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Hotel Voodoo - CD https://www.christhomasking.com/tour-gallary daily 0.75 2024-11-11 https://www.christhomasking.com/tour-gallary/author monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/cd65677d-f979-49fe-a86b-a93b82e9c17f/20220521_LECTURE_BR_MUSEUM__0013.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures I’ve recently been invited to lecture at several universities. I’ve lectured at Louisiana State University, Nicholls University, Xavier University, the University of Chicago, and William & Mary to name a few. Also, I’ve hosted book talks at several bookstores, libraries, and museums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/a4cd5711-d3ea-4121-a3ec-3c6183f25ed0/20220521_LECTURE_BR_MUSEUM__0019.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures I’m excited about the work my non-profit The Blues Origin Institute is doing to develop a new expanded history of Louisiana African American Musical Heritage that has long been ignored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/fa9b1067-5338-4a90-ad1f-ea8c0c756803/20220521_LECTURE_BR_MUSEUM__0023.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures I founded a non-profit The Blues Origin Institute. An organization that is tailor-made to be a great source of information and provide guidance to projects such as the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail and other programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/2c95ddda-31c2-40b8-be96-c6f13396eb7a/20220521_LECTURE_BR_MUSEUM__0012.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures I’ve invested my own resources into investigating the origins of blues, jazz, and all of Louisiana’s music for over 20 years. With The Blues Origin Institute, we hope to raise funds that will help us to grow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/2f60334a-27ca-4424-9f33-4e35399b00f6/20220521_LECTURE_BR_MUSEUM__0018.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures I have collected in my travels numerous primary interviews and archival information. I’ve studied and interrogated the folk curriculums of Ivy League schools such as Harvard. Moreover, and perhaps most importantly, my years of research included digitized black newspapers and magazines of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Court records and other primary sources that most folklorists and sociologist have either ignored, obfuscated, or overlooked. Additionally, there is no substitute for growing up in the culture and coming of age in my father’s juke joint, Tabby’s Blues Box and Heritage Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/94d27b8e-7f29-4e20-a173-d69569a187b6/IMG_3721_jpg-Edit.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures After doing a book talk and signing in New Orleans at the Tennessee Williams Festival, I celebrated at a reception at a friend's uptown home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/a14c3879-602f-4b6c-ac9d-0d72b5b7794b/DSC00865.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures My research was published in my book 'The Blues the Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture.' The book was published by Chicago Review Press. It is academically sound. The book contains more than three hundred citations and notes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/2a93b8c1-577e-43af-9ebe-ffd1a456486a/DSC_0002-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures In October of 2023, my speaking tour made it to Louisiana State University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d968da9b-d1da-4f6d-bd08-3fde8480017f/2Lisa+and+Join+LSU+Lecture.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures After my lecture at LSU, I celebrated with my faculty hosts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/ec8b76e3-6f26-4878-b8b2-469209d3a416/1Lisa+and+Join+LSU+Lecture.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures Notice the Tabby's Blues Box T-Shirts. Very cool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/e29f70e7-7430-44f4-bf65-cd1d76201628/IMG_2941.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures The Blues, The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture is available in bookstores nation wide. It can be ordered at Amazon, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/321e782b-8d44-4492-b3fa-a97a0e472676/The+Blues+One+Book+Billboard_2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures The book won a prestigious award. (Chris Thomas King’s book, "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture" was the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s One Book One Community selection for 2023.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4fdac2b4-9eb4-4d0d-8d31-b90d708c69fd/NEW+WESTGATE+LOGO+Clean+large+crop.png Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures The Blues Origin Institute https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/7783a270-e336-48e7-a86b-280c26770f1b/IMG_3718-Edit.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c262a1a6-d7e8-412f-aeb4-61c093a87184/_DSC1967.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures In addition, I founded a Blues After School program that is now known as the West Baton Rouge Blues After School program. It is a program I continue to support through The Blues Origin Institute and I hope to duplicate it across the state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/fe441e05-0303-43a4-aa18-1724d432fc8f/_DSC1944-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures At the WBR Museum's juke joint doing a book talk with the Blues After School students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/6481b6b8-30be-482c-8b8f-621f8c6207a9/_DSC1947-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures WBR Museum has created a great space for the program. In this space, I play music with the students and sometimes I talk about the history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/a51060e9-bbad-4ea1-9548-1f4f6f14b3f7/_DSC1957-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4ff4f2a2-dca1-4974-91d3-90292997d5b8/_DSC1948-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures I’m excited about the work my non-profit 'The Blues Origin Institute' is doing to develop a new and expanded history of African American Musical Heritage that has long been ignored. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/6b0aff4f-146c-4866-baa1-2fee4054f474/_DSC1956-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/608607a0-56d4-4c3d-ad87-602ca85d96bb/_DSC1958-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures In the background picture of Jelly Roll Morton and Bessie Smith. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d5937eb8-0657-4ce6-9cc3-74384f77cde2/IMG_3518-2.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/63baa1a7-52a9-4e46-9cff-dab7cf2b17cc/IMG_3713-Edit.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/2e5bed4d-0d3f-4910-9057-0e625ace7632/The+Blues+One+Book+Billboard_1.