T Bone Burnett
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Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter.[1] He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film music, including for O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Cold Mountain (2004), Walk the Line (2005) and Crazy Heart (2010); and won another Grammy for producing the studio album Raising Sand (2007), in which he united the contemporary bluegrass of Alison Krauss with the blues rock of Robert Plant (ex-Led Zeppelin).
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Henry Burnett III |
| Born | (1948-01-14) January 14, 1948 (age 75) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Origin | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1972–present |
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| Spouse(s) | Sam Phillips (former) Callie Khouri |
| Website | tboneburnett |
Burnett helped start the careers of Counting Crows, Los Lobos, Sam Phillips and Gillian Welch, and he revitalized the careers of Gregg Allman and Roy Orbison.[citation needed] He produced music for the television programs Nashville and True Detective. He has released several solo studio albums, including Tooth of Crime, which he wrote for a revival of the play by Sam Shepard.