T Bone Burnett

T Bone Burnett: Biography in Details

Who is T Bone Burnett?

T Bone Burnett is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. In the 1970s he became well known for his work as Bob Dylan’s guitarist.

Also, he received honors for the song The Weary Kind, which appeared in the 2009movie Crazy Heart and won a Golden Globe, Academy Award, and Grammy Award.

How old is T Bone Burnett?

T Bone Burnett was born on January 14, 1948, in St. Louis, Missouri. As of 2023, his age is 74 years old. In terms of nationality, he holds an American identity. He was born to Joseph Henry Burnett Jr and Hazel Perkins Burnett.

Bone was raised in Fort Worth, Texas in his mother’s Episcopal Church. At a very young age, he started playing golf and played on the Texas Christian University course when he was 7 years old.

T Bone Burnett- Professional Life, Careers

T Bone Burnett is an American musician, songwriter, record producer, and soundtrack composer. Also, he founded the musical label DMZ. Record production and sound design for motion pictures helped him gain his first musical honors.

His Solo Works

Truth Decay, Burnett’s first solo album after the Alpha Band was released in 1980 on the Takoma Records Label. Bone’s 1992 album The Criminal Under My Own Hat featured alternative music for adults.

Likewise, he issued two albums in 2006. Along with Jay Bellerose and Keefus Ciancia, he released The Invisible Light: Acoustic Space in 2019.

The 2008 Universal fire also damaged thousands of additional pieces of media including some of Bone’s recordings.

Production

Under the name, The Coward Brothers, T Bone Burnett worked with Elvis Costello on the track The People’s Limousine in 1985. He produced two albums by Roy Orbinson: In Dreams: The Greatest Hits and two songs by Mystery Girl in 1987.

Burnett produced the musical score for the All the King’s Men remake. He worked on Brandi Carlile‘s The Story album in 2006. Grace Potter and the Nocturnal album from 2009 were both produced by him.

Elton John and Leon Russell collaborated on an album which Bone produced. Low Country Blues which Gregg Allman released in Jan 2011 and produced by Burnett in 2010.

Also, he worked on the 2016 album Black Cat by Italian blues musician Zucchero Fornaciari. Furthermore, Amidst the Chaos by Sara Bareilles was produced by Bone in Los Angeles in July 2018.

Films

T Bone Burnett has won numerous Grammys for his work scoring motion pictures, including O Brother, Where Art Thou (2000), Cold Mountain (2004), Wak The Line (2005), and Crazy Heart (2010). 

Also, he received a Grammy for producing Raising Sand (2007), a studio album that combined Robert Pants blues rock and contemporary bluegrass. he wrote the music for Wim Wenders movie Don’t Come Knocking in 2005.

Burnett worked as Inside Llewyn Davis executive music producer in 2013 for the Coen brothers movie.

T Bone Burnett- Net worth, Salary

Being a successful guitarist, and record producer, T Bone Burnett has accumulated a wealthy sum of money from his profession.

As per celebrity net worth, he has an estimated net worth of $16 million.

T Bone Burnett- Rumors, Controversy

Throughout his long professional career, T Bone Burnett has not been a part of any controversial news. He has maintained a distance between his professional and personal life and appears to avoid unwanted scandals and rumors.

Body Features- Height, Weight

T Bone Burnett stands tall at a height of 6 feet 4 inches, whereas his weight is unknown.

On his physical appearance, he has a pair of blue eyes and brownish-colored hair.

Is T Bone Burnett active on social media?

T Bone Burnett is active on social media sites like Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

He has over 5.8k followers on Instagram under the username @tboneburnettofficial and has more than 4.9k followers on Facebook.

On YouTube, T Bone Burnett has garnered over 2.6k subscribers on his channel named T Bone Burnett. 

Trivia

• As of 2023, T. Bone Burnett’s age is 75 years old.
• Capricorn is his Zodiac sign.
• T Bone Burnett was in a band named The Shadows and played rhythm guitar.

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