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures My fans know I am very passionate and committed. However, my peer-reviewed, and award-winning research credentials on the subject of blues, are why I believe I’m best qualified to serve The Blues Origin Institute. If you would like to join our team and help or donate in any way, please contact us. I look forward to hearing from you soon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/47c78ee5-8942-4295-be22-1e512c342a00/IMG_2981.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King The Author - Book Talks & Lectures https://www.christhomasking.com/tour-gallary/africa monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/48df2e31-a3af-4ac9-ba8a-ebf28efdce4b/20090217_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0043.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories We arrived at the Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria where we would reside the first week of the tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/60f2f77d-8d17-4567-be80-60e1b3bd4ea7/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0052.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Road Manager David Arias, Cuju and Darryl relax by the hotel pool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/fe80d377-1d8d-45b4-8025-c614facb1321/20090221_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0459.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories After being awake for what seemed light 48 hours had dinner at the home of one of our sponsors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/0155dded-3cb7-41eb-ae5b-4043b47dc039/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0061.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories The next night we spent the evening at the home of the promotor. She was mainly responsible for booking us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/8b34c678-f918-4dd1-b2a7-d98656befd11/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0055.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I met and jammed with a notable keyboardist who would accompany me at several performances. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/bf9bfc5c-30aa-462a-931a-4e6ef601936a/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0056.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I was in the moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/f465fcc3-3bc3-4f6a-8849-c6223407faa8/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0058.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c7378387-078b-45de-b82f-3cc579ba0e10/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0145.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Later that week I hosted a lecture and workshop at the University of Abuja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c732fed9-45ef-4309-9e11-c818dabad0e1/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0087.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories In the green room tuning my guitar. Lots of wonderful art adorned the room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/bfb36f2a-f6bf-464e-a5cd-307cde4d6150/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0095.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I love West African art. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/01120f2e-b252-4704-919e-ea70493b78c0/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0091.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d6755c14-cc34-4690-b4d3-24e89b3c6a09/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0080.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Darryl hanging with me in the green room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/e01f3b27-a45b-454e-9fd8-5d5320be3630/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0081.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4b19c21d-3a2c-4dd2-9508-dfee8e527fad/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0103.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories 'I saw the trip as an opportunity to fill in some blanks regarding my musical roots because, after all, I had been told ad-nauseam, that the origins of the blues could be found in West Africa.' — Chris Thomas King, The Blues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4befc6ff-730a-4bab-b6ac-4b79eba710b9/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0153.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories 'Folklorists believed the blues to be a primitive expression from a primitive savage people. Therefore, they would go digging in the jungles of Africa seeking clues. Conversely, if one believes the blues is an enlightened expression, from a civilized people, one wouldn’t look in a jungle for clues—a place where you’d go to find wild animals—one would look for clues where civilization and high art is cultivated.' Chris Thomas King - The Blues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/05c1af05-dd83-4de0-a561-cb276600a5ea/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0099.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d0807c44-132b-4397-92d2-ab22056cd2cd/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0104.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I share the story I thought they wanted to hear. The blues came from West Africa and developed in the Mississippi Delta. I sang songs by Robert Johnson and other Mississippi bluesmen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/193b4060-6555-4e7a-8ad3-e645841f327c/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0130.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories But they didn't accept that origin story. They told me the blues that I played did not have West African origins. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/bd6a5e24-422f-46f3-bd0a-397e43032951/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0147.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories We had a question-and-answer session that proved to be quite revealing. I received the most intelligent questions from the gathering of scholars and musicians. For the first time, I heard and saw my music through an African prism. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/e0235ddc-265f-4347-ab4c-881d8882f33b/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0151.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories 'One university student in the audience stood up and said to me, dismissively, “You’d starve to death in this country, performing THAT music.” Instantly, I knew, the gentleman was onto the Delta blues trope.' — Chris Thomas King - The Blues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/65c6323a-8f1f-48e1-9f1b-8807196e6d46/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0152.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories 'I had always doubted the Anglo narrative. It was reaffirming in that setting to have its absurdity illuminated.' — Chris Thomas King - The Blues https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/7928da94-df3a-4626-9783-5ded94be0a20/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0154.