| T-Bone Burnett | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Henry Burnett |
| Born | January 14, 1948 |
| Origin | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock and roll, Country |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, Producer |
| Years active | 1972—present |
| Label(s) | Universal (1972-1976; 1986-1988) Arista (1976-1980) Takoma (1980-1982) Warner Bros. (1982-1984) Demon (1984-1986) Columbia (1988-present) DMZ (2006-present) |
| Website | TBoneBurnett.com |
T-Bone Burnett is an American songwriter, musician and producer. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African In Political geography and International politics, a country is a Political division of a geographical entity Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Events January 17 - Highway 51 South in Memphis Tennessee is renamed " Elvis Presley Blvd" January 20 - In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the See also List of record labels Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. After Jake Rivera previously started Stiff Records, Radar Records and F-Beat Records, he founded Demon Records with Andrew Lauder Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company He was born Joseph Henry Burnett (January 14, 1948) in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. He emerged from a self-imposed 14-year hiatus as a recording artist in 2006 to release two collections of music: The True False Identity, his first album of new original songs since 1992, and Twenty Twenty - The Essential T-Bone Burnett, a 40 song retrospective spanning Burnett’s entire career of music-making. The True False Identity is a 2006 Album by T-Bone Burnett. Track listing All tracks composed by T-Bone Burnett except where indicated
Burnett’s time away from recording and performing led him to other undertakings. He produced various artists such as Tony Bennett and k.d. lang on the A Wonderful World album and The Wallflowers on Bringing Down the Horse. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and A Wonderful World is an Album by Tony Bennett and Kd lang, released in 2002 The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award -winning rock band from Los Angeles California. Bringing Down the Horse is The Wallflowers second album It contains hits such as "One Headlight" "6th Avenue Heartache" "Three Marlenas" Burnett won a Grammy award for the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Comedy Film made by the Coen Brothers. He worked as a songwriter, and was nominated for an Oscar for his contribution to the film Cold Mountain. Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, He founded the record label DMZ, an imprint of Columbia, and was involved with Mark Heard and Tonio K in the short-lived What? Records. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company John Mark Heard ( December 16, 1951 - August 16, 1992) was a Record producer, folk-rock Tonio K (born Steven M Krikorian b April 15 1949 is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight critically acclaimed albums and has had original songs recorded by many of What? Records was a short-lived Record label started by Word Records and A&M Records, intended to focus on creative and unusual rock 'n roll records He also oversaw the music for the films Walk the Line and The Big Lebowski. Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical Drama film, directed by James Mangold and based on the life of country The Big Lebowski is a 1998 American Comedy film / Film noir written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen.
Burnett's songs have been covered by such artists as k.d. lang ("Till the Heart Caves In"), Los Lobos, Sixpence None the Richer ("Carry You"), Tonio K, Emmylou Harris, Mark Heard ("Power of Love"), Arlo Guthrie, Warren Zevon, Peter Case, B. J. Thomas and others. kd lang, OC (born Kathryn Dawn Lang, November 2, 1961) is a Grammy Award -winning Canadian Singer and Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners Sixpence None the Richer (Shorter Sixpence NTR is a Grammy -nominated American Christian pop/rock band that formed in New Braunfels Texas, eventually Tonio K (born Steven M Krikorian b April 15 1949 is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight critically acclaimed albums and has had original songs recorded by many of Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country John Mark Heard ( December 16, 1951 - August 16, 1992) was a Record producer, folk-rock Arlo Davy Guthrie (born July 10 1947 is an American folk singer Warren William Zevon (January 24 1947 &ndash September 7 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American rock Singer-songwriter and Musician Peter Case (born April 5, 1954) is an American Singer-songwriter and guitarist who has had a wide-ranging career ranging from New B J Thomas ( Billy Joe Thomas, b August 7, 1942, in Hugo Oklahoma) is an American popular singer known for his chart-topping hits in
