C. W. Stoneking

C. W. Stoneking
Background information
Birth name	Christopher William Stoneking
Born	1974 (age 42–43) Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
Genres	Blues, country blues, vaudeville blues, calypso, Hokum
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instruments	Singing, guitar, banjo
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Low Transit, King Hokum, Voodoo Rhythm, Hillgrass Bluebilly
Associated acts	The Blue Tits, C. W. Stoneking and the Primitive Horn Orchestra
Website	cwstoneking.com

Christopher William "C.W." Stoneking (born 1974) is an Australian blues singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo player. He has released three studio albums, King Hokum (March 2005), Jungle Blues (28 August 2008) and Gon' Boogaloo (17 October 2014), on his own King Hokum Records label. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2009 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 peaked at No. 17 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

C.W. Stoneking was born in Katherine, Northern Territory, on March 15 1974, the son of Billy Marshall Stoneking. 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 picked Stoneking's King Hokum as his album of the year on Radio National's Breakfast program. Radio National also presented his February 2007 Australia-wide tour. King Hokum was nominated for the Best Blues/Roots Album in the ARIA Music Awards of 2007. It won the Best Independent Blues Release award in the 2007 AIR Awards (Australian Independent Record Industry Awards).

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