Chris Isaak

Genres:	Comedy • Country & Bluegrass • Documentaries • Drama • Holiday & Seasonal • Holiday & Seasonal • Music Magazines • Music Videos & Concerts • Pop / Rock • Television
Descriptive "tags":	rock • singer-songwriter • blues • pop • 80s • classic rock • american
Decades Active:	1980s • 1990s • 2000s
Links online:	IMDb • MySpace • Official Homepage • Wikipedia

Biography

Christopher Joseph Isaak, 26 June 1956, Stockton, California, USA. Isaak is a crooner in the Roy Orbison mould who had been active on the music scene a long time before he broke through in the late 80s. The son of a forklift truck driver, Isaak spent time participating in an exchange programme at university which led him to study in Japan. He also worked as a tour guide for a film studio and held teenage boxing ambitions, ultimately leading to his distinctive flattened nose. After graduating with a degree in English and Communication Arts, he put together his first band, Silvertone. This rockabilly outfit, comprising James Calvin Wilsey (guitar), Rowland Salley (bass) and Kenney Dale Johnson (drums), remained with Isaak as his permanent backing band. After acquiring a contract with Warner Brothers Records in 1985, Isaak and the band moved through three years and two albums with little success, apart from ‘Blue Hotel’ which was a hit in France. The debut...

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