The Washington Post, October 30th, 2002
When the Coen brothers chose Chris Thomas King to play real-life Delta bluesman Tommy Johnson in their film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" they weren't exactly going out on a limb. Long before the plum acting role came along, King was singing and playing Southern blues while recording for a variety of labels, so it wasn't surprising to find him slipping comfortably into Johnson's shoes. No one, however, could have predicted the soundtrack's multi- platinum success or the rush of related concert and recording offshoots. In addition to joining a stellar cast of bluegrassers on "Down From the Mount...
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