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Chris Thomas King's The Blues: The Authentic Narrative Podcast
Chris Thomas King's The Blues: The Authentic Narrative is hosted by Grammy and Country Music Award-winning blues artist Chris Thomas King. The podcast is inspired by his new book The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture. This podcast series is where King engages listeners with stories about his music philosophy, culture, and everything Blues.
Chris Thomas King's The Blues: The Authentic Narrative Podcast
The Writers Interview with Chris Thomas King: Episode 5
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Season 1
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Episode 5
The Writers Interview: For this podcast episode I’ve decided to play for you an interview I did in New Orleans a few weeks ago for the Writers Forum. It is a radio program out of New Orleans hosted by author Michael Tusa. I will read passages from my book and share why I decided to write what I call the first history of blues. Midway through the interview, Michael asks me was there a revelation or a surprising person or event during my research. I was shocked to learn that Eugenics was foundational to folk-blues. Racist eugenicists believed Blacks to be inferior, primitive, Noble savages. This eugenic criterion for blues authenticity is still prevalent when judging Blacks in blues.