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Burnett released his first album, The B-52 Band and the Fabulous Skylarks, in 1972. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1975 and 1976, he toured with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Dylan (born Robert Zimmerman, May 24 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota) is an American singer-songwriter author poet and painter who has been a major The Rolling Thunder Revue was a famed Concert tour comprised of a traveling caravan of musicians headed by Bob Dylan, that took When the Revue ended, Burnett and two other members of Dylan's band, David Mansfield and Steven Soles, formed The Alpha Band. David Mansfield (born September 13 1956 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American Violinist, Mandolin player Guitarist Steven Soles is an American Singer-songwriter, Record producer, and Guitarist Known also as J The Alpha Band was a rock band formed in July 1976 from the remnants of Bob Dylan 's Rolling Thunder Revue. The Alpha Band released three albums, The Alpha Band in 1977, Spark In The Dark in 1977, and The Statue Makers of Hollywood in 1978. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
In 1980 he released his first post-Alpha Band solo album, Truth Decay, a roots rock album described by the Rolling Stone Record Guide as "mystic Christian blues. Roots rock is a term recently used to describe "a style of rock music that draws material from various American musical traditions including country, Blues, and The Rolling Stone Album Guide, previously known as The Rolling Stone Record Guide, is a book that along with its sister publication Rolling "
In 1982 his Trap Door EP yielded the FM radio hit "I Wish You Could Have Seen Her Dance". Burnett toured after the release of Trap Door, opening several dates for The Who and leading a band that featured Mick Ronson on guitar. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Mick Ronson (26 May 1946 &ndash 29 April 1993 was an English Guitarist, Composer, Multi-instrumentalist, Arranger and producer
His 1983 album Proof Through the Night (whose song "When the Night Falls" got some FM airplay) and his 1987 album The Talking Animals were more in the vein of 1980s new wave music, while his self-titled 1986 album was an album of acoustic country music. Proof Through the Night is a 1983 Album by T-Bone Burnett. Proof Through the Night was not available on CD for many years though some tracks (most The Talking Animals is a 1987 Album by T-Bone Burnett. Personnel Production notes It was produced by David Rhodes New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. His 1992 album The Criminal Under My Own Hat tended toward adult album alternative music. The Criminal Under My Own Hat is a 1992 Album by T-Bone Burnett. Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a Radio format broadcast mostly on FM. All were critically acclaimed but not big sellers commercially.
Proof Through The Night was reissued by Rhino Records' Handmade Music in a limited edition of 5,000 on May 29, 2007, in an expanded version. The double CD also included the EPs Trap Door and Behind The Trap Door. [1]
Burnett has become best known as a music producer. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Burnett 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 & Sex & Dreams, Gillian Welch's Revival and Hell Among the Yearlings, David Poe's self-titled debut, the Roy Orbison tribute A Black & White Night Live, two albums for Bruce Cockburn, and nearly everything released by his former wife, Sam Phillips (previously known as Leslie Phillips). Counting Crows is a Rock band originating from Berkeley California. August and Everything After is the first commercially-released Album of the American Rock band Counting Crows, released September Los Lobos ("The Wolves" are an American Rock band. They are 3-time Grammy Award winners How Will the Wolf Survive? is the major label debut album of Los Lobos. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry King of America is the tenth album by the British rock singer and songwriter Elvis Costello, billed as "the Costello Show featuring Spike is an album by the Irish-English Musician Elvis Costello released in 1989 on Warner Brothers records his first album for the label The Wallflowers are a Grammy Award -winning rock band from Los Angeles California. Bringing Down the Horse is The Wallflowers second album It contains hits such as "One Headlight" "6th Avenue Heartache" "Three Marlenas" Marshall Crenshaw (born 11 November 1953 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist Spın̈al Tap is a semi-fictional heavy metal band the subject of the 1984 Rockumentary / Mockumentary film This Is {{Unicode|Spın̈al Break Like the Wind is an Album by the semi-fictional band Spinal Tap. The BoDeans are a Rock and roll and Roots rock band formed in Waukesha Wisconsin in 1983 by Kurt Neumann (vocals & electric guitar and Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams is a music album of BoDeans songs released in May 1986 on Slash/Warner Records. Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City) is a Singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, Revival is the first album by Gillian Welch, released in 1996. Hell Among the Yearlings is the second album by Gillian Welch, released in 1998. David Poe is an American songwriter singer musician performer and composer Roy Kelton Orbison ( April 23 1936 &ndash December 6 1988) nicknamed "The Big O" was an influential Grammy Award -winning A Black & White Night Live is a Roy Orbison Music album made posthumously by Virgin Records from the HBO television broadcast Bruce Douglas Cockburn, OC (ˈkoʊbɚn phonetically "co-burn" (born May 27, 1945) is a Canadian folk/rock Guitarist
In 1985, Burnett collaborated with Elvis Costello on a single called "The People's Limousine", under the moniker "The Coward Brothers. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) "
In 1987, Burnett produced Roy Orbison's two-record album, In Dreams: The Greatest Hits. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) In Dreams The Greatest Hits is a music album of Roy Orbison songs released in 1987 on Virgin Records. After that, he was the musical director and a guitarist for Orbison's HBO television special, Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night. Roy Orbison and Friends A Black and White Night is an acclaimed 1988 Cinemax television special originally broadcast on January 3 1988 on HBO starring
In 1992, he worked some songs with his friend River Phoenix for the movie The Thing Called Love. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) River Jude Phoenix ( August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American Film Actor. The Thing Called Love is a Peter Bogdanovich comedy-drama movie released in 1993. He was the coach of Samantha Mathis. Samantha Mathis (born May 12 1970 is an American Actress. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in Pump Up the
In 1997, Burnett created new songs for the Sam Shepard play The Tooth of Crime: Second Dance, which premiered in New York City the same year in an off-Broadway production that featured Vincent D'Onofrio and Kirk Acevedo. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. The Tooth of Crime is a Musical play written by Sam Shepard which made its premiere in London's Open Space theater on July Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American Actor and producer. Kirk Acevedo (born November 27, 1974) is an American Actor of Puerto Rican and Chinese descent A CD of these songs was released in May, 2008.
In 2000, Burnett produced the soundtrack and wrote the score for the Coen Brothers film, O Brother, Where Art Thou?. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers O Brother Where Art Thou? is a Comedy Film made by the Coen Brothers. The award-winning soundtrack 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. Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Ralph Stanley (born February 25, 1927) also known as Dr Ralph Stanley is a legendary American bluegrass artist known for his distinctive Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City) is a Singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of Country music. The album was a smash, garnering numerous industry awards from the Grammys, Academy of Country Music, and the Country Music Association. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Academy of Country Music (ACM was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy The Country Music Association (CMA was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was as much a commercial success as a critical one and has sold over seven million copies according to the Recording Industry Association of America. A documentary film, Down from the Mountain, was made of a benefit concert of the soundtrack performed by the artists on the album; Burnett figures prominently in the film. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Down from the Mountain is a 2000 documentary and Concert film featuring a live performance by country and Traditional music His production on the soundtrack albums for these two films, plus his wife Sam Phillips' Fan Dance album, led to his winning the 2002 Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Fan Dance is the ninth (studioalbum from American Singer-songwriter Sam Phillips. The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. Burnett went on to produce the less popular gospel soundtrack to the Coen's The Ladykillers. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The Ladykillers is a 2004 Remake of the 1955 Ealing comedy of the same name.
