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O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a 2000 satirical comedy-drama musical film written, produced, co-edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars George Clooney , John Turturro , and Tim Blake Nelson , with Charles Durning , Michael Badalucco , John Goodman and Holly Hunter in supporting roles.
In the famous speech of Act II, Scene II [1] of the play, the line is said by Juliet in reference to Romeo's house: Montague. The line implies that his name (and thus his family's feud with Juliet's family) means nothing and they should be together. Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name;
The phrase "in the river" is significant, for two reasons. The more obvious reason is that the song has often been sung at outdoor baptisms (such as the full-immersion baptism depicted in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?). [3] Another reason is that many songs sung by victims of slavery contained coded messages for escaping.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002, the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals (for singer Dan Tyminski, whose voice overdubbed George Clooney's in the film on "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Nashville songwriter Harley Allen, and the Nashville Bluegrass Band's Pat Enright), and the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal ...
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In 1959, Carter was a prisoner in Camp B of Parchman Farm, Mississippi State Penitentiary near Lambert, Quitman County, Mississippi, when Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins recorded him in stereo sound leading a group of prisoners singing "Po' Lazarus", an African-American "bad man ballad" (which is also a work song), while chopping logs in time to the music.
The first segment, ""D'oh, Brother Where Art Thou?" (or "(Annoyed Grunt), Brother Where Art Thou?"), puts Homer Simpson in the role of Odysseus in the ancient Greek epic poem the Odyssey. The second segment, " Hot Child in the City ", tells the story of Joan of Arc , and the third and final segment, " Do the Bard, Man ", lampoons William ...
Mike Compton (born February 29, 1956) is an American mandolinist who has worked in bluegrass music, old-time music, folk music, and country blues.Compton is recognized for his interpretation of Bill Monroe’s mandolin style, performing as both a solo artist and with ensembles.