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I knew then the manuscript I had been working on would need a major revision. After my stay in Africa, I spent the next few years researching to uncover the authentic origin of my music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/cbbb7c57-7402-4ce3-a456-1149749dd4f2/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0155.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Funny, no one asked about my guitar tunings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/59efab79-4e2d-4ccd-9326-802e19226da0/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0156.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/af0a782c-7956-4e7a-94b3-099f3b4a2c11/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0170.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories It was fun jamming with local musicians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c511aeef-f574-4ad8-be28-634d8f65670f/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0161.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories The national press followed where ever I traveled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/bd9436a9-8549-4e1a-93c3-31dd1087e12b/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0157.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/2acfdc9f-9138-40c3-919c-5ab0ee9b6d60/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0159.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories The debate about the blues was intense and spirited. I became a student. They were my teachers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/3603a16a-7f12-4293-b0d3-6ebe3ca81629/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0171.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/17666f4f-5478-4879-9450-90b9cfe7e1bd/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0178.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories After I signed autographs. It would be another 9 or 10 years before I would be able to end lectures by signing my book. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/10afb3bf-abc0-48fe-9fcc-a3e812936ed7/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0186.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/46f32862-5767-4b02-ae11-54d7ecf85cd3/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0190.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Abuja showed me much love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/ac1cb0d9-28e7-44cf-bedf-efd258fa5cc4/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0192.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I loved them, too. My West African sojourn was inspiring and enlightening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/15b5e4ca-8c91-47aa-b63a-8395a28ec60d/20090218_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0198.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Meet the press. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/1f0c1401-8d03-414c-ac0b-f34c9cb9b740/20090219_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0269.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories The following week we flew to Lagos, Nigeria, home to more than twenty million people on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/85eecf20-ba5b-4404-94d3-41d7d651409d/20090219_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0240.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories A special welcoming party was set up for my arrival. We celebrated American National Day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/9ec1a14a-bc65-484f-977c-075423107bb3/20090219_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0291.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories At the early reception before my concert, the crowd had cocktails. The food was from a first-class chef. Fresh and local. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4f2ff6f5-4fa7-4ab0-9462-a4e02db59ea1/20090219_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0294.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/8fad151d-f1b7-4453-8225-f18e3caa45d8/20090219_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0295.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/792bf061-68f7-4e26-9747-de80357dc866/20090220_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0336.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories Outside a national radio station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/f74408e1-8eac-47af-839a-65a45db05952/20090220_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0329.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Africa Tour Memories I sang songs and discussed my career live on the air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/179faa57-18aa-44ef-b723-3d16db3b56ac/20090220_CTK_TOUR_NIGERIA_NIKON_D60_DSC_0357.jpg Tour Gallery - 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O Brother Where Art Thou I'm at the Mississippi Crossroads on the set of O Brother with Directors Joel and Ethan Coen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/33a41361-00a6-4cb5-8825-a072bbb562c6/soggy+boys+at+Radio+Station_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou The Soggy Bottom Boys on the set of the old-time Radio Station scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/6e330063-6f3f-4165-9c13-7f2c69fcf6e7/ctk+radio+scene+vicksberge+copy_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/ba7e8799-8116-4a21-a457-6a9713ae048a/Gold+Records_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou Picture taken around 2004 after Down From The Mountain album went gold and O Brother reached 6 million in sales. Down From The Mountain went on to sell more than one million copies and O Brother more than ten million. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c600fad1-6480-4909-8c33-9aad72aadb39/Chris+Thomas+King_Paul+Kahn_Agent.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou Pictured with my agent Paul Kahn founder of Concerted Efforts Agency, circa the Down From The Mountain Tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4c7d98e2-e455-4c8f-b314-4682b9caaec2/Chris_Mariann_Paul_Lemo_Edit_BG.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou My agent Paul Kahn at my right, and my heart Mariann Thomas on my left. In the Limo on our way to a sold-out Down From The Mountain concert. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/b9c1e054-61ee-437e-88a6-f35e6edfdfd5/Solo+Radio+2+%28good+quality%29_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/3fd7e32d-fe7d-427e-b6eb-4204c4a86c5a/Soggy_Boys_sitting_on_porch_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou Relaxing on set and trying to stay cool in the shade between filming in the summer Mississippi heat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/972e1a05-eff2-405f-b9f0-31975e82782c/Joel+with+boys+on+coner_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/a37875f7-e07b-488f-b3a1-5a26ba38b0f6/soggy+bottom+boys+looking_COPY.jpg Tour Gallery - O Brother Where Art Thou https://www.christhomasking.com/tour-gallary/japan monthly 0.5 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/becee941-322e-4c10-93da-e7e20e6dfa4c/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-20.