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Chris Thomas King

November 1, 1996 by: Scott Jordan

Chris Thomas calls himself "the Forrest Gump" of the blues. The thirty year old Baton Rouge singer, songwriter and guitar player resembles Lenny Kravitz more than Tom Hanks, but Thomas certainly has the Gump penchant for walking amidst-and maybe creating-strange circumstances. Thomas, the son of esteemed swamp bluesman Tabby Thomas, played with Lowell Fulson and Buddy GllY as a teenager. He recorded his debut album for Arhoolie Records in 1986. Since that auspicious start, Thomas has applied ...

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