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"?
Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris
All The Roadrunning
LUCINDA WILLIAMS
LITTLE HONEY
AMY LeVERE
Anchors and Anvils
Viktor Krauss
Far from Enough
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
JOE HENRY
Civilians
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