Christopher William Stoneking (born 15 March 1974), known professionally as C. W. Stoneking, is an Australian

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singer-songwriter, guitarist and

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player. At the

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''Jungle Blues'' won Best Blues and Roots Album; he was also nominated for Best Male Artist, Breakthrough Artist – Album, Best Independent Release and Best Cover Art. ''

Gon' Boogaloo ''Gon' Boogaloo'' is the fifth album by Australian blues musician C. W. Stoneking. It was released in October 2014 and peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Charts. AT the ARIA Music Awards of 2015, the album won ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots ...

'' peaked at No. 17 on the

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and won at the 2015 ARIA Music Awards for Best Blues & Roots Album.

Biography

C. W. Stoneking was born in

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, in 1974, the son of

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and author Paty Marshall-Stace. In 2005, Stoneking recorded an album of original blues compositions titled ''King Hokum''. The album was received with great critical acclaim in the Australian media after its release in 2006. In 2006, Stoneking formed his backing band, the Primitive Horn Orchestra, with whom he still performs. The current line-up is James Clark (tuba, double bass), Stephen Grant (cornet), Stu Barker (trombone) and Johnny Machin (drums). In 2006, radio presenter Tim Ritchie chose ''King Hokum'' as his album of the year on

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's ''

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'' program. Radio National also presented his February 2007 Australia-wide tour. ''King Hokum'' was nominated for the Best Blues/Roots Album in the

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.ARIA Music Awards for C. W. Stoneking: * Search Results 'Stoneking': * 2007 winners and nominees: * 2009 winners and nominees: It won the Best Independent Blues Release award in the 2007

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(Australian Independent Record Industry Awards). In 1999, Stoneking independently released two albums recorded in 1998. ''King Hokum'' was rebased in 2005, his third album, but first of original compositions. On 20 October 2008, Stoneking released ''Jungle Blues'', his second album of original compositions, which peaked at No. 45 on the

. ''Jungle Blues'' won Best Blues and Roots Album, and was nominated for Best Independent Release, Best Male Artist and Best Album Cover Art at the

. At the fourth annual

held on 22 November 2009, Stoneking was nominated for Best Independent Album, Best Independent Blues/ Roots Album, and Independent Artist of the Year, with ''Jungle Blues'' winning the award for Best Independent Blues/ Roots Album. ''Jungle Blues'' was also shortlisted in the 2008

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. He appeared on '' Later... with Jools Holland'' on 5 October 2010, playing " Jungle Blues" and "Jungle Lullaby". In 2013, Stoneking voice acted in '' Tome of the Unknown'', in the part of John Crops, which was the precursor to the mini series ''

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''. Stoneking's next album, ''

'', was released on 17 October 2014. It peaked at No. 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart. At the 2015 ARIA Music Awards, ''Gon' Boogaloo'' won Best Blues & Roots Album. Stoneking appeared on American singer-songwriter

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's third studio album, '' Boarding House Reach'', which was released on 23 March 2018.

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

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ARIA Awards

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Australian Music Prize

The

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Music Victoria Awards

The

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, are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005 (although nominee and winners are unknown from 2005 to 2012). , - ,

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National Live Music Awards

The

National Live Music Awards The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse and successful live industry, celebrating the diversity and success of the Australian live scene – recognising the best vocal talents and musicians alongside ...

(NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016. , - ,

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References

External links

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Interview with Stoneking on Music Towers

Evangelist Record Company
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