O Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

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Tracklist

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1Po Lazarus (from “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” soundtrack)
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
vocals:
James Carter (50s prison musician) (in 1959-09) and group of male prisoners (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1959-09)
arranger:
Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist)
recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (in 1959-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (on 1959-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
James Carter and the Prisoners3.44:33
2Big Rock Candy Mountain
guitar:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock
vocals:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock
recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain (in 1928)
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
Harry McClintock32:19
3You Are My Sunshine
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
double bass:
Barry Bales
guitar:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
mandolin:
Mike Compton
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Curtis Burch
vocals:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Norman Blake3.54:24
4Down to the River to Pray
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Piersante (recording engineer & mixer)
assistant engineer:
Matt Andrews and Rail Rogut
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
assistant mixer:
Ok Hee Kim
choir vocals:
The First Baptist Choir of White House, Tennessee
lead vocals:
Alison Krauss
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury.” A UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 2000)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Good Old Way
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Alison Krauss42:57
5I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (radio station version)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
guitar and lead vocals:
Dan Tyminski
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Soggy Bottom Boys feat. Dan Tyminski4.23:10
6Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
cover recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Chris Thomas King42:44
7I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (instrumental)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
performer:
Norman Blake (bluegrass guitarist)
instrumental recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Norman Blake3.54:29
8Keep on the Sunny Side
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side
lyricist:
Ada Blenkhorn and A.P. Carter
composer:
A.P. Carter and J Howard Entwisle
The Whites3.353:35
9I’ll Fly Away
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
I’ll Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
Gillian Welch & Alison Krauss43:58
10Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
vocals:
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch
arranger:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer), Sidney Hemphill Carter, Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Gillian Welch
recording of:
Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby
additional writer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer), Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Gillian Welch
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby
additional writer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer), Alan Lomax (US ethnomusicologist) and Gillian Welch
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch3.81:59
11In the Highways
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
background vocals:
Leah Peasall and Sarah Peasall
lead vocals:
Hannah Peasall
recording of:
In the Highways
lyricist and composer:
Mother Maybelle Carter
The Peasall Sisters31:37
12I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
I Am Weary
lyricist and composer:
Pete Kuykendall
The Cox Family3.653:16
13I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (instrumental)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
instrumental recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
John Hartford32:36
14O Death
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
cover recording of:
O Death
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4933)
Ralph Stanley3.53:21
15In the Jailhouse Now
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
vocals:
Tim Blake Nelson
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
The Soggy Bottom Boys feat. Tim Blake Nelson43:37
16I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
guitar:
Dan Tyminski
performer:
Dan Tyminski
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
The Soggy Bottom Boys3.754:17
17Indian War Whoop
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Indian War Whoop
composer:
Hoyt Ming
John Hartford31:32
18Lonesome Valley
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett (musician, songwriter and producer)
recording of:
Lonesome Valley (From “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
Fairfield Four3.354:09
19Angel Band
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19)
fiddle:
Art Stamper (on 1955-12-19)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
mandolin:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19)
vocals:
Curley Lambert (on 1955-12-19), Bill Lowe (US bluegrass and country musician) (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios (aka the "Quonset Hut") in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (composer of popular hymns) (in 1862)
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys3.352:21