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American blues musician and actor

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Chris Thomas King (born October 14, 1962 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American blues musician and actor. He is the son of blues musician Tabby Thomas. In the 2000 movie O' Brother, Where Art Thou?, he played legendary bluesman Tommy Johnson. On the “O Brother…” soundtrack he plays Skip James’ “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”. In the 2004 movie Ray, he played bandleader Lowell Fulson. He has also appeared in several documentaries about the blues and about music. Website: Chris Thomas King <a

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Instance of
human
Given name
Chris
Family name
King
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Baton Rouge
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Genre
blues
Instrument
voice
Record label
Black Top Records
Official website
www.christhomasking.com
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writing language
English language
Commons category
Chris Thomas King
date of birth
1962-10-14
start of work period
1984-00-00
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