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

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 19 available)

Tracklist

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1Po Lazarus
recorded in:
Quitman County, Mississippi, United States (in 1959-09)
recording engineer:
Alan Lomax
vocals:
James Carter (in 1959-09) and group of male prisoners (in 1959-09)
arranger:
Alan Lomax
recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (in 1959-09)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
cover recording of:
Po’ Lazarus (on 1959-10-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
James Carter & The Prisoners4:31
2Big Rock Candy Mountain
guitar:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock
vocals:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock
recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain (on 1928-09-06)
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
cover recording of:
Big Rock Candy Mountain
lyricist and composer:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6696)
Harry McClintock2:18
3You Are My Sunshine
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
double bass:
Barry Bales
guitar:
Norman Blake
mandolin:
Mike Compton
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Curtis Burch
vocals:
Norman Blake
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell
publisher:
Peer International and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. (on 1940-01-30)
Norman Blake4:28
4Down to the River to Pray
recording engineer and mixer:
Mike Piersante
assistant engineer:
Matt Andrews and Rail Rogut
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
assistant mixer:
Ok Hee Kim
additional vocals:
Norman Blake, Dub Cornett, Pat Enright, Porter McClister, Tim O’Brien, Maura O’Connell, Sam Phillips, David Rawlings and Gillian Welch
choir vocals:
The First Baptist Choir of White House, Tennessee
lead vocals:
Alison Krauss
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 2000)
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
The Good Old Way
writer:
[traditional]
Alison Krauss2:56
5I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
guitar and lead vocals:
Dan Tyminski
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Harley Allen and Pat Enright
arranger:
Carter Stanley
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
The Soggy Bottom Boys3:10
6Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
guitar and lead vocals:
Chris Thomas King
cover recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Chris Thomas King2:42
7I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
performer:
Norman Blake
instrumental recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
Norman Blake4:29
8Keep on the Sunny Side
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
bass:
Cheryl White
guitar and lead vocals:
Sharon White
mandolin:
Buck White
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Buck White and Cheryl White
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side
lyricist:
Ada Blenkhorn and A.P. Carter
composer:
A.P. Carter and J. Howard Entwisle
The Whites3:34
9I’ll Fly Away
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
guitar:
Chris Sharp
mandolin:
Mike Compton
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Alison Krauss
lead vocals:
Gillian Welch
recording of:
I’ll Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch3:58
10Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
vocals:
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch
arranger:
T‐Bone Burnett, Alan Lomax, Sidney Hemphill Carter and Gillian Welch
recording of:
Didn’t Leave Nobody but the Baby
additional lyricist:
T‐Bone Burnett and Gillian Welch
additional writer:
Alan Lomax
writer:
[traditional]
Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Gillian Welch1:58
11In the Highways
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
guitar:
Chris Sharp
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Leah Peasall and Sarah Peasall
lead vocals:
Hannah Peasall
recording of:
In the Highways
lyricist and composer:
Mother Maybelle Carter
Sarah, Hannah and Leah Peasall1:36
12I Am Weary (Let Me Rest)
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
banjo:
Sidney Cox
bass:
Barry Bales
fiddle:
John Hartford
guitar:
Evelyn Cox
mandolin and lead vocals:
Suzanne Cox
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Sidney Cox and Willard Cox
recording of:
I Am Weary
lyricist and composer:
Pete Kuykendall
The Cox Family3:14
13I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
arranger:
Ed Haley
instrumental recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
John Hartford2:34
14O Death
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
cover recording of:
O Death
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4933)
Ralph Stanley3:20
15In the Jailhouse Now
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
banjo:
Ron Block
bass:
Barry Bales
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar:
Norman Blake and Dan Tyminski
mandolin:
Sam Bush
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas
lead vocals:
Tim Blake Nelson
other vocals [yodel]:
Pat Enright
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 76)
cover recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (in 1978)
The Soggy Bottom Boys3:36
16I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
banjo:
Ron Block
bass:
Barry Bales
fiddle:
Stuart Duncan
guitar:
Chris Sharp and Dan Tyminski
mandolin:
Mike Compton
resonator guitar [dobro]:
Jerry Douglas
background vocals [harmony vocals]:
Harley Allen and Pat Enright
lead vocals:
Dan Tyminski
arranger:
Carter Stanley
recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
cover recording of:
Man of Constant Sorrow (traditional, arranger neutral)
writer:
[traditional]
publisher:
Southern Music Publishing Co.
The Soggy Bottom Boys4:17
17Indian War Whoop
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
fiddle and lead vocals:
John Hartford
guitar:
Mike Compton
mandolin:
Chris Sharp
recording of:
Indian War Whoop
composer:
Hoyt Ming
John Hartford1:30
18Lonesome Valley
producer:
T‐Bone Burnett
bass and lead vocals [First Lead]:
Isaac Freeman
baritone vocals:
James Hill
lead vocals [Second Lead]:
Nathan Best
lead vocals [Utility Lead]:
Robert Hamlett and Joseph Rice
tenor vocals:
Wilson Waters
recording of:
Lonesome Valley (From “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
version of:
Lonesome Valley (folk song)
Fairfield Four4:07
19Angel Band
banjo:
Ralph Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
bass:
Bill Lowe (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 (on 1955-12-19) and Ralph Stanley (on 1955-12-19)
arranger:
Ralph Stanley
recorded at:
Bradley Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1955-12-19)
recording of:
Angel Band (on 1955-12-19)
lyricist:
Jefferson Hascall
composer:
William Batchelder Bradbury (in 1862)
The Stanley Brothers2:16