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‘Where Cormac McCarthy meets Copperhead Road’

Knight sings about busted lives and broken dreams, about hard-won wisdom and easily lost love. A writer said his music is “Where Cormac McCarthy [‘No Country for Old Men,’ ‘The Road’] meets Copperhead Road.” The allusion to both the novelist and the hard-core troubadour Steve Earle both seem apt, especially on his latest recording, Heart of Stone. A former strip-mine reclamation inspector, Knight still lives in the rural coal town of Slaughters, Kentucky (population 200), where he was born and raised. On recordings and live performances, he has forged a reputation for a stark and often ferocious honesty. Visit chrisknight.net.

Songs to check out: “House and 90 Acres,” “The Jealous Kind,” “It Ain’t Easy Being Me”

For fans of: Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Reckless Kelly

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Listen to an excerpt of "The Jealous Kind."

Listen to an excerpt of "Framed."

Listen to an excerpt of "It Ain'st East Being Me."

Visit Chris Knight's MySpace page for more song clips.

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