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 2009 was a busy year for my international touring. Previously, I'd been spending more time on Hollywood movie sets than on the Blues Highway. Fans had not seen me doing heavy touring in a while and were eager about my return to the road. I was excited to be booked to tour Japan solo acoustic. On some dates of the tour, I would share the stage with Robert Cray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d4d1d905-2ec7-44ed-a1bf-25d2655fd21f/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-01.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Our last date on the tour was in Tokyo, Japan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/eb96609f-f04b-4628-af92-7c666a346fdd/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-02.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 The city's nightlife was energetic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/70ee2e4d-1aef-4942-b418-431e93a67d3e/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-03.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/8bf1629a-4e56-472c-9ea8-47c4ddaa41b9/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-04.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 We left our hotel to find a good Sushi restaurant and enjoy the night life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/3dde2603-1a8f-411f-b89e-6334f33fd2e0/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-05.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/63e5fd4d-7c62-4ac1-93b3-ceec362af99d/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-06.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/3bf2a225-8a99-43df-8b63-6e9212e2b814/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-07.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 We taxied into the center of town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/bcca880e-bbff-4c2f-88cf-0a8e5680be42/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-10.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Darryl found at trendy place to have a bite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/eb10c713-d95c-402f-8148-98c273e84f46/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-08.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/aaa12db8-cbeb-4849-9676-ab982a72256f/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-09.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 In the aftermath of the movie O Brother Where Art Thou, I was in demand as a folk-blues acoustic performer. Playing solo was demanding. Not everyone can captivate a large audience standing on stage alone. On occasion, drummer Darryl White was invited as a percussionist on selected solo dates. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/b65d2af5-3087-4635-8fa7-88c18a4bb697/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-11.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/e7b204f3-1fae-4787-b920-0e8cea028e9b/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-12.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Darryl and I go way back. It was fun to have him along. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/b1496f31-ed6e-4df3-949b-4932889921df/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-13.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 We enjoyed a rare night off out on the town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/fd18f879-33a4-44f7-b757-9412e7dfe4b2/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-14.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/09a0455b-6416-4ef0-a16e-f017c4033746/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-15.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 The next morning I did some reading before the show. Notice the books. I traveled with lots of heavy books, 'Louis Armstrong's New Orleans' and 'The African Origin of Civilization Myth or Reality' among others. These days I travel with my Kindle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/3d6b1808-1514-4e5a-abdb-0aa31affa352/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-16.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 View of Tokyo from my hotel room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/efdfd087-3fd2-440b-b4ee-76c27a68f69d/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-17.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Croissants, tea, and a guitar. Good morning Toyko. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/330709e3-709c-450e-a624-ac32c0e1b629/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-19.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Tokyo skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/895639f3-c996-41aa-ad0f-ec4f4acff999/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-18.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Beautiful day for a festival. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4bfec730-17fe-4b8b-8810-c1caa624d030/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-25.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 On stage solo at the Japan Blues and Soul Carnival, Tokyo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/b2f99800-7e01-4852-bac8-083884bab9fb/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-28.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/272ecc5f-dc1b-448d-84ba-42e85201b47d/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-27.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Leadbelly would be proud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/34b7da67-094c-490c-a661-cc0dadeb7125/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-29.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 The set list included songs from the Red Mud and Down From The Mountain albums. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/5b928dbc-ebb9-440b-ab8c-d7c56aabde04/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-26.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 I would return to Japan a few years later but this tour was one of my favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/f17d9e87-fe04-40ab-8572-c4d4b5082601/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-24.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Folk-blues singer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/62d430f9-30a6-4180-99b7-beced8db7d56/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-23.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Harmonica was a big part of solo touring that year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/ceabcff1-2250-4562-9e1f-a728fce77aef/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-22.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/37b55d08-68b4-4b1b-b8c1-b59eaf7764a5/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-21.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/ac1d6bc5-e291-42b8-b60a-579bd9ef685c/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-30.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/52834157-56f3-406e-9e46-97d697de3fb7/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-34.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 After the show, my fans were excited to get my autograph. Whatever happened to Tower Records? