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"?
JEREMIAH LOCKWOOD
American Primitive
LERA LYNN
Have You Met Lera Lynn
LARA EWEN AND THE UNSTRUNG ORCHESTRA
Ghosts and Gasoline
STEVE FORBERT
Strange Names & New Sensations
KATHY MATTEA
Coal
The Del McCoury Band
The Promised Land
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