\n We couldn’t be more honored to announce this rare and spe cial performance. As you probably know\, Chris is a Grammy Award Winning A rtist ( Blues Album of the Year )\, Country Music Awards Winner (Album of the Year ) and an accomplished actor ( Oh Brother Where Art Thou )…..and i f you’ve never seen him live and in person\, get ready…he will leave you a mazed. This is truly one of those shows you don’t want to miss.
\n\n Like Miles Davis and Bob Dylan before him\, Chris Thomas King was origina lly celebrated as the young savior of an aging musical culture when he fir st arrived on the national scene. Branded as a rebel King was banned form blues festivals across the United States. He fled to Denmark to cool his h eels in the more liberal environment that flourished in Europe. While in D enmark he recorded and released the critically acclaimed hip-hop blues alb um “21st Century Blues from da hood.” The French embraced him as a major a rtist with vision and the rest of Europe followed. He toured with his Dani sh band extensively across Europe playing major festivals and theaters but longed to return to New Orleans. Upon returning to the United States in 1 995\, he started his own independent production company and record label\, 21st Century Blues. Soon after he found success as a film composer and ac tor. Winning three Grammy Awards by 2003 and several Country music CMA awa rds.
\n\n\nPhone: 866-666-6306\n\n20 Greenwoods Rd\nNorfolk\, CT\n06058 \n DTSTART:20130407T193000 DTEND:20130407T000000 LOCATION:Infinity Music Hall & Bistro PRIORITY: SUMMARY:Chris Thomas King URL:http://www.infinityhall.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR