# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Louisiana Crossroads: Chris Thomas King
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Born in 1962, guitarist Chris Thomas King became the last major folk blues discovery of the 20th Century when he was discovered in Louisiana in 1979 by a folklorist from the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. He was introduced to the world by the venerable folk label Arhoolie Records as an authentic folk-blues successor to Huddie Ledbetter, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, and Jelly Roll Morton. 

King was chosen by the Coen brothers to play the role of itinerant bluesman Tommy Johnson alongside George Clooney in the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000).” Larger than life on the silver screen, Chris Thomas King, captivated audiences the world over. His authenticity as a folk-blues artist, by any measure, proved undeniable.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lafayette/louisiana-crossroads-chris-thomas-king/200029477201542
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 70

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.simpletix.com/e/chris-thomas-king-tickets-244651?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=lafayette-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Lafayette
- **state**: LA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70501
- **lat**: 30.22389
- **long**: -92.01896
- **full address**: 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70501

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Acadiana Center for the Arts (https://allevents.in/org/acadiana-center-for-the-arts/991452)

## Event gallery

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/cb898886824e79b4eeaaa4ef4e40dc05e7d22312acae9fc975d7ff563d2dc239-rimg-w300-h300-dcf1efd8-gmir?v=1771175781

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70501
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Acadiana Center for the Arts
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, entertainment, music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Louisiana Crossroads: Chris Thomas King ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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