Chris Thomas King's The Blues: The Authentic Narrative Podcast

Elvis Movie and the Blues (Part 1 of 2) E6. In this episode, Chris Thomas King explains Elvis' rise in the 1950s and what it meant to Blues People.

Blues guitar legend and author Chris Thomas King's new podcast series features in-depth criticism and conversation, restoring the authentic narrative of Black history and music culture. His podcast is based on his groundbreaking book "The Blues: The Authentic Narrative of My Music and Culture."

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.

The Story of the Guitar of Congo Square.