Chris Isaak

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Chris Isaak is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his retro 1950s sound, haunting ballads like "Wicked Game," and distinctive reverb-heavy guitar style.

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Chris Isaak canonical 6
Christopher Joseph Isaak 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guitarist
human
rock musician
singer-songwriter
activeYearsStart 1980s
associatedAct Silvertone
birthName Chris Isaak self-linksurface differs
surface form: Christopher Joseph Isaak
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1956-06-26
debutAlbum Silvertone
eyeColor blue
genre country rock
rock and roll
rockabilly
roots rock
soft rock
hairColor brown
hasTVShow The Chris Isaak Show
surface form: The Chris Isaak Hour

The Chris Isaak Show
influencedBy Elvis Presley
Jerry Lee Lewis
Johnny Cash
Roy Orbison
instrument guitar
vocals
knownFor haunting ballads
retro 1950s sound
reverb-heavy guitar style
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Chris Isaak self-link
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
Blue Hotel
Forever Blue
Heart Shaped World
San Francisco Days
Somebody’s Crying
Wicked Game
occupation actor
musician
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Stockton
surface form: Stockton, California, United States
recordLabel Reprise Records
Warner Bros. Records
residence San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
voiceType tenor

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Blue Moon hasNotableRecordingBy Chris Isaak
Chris Isaak name Chris Isaak self-link
Chris Isaak birthName Chris Isaak self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Christopher Joseph Isaak
Solitary Man hasCoverVersionBy Chris Isaak
Let’s Get Lost (1988 documentary film) hasCastMember Chris Isaak
subject surface form: Let’s Get Lost