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c8053a8b-9adf-4483-81b2-65cd9d77b9fd/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-32.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Some fans seemed to know the details of my whole catalog. Who played on what song? I was impressed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d321c27c-a3c8-4e44-aecf-b6b6d913fc6b/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-33.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 I'm signing my Japan-only CD release. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/96882252-23f7-4352-a306-6d16c25c1d7d/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-31.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 We sold-out of merch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/6283b042-5a43-45c1-8771-4a6990edbc77/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-35.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Later that night I went to an eatery to unwind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/4f11f5fb-e633-4635-a9e5-c5bec10a566e/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-36.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 Fans walked by and recognized me. One even asked that I sign his shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/287bc07c-4244-4e5a-9911-b3d14d579918/JAPAN_TOUR_PHOTOS_EDIT2_WEB-37.jpg Tour Gallery - Chris Thomas King Japan Tour 2009 They asked if I'd take a photo. I was happy to oblige. https://www.christhomasking.com/tour-gallary/o-billy-where-art-thou-chris-thomas-king monthly 0.5 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/fed78c5d-df8d-4991-9c61-8ea943927d19/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4781.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy Strings and Chris Thomas King digging into "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/f3f36cc8-1280-4e10-b05b-9cfba3db0c9b/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4798.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy Strings and Chris Thomas King singing "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/7fa679e5-7dde-43a8-b520-8e08fff19597/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4804.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Chris Thomas King and Billy Strings making those guitars talk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/d829dea0-bdae-4d29-8d10-bb7b681d8e73/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4806.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy Strings and Chris Thomas King performing King's new song "Gravedigger Gonna Cut You Down." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/63c8df98-e975-4bcf-a3b8-91eeec94a4d5/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4813.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King "Gravedigger Gonna Cut You Down" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/eb6e73df-37bd-4ecd-b53e-ef6f8b15bc15/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4842.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Wide stage shot showing dancers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/67a05ffc-8b0c-44d9-8216-c3c24e069647/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4848.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Dancers with fire on stage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/0c36d4e3-2e32-407c-98b6-4aaa066a3fcc/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4849.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King More dancers with fire on stage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/e8a81c42-1eb3-46c5-aac2-cf701cbbb855/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-4851.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Gravedigger firey dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/5ce7a17e-6e70-4d96-8001-25e655b47eed/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-5029.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy Strings, Jerry Douglas, Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/17c789b2-d21d-4be0-99d9-dcb5f3e0bcc9/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-5030.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy Strings, Jerry Douglas, Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/7f5a32e9-99d9-41d3-a905-3beb8fbcc393/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-5070.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Chris Thomas King singing "Grave Digger Gonna Cut You Down" as the special guest of Billy Strings at soldout CFG Bank Arena Baltimore Holloween night 2024. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/94b193f8-be09-46b2-a1c2-514210f3ff58/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-5111.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King The Soggy Bottom Boys revival https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/c93717b1-b906-46ee-87c7-b398f1681a7a/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-6587.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King O Billy, Where Art Thou finale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/b4f024bb-9d35-495e-99d4-4060a49ada22/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-6594.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Everyone on stage for final song https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/7b93d872-43bc-4d41-bc00-67576d296ab1/103124_OBillyBaltimore_JesseFaatz-6613.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/f68db926-4e66-4a55-99ec-d066f1c3e1aa/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7662.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy Strings, Jerry Douglas, Chris Thomas King performing "John Law Burned Down The Liqour Sto" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/2ce24330-95c6-42ff-88dd-19a8f8809512/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7669.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy and Chris on the big screens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/0ad2e29e-1dee-4d02-965c-eaafbc2a70d0/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7707.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/0ab779d4-2d93-494d-8114-b67839e8176b/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7665.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/7b8cf7de-5024-44ae-8b20-ba204871fb61/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7671.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Dueling guitars Billy Strings and Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/1603018e-4db3-43ad-a316-b3b3fe925599/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7675.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Billy and Chris https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/182b6805-ce6f-4b6d-8bd6-91a114d3456c/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7677.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63e06fe125007b1b7886f72b/499bb4f2-3ae5-4579-919c-8a5cf2f19716/110124_CFGArenaBaltimoreMD_JesseFaatz-7969.jpg Tour Gallery - O Billy, Where Art Thou - Chris Thomas King Thank you, CFG Bank Arena Baltimore! Chris and Billy center-stage taking a bow. It was a great night!!!