The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

`O Brother' -- look what a soundtrack can do

Ah, the power of soundtracks. Until a couple of years ago, bluegrass was the music of choice for an incredibly loyal but largely unnoticed corner of the listening public. Then came Ethan and Joel Coen ...
aceshowbiz

How T Bone Burnett’s O Brother Soundtrack Revived Folk Music’s Legacy

Discover how T Bone Burnett's iconic soundtrack for O Brother Where Art Thou? sparked a major revival of American folk, blues, and gospel music. AceShowbiz - The 2000 film O Brother Where Art Thou? by ...
Napa Valley Register

Success of 'O Brother' music spawns tour, new albums

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nearly two years after its release, the soundtrack of the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" film continues to cause ripple effects in the music industry. The Grammy-winning album of ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2002: The ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Soundtrack Makes Bluegrass Cool Again

Remember O Brother, Where Art Thou? This 2000 Cohen Brothers classic was quite a big deal back at the turn of the millennium. It’s still a very well-loved satirical musical today. George Clooney and a ...
Uproxx

The Iconic ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ Soundtrack Will Be Celebrated At A Special Grand Ole Opry Concert

The roots-heavy soundtrack of the 2000 movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? was one of the most iconic of its era. The movie celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, but the party really kicks off in ...
American Songwriter

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 during the Great Depression. The Coen brothers wanted the music to reflect that. In ...
antiMusic.com

O Brother, Where Art Thou? 25th Anniversary Celebration At The Grand Ole Opry

(IC) Lost Highway Records will mark the 25th anniversary of the iconic O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack by releasing a vinyl gatefold edition on February 20, 2026. The anniversary celebration ...
Reuters

Revised "O Brother" soundtrack has bonus disc

LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - If the "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack had merely gone platinum, it would have been the unlikeliest million-seller of all time. But, having actually sold a ...
Yahoo

Review: The Opry celebrated 25 years of the music from 'O Brother Where Art Thou'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It may have been 25 years since the Coen brothers film "O Brother Where Art Thou?" was released, but with a soundtrack packed full ...

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 ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Vocalist on 'O Brother' soundtrack dies at 77

CHICAGO (AP) -- James Carter, the singer whose version of ``Po' Lazarus'' was the lead song on the Grammy Award-winning ``O Brother, Where Art Thou?'' soundtrack, has died. He was 77. A retired ...