T Bone Burnett is a Grammy-winning producer, Oscar-nominated songwriter, indie record label founder, and multi-faceted musician who has made an indelible mark on American music. After a self-imposed hiatus of 14 years, T Bone emerged with not one, but two highly anticipated collections of music: The True False Identity, his first album of new original songs since 1992, and Twenty Twenty - The Essential T Bone Burnett, a 40-song retrospective spanning his entire career.

Throughout his career, T Bone has collaborated with a who's who of music legends, from Elvis Costello and Roy Orbison to Tony Bennett, k.d. lang, and Alison Krauss. His work as a producer on the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack and the Tony Bennett and k.d. lang album, A Wonderful World, earned him Grammys, while his Oscar-nominated song "The Scarlet Tide" from Cold Mountain remains a highlight of his songwriting.

For T Bone, the break from recording and performing paved the way for one of the most successful and multi-faceted careers in music history. He founded the indie record label DMZ Records and became a sought-after soundtrack composer and executive music producer for films such as Walk The Line and The Big Lebowski.

Despite the long hiatus, T Bone's newest album, The True False Identity, is a culmination of decades of musical artistry. It showcases his droll humor, sardonic wordplay, and keen cultural observations, proving that pop music is not just a young person's medium. T Bone Burnett has firmly established himself in the pantheon of artists making their most vital and compelling works in the light of wisdom, experience, and seasoned perfection of craft..

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