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"?
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON
Feeling Mortal
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion
Exploration
ELVIS PERKINS
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
STING
Songs from the Labyrinth
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
KIM RICHEY
Wreck Your Wheels
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