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In O Brother, Where Art Thou?, he portrays a skilled blues guitarist who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his skill on guitar. The character is based on blues musicians Tommy Johnson and Robert Johnson , both of whom have been linked to selling their soul to the devil at a rural Mississippi crossroads.
As a respected actor and film composer, Chris garnered high praise for his role as Delta blues man Tommy Johnson in his film debut O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) and won several awards, including Country Music and Grammy Awards for his contribution to the score.
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Dec 4, 2020 · At the core of King’s post-O Brother funk was the same problem he’d tried to avoid earlier in his career: The singer-songwriter wanted to be genre-bending Chris Thomas King, but the...
O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 satirical comedy-drama film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson, with Chris Thomas King, John Goodman, Holly Hunter, and Charles Durning in supporting roles.
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In the iconic 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the Soggy Bottom Boys encounter guitarist Tommy Johnson, played by Grammy-award-winning blues artist Chris Thomas King, who has sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads to play the guitar with great skill.
