T Bone Burnett's Biography
T Bone Burnett, born Joseph Henry Burnett (January 14, 1948) in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, is a songwriter and performer inspired by multiple traditions of America's musical heritage. He emerged from a self-imposed 14 year hiatus as a recording artist in 2006 to release two collections of music T Bone’s time away from recording and performing led him to other undertakings. He produced various artists such as Tony Bennett and k.d. lang and the A Wonderful World album, and he won a Grammy award for the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. He worked as a songwriter, and was nominated for an Oscar for his contribution to the film Cold Mountain. He founded the indie record label DMZ Records, was invloved with Mark Heard and Tonio K in the short-lived What? Records, and oversaw the music for the films Walk the Line and The Big Lebowski. T Bone'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, Arlo Guthrie, Warren Zevon, Peter Case, B. J. Thomas and others.
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