Ralph Stanley Dead at 89
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That's the irony of the game. It never dies.
This is my favorite by The Stanley Bros. R.I.P.
If you've seen O Brother, Where Art Thou? (what odds can I get on you seeing it?), he's the guy who actually sings the "Oh Death" song that the KKK leader / governor candidate Homer Stokes sings at the beginning of the klan rally.
I have complete faith you'll have that.
I remember reading where George Clooney pleaded with the Coen's to let him actually sing "Man Of Constant Sorrow" but, they wouldn't go for it.
They definitely made the right call going with Dan Tyminski as the singer. That song is one of the main ribbons that weaves throughout the film, so they needed a polished voice that fit the part. I doubt Clooney's version would've sounded good enough to be believable as a hit song. They also obviously made a good call changing the pace and sound of the song, taking it from its slow early 1900s original version to the much more upbeat version. They made it a much more catchy song that still sounded somewhat old timey.
Interesting. Thanks for posting. Granted, I am far from an expert on this song, but I hadn't heard an old version that was similarly paced to the version used in O Brother. I've heard ones from the early 1900s that were very, very slow.
My paternal grandmother remarried after my real grandfather was killed- whom I never knew. I knew him as a grandfather as a result. He was a HUGE bluegrass music lover. He had, and could play, a banjo, a fiddle and a mandolin. He had a huge impact on me to play music, too. Anyway, he had an extensive bluegrass record collection and The Stanley Brothers were someone I was very familiar with.
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