In 2004, under his name "Henry Burnett", he wrote "I Wish My Baby Was Born", "Like a Songbird That Has Fallen", and "The Scarlet Tide" for the movie Cold Mountain. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Cold Mountain is a 2003 film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and stars Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger, "The Scarlet Tide," co-written with Elvis Costello and performed by Alison Krauss, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song and won the BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music. Elvis Costello (born Declan Patrick MacManus 25 August 1954 is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter, with Irish ancestry Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation In 2005, he composed the score for Wim Wenders' film Don't Come Knocking. Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim" Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German Film director, Playwright, Author, Don't Come Knocking is a 2005 Film, a comedy-drama Road movie directed by German director Wim Wenders and written by Wenders and actor/playwright
In 2005, he worked with actors Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon for their singing roles as Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in the film Walk the Line. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (waˈkeen ˈfee-nɪks born October 28, 1974) formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix is an award-winning American and Puerto Rican Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22 1976 is an Academy Award winning American actress and Film producer, who has established herself as Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Valerie June Carter Cash ( June 23, 1929 &ndash May 15, 2003) was a Singer, Songwriter, actress, comedienne Walk the Line is a 2005 American biographical Drama film, directed by James Mangold and based on the life of country He also produced that film's soundtrack album and wrote its score.
In 2006, he was nominated for the BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation In April, 2006, he announced that his first concert tour in nearly two decades would begin on May 16 in Chicago at The Vic Theater. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. "The Vic" redirects here For the fictional pub in EastEnders, see The Queen Victoria The Victoria Theater, most well known Around the same time, jazz singer Cassandra Wilson released an album of blues songs, Thunderbird (2006), which was produced by Burnett. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American Jazz musician vocalist songwriter and producer from Jackson Mississippi. Thunderbird is an Album by Cassandra Wilson. It was released on the Blue Note label in 2006. He also wrote one of the album's songs and co-wrote another with Ethan Coen. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers Burnett also produced music for the remake of the film All the King's Men. All the King's Men is a 2006 film adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren
In 2006, Burnett produced Brandi Carlile's The Story album, the title song of which became a minor hit and was featured on a special broadcast of ABC-TV's Grey's Anatomy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Brandi Carlile (born June 1, 1981 in Ravensdale Washington) is an American Singer and Songwriter. The Story is the second Album by Folk rock singer Brandi Carlile, and was released on April 3, 2007. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama. Carlile's guitarist and bassist, twins Tim and Phil Hanseroth, respectively, used instruments from Burnett's private collection during the unique "live" recordings in Vancouver, B. C.
In early 2007, Burnett earned nominations for two 2006 Grammy Awards, one as Producer Of The Year for his work on Cassandra Wilson's Thunderbird album, the soundtrack to Walk the Line and his own The True False Identity. The National Indoor Arena or The NIA is a large Indoor arena and is owned by the NEC Group. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Walk the Line was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Burnett earned another nomination for his efforts as Executive Music Producer and Album Producer on that soundtrack.
October 2007 saw the release of the Burnett-produced Raising Sand, a collaborative album featuring Alison Krauss and Robert Plant. Raising Sand is a collaboration album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Alison Krauss ( born July 23 1971 is an American bluegrass - country singer and Fiddle player Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Burnett plays guitar on 10 of the 13 tracks.
In early 2008, Pete Townshend announced that Burnett was to go into the studio that fall to help produce an all covers album for The Who. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [2]. However, on a May 15, 2008, episode of the NPR radio show, All Songs Considered, Burnett threw that project into question. He stated that in a blog, Townshend had indicated that he was putting all his projects on hold. [3]
In 2008, it was reported that Burnett "started a new venture called Code, which aims to do for music what THX did for movie-theater sound: set standards that ensure the best possible quality. "[4] He is opposed to the trend of brighter and more compressed processing, sufficiently so that he essentially retired from the music business in 1995-96 and took up an opportunity to work in theater with Sam Shepard, leading to his work on several films. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American artist who worked as an award-winning Playwright, Writer and Actor. [5] Code involves the simultaneous release of multiple sound formats, thus avoiding much of the processing which happens when sound is converted from one format to another. Burnett produced John Mellencamp's album Life, Death, Love and Freedom, which will be the first Code album when it is released on July 15, 2008. John Mellencamp, previously known as John Cougar and then John Cougar Mellencamp, (born October 7, 1951, in Seymour Indiana) is a Life Death Love and Freedom is a Folk rock album by Singer-songwriter John Mellencamp and produced by T Bone Burnett. [4]