T BONE BURNETT Gets His Star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame – WAMG Was There!

A pair of Oscar winners were in the U. City Loop this morning at the induction of St. Louis-born music superstar T Bone Burnett on the St. Louis Walk of Fame. Burnett won the Oscar in 2009 for ‘Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures’ for the song  “The Weary Kind” from CRAZY HEART. He was also nominated for an Oscar in 2004 For the song “Scarlet Tide” from COLD MOUNTAIN and arranged  songs on the best-selling BROTHER WHERE ART THOU soundtrack . A four-piece ragtime band, ‘The River Crittters’ played prior to the ceremony. Burnett’s wife Callie Khouri, who won the Academy Award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ for the movie THELMA & LOUISE, was on hand as well. We Are Movie Geeks was there to snap these great pics.

T Bone Burnett with his wife Callie Khouri and Joe Edwards, president of The St. Louis Walk of Fame

T Bone Burnett was born in St. Louis and grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where he began making records in 1965.  He toured in Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue from 1975-76, and in 1980 he released Truth Decay, the first of several critically acclaimed solo albums.  Burnett later concentrated on producing artists such as Elton John, Willie Nelson, Elvis Costello and B.B. King.  Burnett won 13 Grammy Awards, including five in 2001 for the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, and received an Academy Award in 2010 as co-writer of the Best Original Song “The Weary Kind” from the film Crazy Heart.  Whether his work involved film, television, recordings or live performance, T Bone Burnett created authentic music for over 50 years.

St. Louis Walk of Fame is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 to provide a showcase for the cultural heritage of St. Louis and to advance the knowledge, awareness and appreciation of creative St. Louisans and their achievements and contributions. Set in the sidewalks of The Loop, it is open 24 hours a day and is free. http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/