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‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?': 10 Things to Know About the Classic Soundtrack
Today, O Brother, Where Art Thou? is remembered not just for its stellar songs, but for introducing a new generation of fans to the genre. Read on to learn more about the smash hit soundtrack ...
The Boot2y
23 Years Ago: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Soundtrack Goes Gold
One song from O Brother, Where Art Thou?, "Man of Constant Sorrow," appears in various forms five different times throughout the film. The song also landed in the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot ...
NPR13y
T-Bone Burnett On 10 Years Of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'
When the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? hit American ears 10 years ... On this episode of All Songs Considered, Burnett speaks with Bob Boilen about the ...
American Songwriter1y
Remember When ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Surprised the Music Industry
T Bone Burnett was brought in to produce the soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which was set in Mississippi ... and blues.” Songs were gathered, and music that was to be recorded ...
The Independent2mon
How O Brother, Where Art Thou? got inspired – then upstaged – by its own soundtrack
The song slipped its chains ... off-grid Mississippi and so it is too with O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which has its feet, hands and fingers in several different decades. The film is re-issued ...
Rolling Stone4y
‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ at 20: How the Soundtrack Reinforced a Roots Music Myth
Dave [Rawlings] and I, we still just sit on the sofa singing Stanley Brothers songs. That’s what ... new music in the years after O Brother, Where Art Thou?, he says not a single label in ...
The Boot14y
‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ CD to Be Reissued With Bonus Disc
O Brother, Where Art Thou?,' will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a deluxe two-CD set, due August 16. Thirteen of the newly-released songs were recorded during the original sessions for the ...
Mercury News13y
The ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ phenomenon
Far from quickly finding its way to the midnight movie circuit, “O Brother” turned into a surprise hit — as did the soundtrack album. Not only did the T Bone Burnett-produced CD sell ...
Rolling Stone8y
Flashback: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ Wins Album of the Year Grammy
The O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack also won Grammys in 2002 for Best Compilation Soundtrack album, Best Male Country Performance (“O Death,” Ralph Stanley), Best Country Collaboration ...
NPR4mon
Review: 'O Brother, Where Art Thou' Soundtrack
James Sullivan reviews the soundtrack to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou, a film from Joel and Ethan Coen. Sullivan says even if you don't see the movie, you should check out the soundtrack ...
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How O Brother, Where Art Thou? got inspired – then upstaged – by its own soundtrack
One autumn day in 1959, a field recordist named Alan Lomax sat at the roadside and watched a Mississippi chain-gang chop logs. One of the prisoners, James Carter, led a chorus of his fellow ...