T-Bone Burnett

presleyfam : Lisa with T Bone Burnett, the producer of her next album - titled “Storm and Grace”Read Full Story

T-Bone Burnett is the man behind Jeff Bridges ' Oscar win. While T-Bone Burnett was never incredibly famous for his solo work, his song-writing and production have kept him working with some of the biggest names in film and music. Not only did T-Bone Burnett write six of the songs featured on the Crazy Heart soundtrack, he won an Oscar Sunday night for Best Original Song for his collaboration with Ryan Bingham on "The Weary Kind." Jeff Bridges has said that his decision to work on the film...Read Full Story

The Lone Star International Film Festival started last night with a Red Carpet at the AMC Theater at Sundance Square.   The  Lone Star International Film Festival celebrates the work of cinema’s emerging talents, while honoring the legacy of the trendsetters who paved the way.  LSIFF has presented its most prestigious honor, the LSIFF Life Achievement Award, to Jeff Bridges, Sidney Lumet, Martin Sheen, Horton Foote, and Bill Paxton.. The festival has welcomed such noted actors, producers...Read Full Story

Kevin Winter / Getty Images August 23, 2011 When the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? hit American ears 10 years ago, the impact was as massive as it was unexpected. Led by producer T-Bone Burnett, the album paired contemporary artists with the folk, blues, country and gospel of the movie's Depression-era setting. It became a runaway hit, selling roughly nine million copies and scoring a Grammy for Album of the Year. More importantly, it kick-started an...Read Full Story

Kevin Winter / Getty Images August 23, 2011 When the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? hit American ears 10 years ago, the impact was as massive as it was unexpected. Led by producer T-Bone Burnett, the album paired contemporary artists with the folk, blues, country and gospel of the movie's Depression-era setting. It became a runaway hit, selling roughly nine million copies and scoring a Grammy for Album of the Year. More importantly, it kick-started an...Read Full Story

Kevin Winter / Getty Images August 23, 2011 When the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? hit American ears 10 years ago, the impact was as massive as it was unexpected. Led by producer T-Bone Burnett, the album paired contemporary artists with the folk, blues, country and gospel of the movie's Depression-era setting. It became a runaway hit, selling roughly nine million copies and scoring a Grammy for Album of the Year. More importantly, it kick-started an...Read Full Story

The Lone Star Film Society will be honoring 10-time Grammy-Award winner T Bone Burnett at a glittering Gala on November 12th in tandem with the opening night celebrations for the annual Lone Star Film Festival in Fort Worth (Texas). T Bone was lauded in recent months for his work on the feature film - "Crazy Heart" - which starred Jeff Bridges (who won a coveted Oscar for his remarkable performance as a down 'n out Country & Western singer). I reported on a screening of "Crazy Heart" I...Read Full Story

T-Bone Burnett wasn’t on firm constitutional ground, but his proposal had appeal. Noted for his shrewd observations, Burnett made several on his ’92 album, “The Criminal Under My Own Hat.”  Some of his best points are in the song, “I Can Explain Everything.” I have a suggestion in answer to the question How can we make the world easier to bear We could go on a mission to get all politicians And preachers off of the air Cause when you’re talking to that many people at one time...Read Full Story

Music producer T Bone Burnett (L) smiles with cast members (L-R) John Turturro, Julianne Moore, Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, and Steve Buscemi during a question-and-answer session at an event celebrating the Blu-Ray release of "The Big Lebowski" in New York Lucas Jackson / Reuters Who else but Jeff Bridges could convince a theater full of drunk (and stoned) movie fans that now was the perfect time for a little spontaneous inward meditation? A very special edition of Lebowski Fest...Read Full Story

O Brother Where Art Thou [2 CD Deluxe Edition] ~ Various Artists - Soundtrack (Artist) 267% Sales Rank in Music: 249 (was 914 yesterday) (541) Release Date: August 23, 2011 Buy new: $22.86 (Visit the Movers & Shakers in Music list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description It has been a decade since one of the most unlikely successes in music history was released. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is one of the 10 top-selling soundtracks of all time...Read Full Story