T-Bone Burnett

Joseph Henry Burnett aka T Bone Burnett, (born January 14, 1948), in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Fort Worth, Texas is an American songwriter, record producer, musician and singer.

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January 14 - 1948 - St. Louis, Missouri - Fort Worth, Texas - American - Songwriter - Record producer - Musician - Singer

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In addition to being one of the most well respected record producers in the music business and a solo performer, Burnett's songs have been covered by artists like k.d. lang ("Till the Heart Caves In"), Los Lobos, Sixpence None the Richer ("Carry You"), Tonio K, Emmylou Harris, Arlo Guthrie, Warren Zevon, Peter Case, B. J. Thomas and others.

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Record producer - K.d. lang - Los Lobos - Sixpence None the Richer - Tonio K - Emmylou Harris - Arlo Guthrie - Warren Zevon - Peter Case - B. J. Thomas

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Burnett released his first album, The B-52 Band and the Fabulous Skylarks, in 1972. In 1975 and 1976, he toured with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. When the Revue ended, Burnett and two other members of Dylan's band, David Mansfield and Steven Soles formed The Alpha Band. The band released three albums, The Alpha Band in 1977, Spark In The Dark in 1977, and The Statue Makers of Hollywood in 1978.

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1972 - 1975 - 1976 - Bob Dylan's - Rolling Thunder Revue - David Mansfield - Steven Soles - The Alpha Band - 1977 - 1978

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Burnett then revived his solo career and began producing albums for artists like Counting Crows' August and Everything After, Los Lobos' How Will the Wolf Survive?, Elvis Costello's King of America and Spike, the Wallflowers' Bringing Down the Horse, Marshall Crenshaw's Downtown, Spinal Tap's Break Like The Wind, the BoDeans' Love & Hope and Sex & Dreams, Gillian Welch's Revival and Hell Among The Yearlings, The Roy Orbison tribute A Black & White Night Live, two albums for Bruce Cockburn, and nearly everything released by his wife, Sam Phillips.

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Counting Crows - Los Lobos - Elvis Costello - The Wallflowers - Marshall Crenshaw - Spinal Tap - The BoDeans - Gillian Welch - Roy Orbison - A Black & White Night Live - Bruce Cockburn - Sam Phillips

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In 1985, Burnett teamed up with good friend Elvis Costello for a single called "The People's Limousine" under the moniker of "The Coward Brothers."

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1985 - Elvis Costello

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In 1987 Burnett produced Roy Orbison's two-record album, '. After that, he was the musical director and a guitarist for Orbison's hugely successful HBO television special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night.

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1987 - Roy Orbison - HBO - Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night

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T Bone Burnett was called the best songwriter in America by Rolling Stone Magazine.

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In 2000, Burnett produced the soundtrack for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?. The award winning score featured music from Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Ralph Stanley, Gillian Welch, and others performing traditional American folk music, blues and bluegrass - reminiscent of Burnett's 1986 self titled release. A documentary film was also made while recording the soundtrack, called Down from the Mountain and featuring many of the same artists.

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2000 - Coen Brothers - O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Emmylou Harris - Alison Krauss - Ralph Stanley - Gillian Welch - Down from the Mountain

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In 2004, his collaboration with Elvis Costello, "The Scarlet Tide", performed by Alison Krauss for the movie Cold Mountain, was nominated for an Academy Award.

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