Chris Isaak

Christopher Joseph Chris Isaak is an American rock musician and occasional actor. He is best known for his hit Wicked Game, as well as the popular hit songs Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing and Somebodys Crying. He is renowned for his signature 1950s rock amp roll style and crooner sound, as well as his soaring falsetto and reverbladen music. He is closely associated with film director David Lynch, who has used his music in numerous films and gave him a large role in the film Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me. His songs generally focus on the themes of love, loss and heartbreak. With a career spanning four decades, he has amassed a total of twelve studio albums, and has accumulated numerous award nominations and tours. He has been called the Roy Orbison of the 1990s, and is often compared to Orbison, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson and Duane Eddy.

Isaak was born in Stockton, California, at St. Josephs Medical Center, the son of Dorothy , a potato chip factory worker, and Joe Isaak , a forklift driver. His fathers family is Catholic Black Sea German from North Dakota. Isaaks mother is Italian American, from Genoa.

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