O Brother

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow
The Stanley Brothers2:58
2Keep on the Sunny Side
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1928-05-09), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1928-05-09) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1928-05-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Victor Records (Victor, defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, succeeded by RCA Victor)
recorded at:
Victor Studios in Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-05-09)
recording of:
Keep on the Sunny Side (on 1928-05-09)
lyricist:
Ada Blenkhorn and A.P. Carter
composer:
A.P. Carter and J. Howard Entwisle
The Carter Family52:50
3Big Rock Candy Mountains
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1928-09-06)
guitar:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-09-06)
vocals:
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-09-06)
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)
Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock3.352:17
4Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2011)
recording of:
Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Wynwood Music Company Inc
Skip James2:49
5You Are My Sunshine
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (on 1940-02-05)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Jimmie Davis2:48
6I'll Fly Away
The Humbard Family2:36
7I’m Blue, I’m Lonesome (Blue and Lonesome)
banjo:
Rudy Lyle (on 1950-02-03)
double bass:
Joel Price (on 1950-02-03)
fiddle:
Vassar Clements (on 1950-02-03)
guitar and lead vocals:
Jimmy Martin (US bluegrass musician) (on 1950-02-03)
mandolin and lead vocals and tenor vocals:
Bill Monroe (“The Father of Bluegrass”) (on 1950-02-03)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1950-02-03)
recording of:
I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (on 1950-02-03)
composer:
James B. Smith (“The Father of Bluegrass”)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
Bill Monroe2:50
8Lonesome Valley
Sanctified Group3:22
9Indian War Whoop
recorded in:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1928-02-13)
fiddle:
Hoyt Ming (on 1928-02-13)
guitar:
Rozelle Ming (on 1928-02-13)
mandolin:
Troy Ming (on 1928-02-13)
recording of:
Indian War Whoop (on 1928-02-13)
composer:
Hoyt Ming
Hoyt Ming & His Pep-Steppers3:11
10In the Jailhouse Now
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-02-15)
banjo:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1928-02-15)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-15)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-15)
recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now (on 1928-02-15)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI) (in 1978)
Jimmie Rodgers43:19
11In the Highways
The Carter Family1:17
12Sandy Land
Fiddlin' Sam Long2:39
13John the Revelator
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-04-20)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1930-04-20), Angeline Johnson (on 1930-04-20) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1930-04-20)
recording of:
John the Revelator (on 1930-04-20)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6701)
Blind Willie Johnson43:19
14Way Down the Old Plank Road
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1926-04-14)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
guitar:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1926-04-14)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1926-04-14)
recording of:
Way Down the Old Plank Road (on 1926-04-14)
Uncle Dave Macon3:00
15Country Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-03-09)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (on 1927-03-09)
recording of:
Country Blues (on 1927-03-09)
lyricist and composer:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player)
Dock Boggs32:59
16O Death
Charlie Monroe's Boys2:02
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1Lonesome Valley
The Monroe Brothers2:12
2Shake It and Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
recording of:
Shake It & Break It
lyricist and composer:
Charley Patton (American Delta blues musician)
publisher:
Boogie Music, EMI Longitude Music, Unart Music Corp. and United Artists Musik GmbH
Charley Patton3:06
3My Dixie Darling
autoharp and solo vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08)
vocals:
A.P. Carter (on 1936-06-08), Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1936-06-08) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1936-06-08)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-08)
recording of:
Dixie Darling (on 1936-06-08)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15143)
The Carter Family2:56
4I’ll Fly Away
guitar:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and tenor vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
baritone vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09) and Grandpa Jones (in 1946-09)
bass vocals:
Red Foley (US country music musician) (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
cover recording of:
I’ll Fly Away (in 1946-09)
lyricist and composer:
Albert E. Brumley (in 1929)
writer:
Albert E. Brumley and Matthew D. Washington
publisher:
Skyhill Music
Brown’s Ferry Four2:56
5Tom Cat Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1932-09-26)
guitar:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1932-09-26)
vocals:
Cliff Carlisle (country and blues) (on 1932-09-26)
Cliff Carlisle52:52
6Roll All Burdens Away
The Fairfield Four2:36
7Coo Coo Bird
recorded in:
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States (on 1929-11-23)
banjo:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
vocals:
Clarence Ashley (aka Tom Ashley) (on 1929-11-23)
recording of:
The Cuckoo (on 1929-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 413)
Clarence Ashley3.752:56
8Rounder’s Blues
guitar and lead vocals:
Alton Delmore (in 1946-09)
harmonica:
Wayne Raney (in 1946-09)
tenor guitar and background vocals:
Rabon Delmore (in 1946-09)
recorded at:
E.T. Herzog Recording Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States (in 1946-09)
recording of:
Rounder's Blues (in 1946-09)
writer:
Jim Scott
The Delmore Brothers2:55
9Stop and Listen Blues
recording of:
Stop and Listen Blues
The Mississippi Sheiks3:33
10I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground
recorded in:
