20 to 25 songs already written. "It's definitely not one sound," he said of the new material. "It's definitely several. Like you heard in Blunderbuss, there's many different styles there. I don't pick my style and then write a song. I just write whatever comes out of me, and whatever style it is is what it is, and it becomes something later." http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jack-white-finishing-up-new-album-20140105#ixzz2pZxGOBhK Blues In The Area: 1/10 FRIDAY Ronnie Earl - The Katherine Hepburn Center for the Arts (8pm) - Old Saybrook, CT Dan Stevens - Perks & Corks (9pm) - Westerly, RI Johnny Hoy & the Bluefish - Chan's (8pm) - Woonsocket, RI Blues Alley - The Mona Lisa Restaurant (8-11pm) - Wolcott, CT Eight To The Bar - The Knickerbocker Cafe (8pm) - Westerly, RI 1/11 SATURDAY The Alexis P. Suter Band - Black-eyed Sally's (9pm) - Hartford The Cobalt Rhythm Kings - The Park Central Tavern (9pm) - Hamden, CT Dan Stevens - MCC on Main (8pm) - Manchester, CT Black-Eyed Sally’s Weekly Rundown: Wednesday Blues Open Mic hosted by Brandt Taylor Friday Bruce Gregori Trio Saturday Alexis P. Suter Band Monday Monday Night Jazz Featured performer Stephen King Porter Group Featuring Jazzmeia Horn Tuesday Mike Palin’s Other Orchestra I hope to see you out and about this week but if not please continue to support live music wherever you are. subscribe-with-itunes-button

This edition of The Roadhouse gets a little groove going to burn another hour of your week. Robert Cray Band, Arthur Adams, Linsey Alexander, Suzie Vinnick, and Chris Thomas King will help you get lost in that hour with tracks that self-propel. While you may not chair-dance through the 395th Roadhouse, you'll clearly agree that it's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard.

Get your chair-dancing cushion adjusted before settling in for the 334th Roadhouse. The blowout ahead includes Terry Hanck, Mighty Sam McClain, Monkeyjunk, Chris Thomas King, and Jimmy Dillon. With a featured artist set plunked into the middle to give your heart a rest, this edition has a little of everything and a lot of upbeat. It's another hour of the finest blues you've never heard - the 334th Roadhouse.