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In Reply to: Tim Blake Nelson(Delmar) actually sang "In the Jailhouse Now" in O Brother. posted by Ears on March 05, 2001 at 17:29:34:
He's got a wonderfully rich, authentic-as-all-get-out gooberish voice, however, hasn't he? Actually, it seems to smack more of Oklahoma/Texas hard tack than of Southern syrup, as fer as I can tell. It's marvelous, nonetheless.What do you think of the **O Brother** soundtrack? I love it!
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Nelson is from Oklahoma. The soundtrack is great, including Nelson's contribution. I've been a fan of this kind of music for many years.
Could you recommend some other very good contemporary spins on classic American roots music? I've got several of Rounder Record's Alan Lomax releases, but I was looking for a bit more (cough) recorded fidelity -- kinda like what we were treated to in the excellently produced **O Brother** soundtrack.Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Best,
Steve
Husband and wife team Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin are excellent. "Going Up on the Mountain" or "Blue Lightning" would be good albums to try. They also have a recent disc of the Carter Family's music.I was speaking broadly when I said "this kind of music", so I'd put a lot of bluegrass in the category. Blue Highway's "Blue Highway" is superb and has their version of 'Man of Constant Sorrow' on it. The Lonesome River Band is another of my favorite modern bluegrass bands.
Norman Blake. His voice takes a bit of getting used to, but he's a killer guitarist and his music is pretty rootsy. Similar to Doc Watson. I have "Norman Blake and Tony Rice 2" which includes Watson on a few of the instrumentals(that's a heckuva trio of guitarists). Blake's "Far Away, Down on a Georgia Farm" disc is also good.
Cephas and Wiggins would take care of the blues component of O Brother. Give their "Homemade" disc a try if you're not familiar with them.
And a couple of good older discs. Doc Watson's "Essential Doc Watson" was recorded in the 60's, and the sound isn't stellar but not bad. There are a lot of old songs on that one, including 'Down in the Valley to Pray'. The other is the Stanley Brothers' "The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers". I think they were the best of the early bluegrass performers. The sound is a little crackly in spots, but it's pretty good overall for late 40's-early 50's. 'Man of Constant Sorrow' is also on this disc.
Thank you, Ears. I do appreciate your response.Best,
Steve
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