2003-12-30
The latest soundtrack assembled by uber-producer T-Bone Burnett features numerous renditions of traditional ballads performed by Americana elite like Alison Krauss, Tim O'Brien and Dirk Powell. The highlight, though, is the recasting of The White Stripe's Jack White as an acoustic country blues musician. Is there an Oscar for "Best Supporting Musician"?
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Fork In The Road
Vance Gilbert
Unfamiliar Moon
RAY LA MONTAGNE
Gossip in the Grain
MILLION SELLERS
Music City USA and Other Ghost Stories
BRADFORD LEE FOLK & THE BLUEGRASS PLAYBOYS
Somewhere Far Away
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
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