Ashland, Kentucky, United States (on 1928-02-06)
five-string banjo:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
vocals:
Bascom Lamar Lunsford (on 1928-02-06)
recording of:
I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground (on 1928-02-06)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4957)
Bascom Lamar Lunsford3:21
11I Looked Down the Line
The Dixie Hummingbirds2:47
12Danville Girl
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1927)
banjo:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1927)
vocals:
Dock Boggs (old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player) (in 1927)
recording of:
Danville Girl (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Dock Boggs3:07
13Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1928-12-05)
guitar:
Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
vocals:
Willie B. Harris (on 1928-12-05) and Blind Willie Johnson (on 1928-12-05)
recording of:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning (on 1928-12-05)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Blind Willie Johnson
is based on:
Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning
Blind Willie Johnson3:04
14Ride Old Buck to Water
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1930-12-04)
banjo:
Gid Tanner (James Gideon Tanner)
fiddle:
Bert Layne (US old-time fiddler), Lowe Stokes and Clayton McMichen
guitar:
Riley Puckett
vocals:
Riley Puckett
Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers3:06
15Take a Drink on Me
Charlie Poole3:13
16Golden Gate Gospel Train
Golden Gate Quartet2:34
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1O Death
Pace Jubilee Singers3:26
2Hello Stranger
autoharp:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1937-06-17)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1937-06-17)
vocals:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1937-06-17) and Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1937-06-17)
recorded at:
Decca Studios (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1937-06-17)
recording of:
Hello Stranger (on 1937-06-17)
lyricist and composer:
A.P. Carter
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
The Carter Family2:46
3Sitting on Top of the World
recorded in:
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States (on 1930-02-17)
guitar:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
violin:
Lonnie Chatmon (on 1930-02-17)
vocals:
Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson) (on 1930-02-17)
part of:
Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2009)
recording of:
Sitting on Top of the World (“Now she’s gone, I don’t worry…”) (on 1930-02-17)
writer:
Lonnie Carter and Walter Vinson (performance name for Walter Vinson)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., E. H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Mayfair Music Corp.
The Mississippi Sheiks33:14
4I’m So Glad
recorded in:
Grafton, Wisconsin, United States (in 1931-02) and United States (in 1931-02)
guitar and lead vocals:
Skip James
recording of:
I’m So Glad (in 1931-02)
lyricist and composer:
Skip James
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music, Tro Essex Music Ltd and Wynwood Music Company Inc
part of:
Prelude: Happiness / I’m So Glad
Skip James2:50
5Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet
producer:
Don Law and Art Satherly
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1949-03-01)
double bass:
James "Jay" Hughes (on 1949-03-01)
fiddle:
Robert "Bobby" Sumner (on 1949-03-01)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1949-03-01)
mandolin:
Darrell "Pee Wee" Lambert (on 1949-03-01)
recorded at:
Castle Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1949-03-01)
recording of:
Gathering Flowers for the Master’s Bouquet (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Marvin E. Baumgardner
The Stanley Brothers2:52
6I’m a Man of Constant Sorrow
Emry Arthur3:20
7Sail Away Ladies
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1927-05-07)
banjo:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07)
fiddle:
Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Mazy Todd (on 1927-05-07)
guitar:
Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1927-05-07)
vocals:
Uncle Dave Macon (on 1927-05-07), Kirk McGee (on 1927-05-07) and Sam McGee (from Franklin, Tennessee, USA) (on 1927-05-07)
recording of:
Sail Away Ladies (on 1927-05-07)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 17635)
Uncle Dave Macon52:56
8You've Got to Move
The Fairfield Four2:29
9Heaven’s Radio
Molly O’Day & The Cumberland Mountain Folks2:51
10Waiting for a Train
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1928-10-22)
clarinet:
James Rikard (clarinetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
cornet:
C.L. Hutchison (cornetist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
double bass [string bass]:
George MacMillan (American double bassist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
guitar:
Dean Bryan (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
steel guitar:
John Westbrook (country guitarist, accompanied Jimmie Rodgers) (on 1928-10-22)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-10-22)
recording of:
Waiting for a Train (on 1928-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
Jimmie Rodgers42:45
11Honey in the Rock
The Five Blind Boys of Alabama2:32
12Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down Blues
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1925-07-27)
banjo:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
fiddle:
Posey Rorer (on 1925-07-27)
guitar:
Norman Woodlieff (on 1925-07-27)
vocals:
Charlie Poole (on 1925-07-27)
recording of:
Don't Let Your Deal Go Down (on 1925-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4854)
Charlie Poole2:51
13Soldier’s Joy
Gid Tanner & The Skillet Lickers2:42
14Parchman Farm Blues
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1940-03-07)
guitar and lead vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
washboard:
Washboard Sam (on 1940-03-07)
vocals:
Bukka White (on 1940-03-07)
recording of:
Parchman Farm Blues (on 1940-03-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bukka White
recording of:
Parchman Farm (in 1940)
lyricist and composer:
Mose Allison
publisher:
Jazz Editions
Bukka White2:39
15Corrina, Corrina
Clarence Ashley3:03
16Lonesome Valley
David Miller2:44