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Music industry builds on success of ‘O Brother’
NASHVILLE, Tenn.— Nearly two years after its release, the soundtrack of the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” film continues to cause ripple effects in the music industry.
The Grammy-winning album of blues, mountain and other Americana music has sold more than 6 million copies and is still hovering on Billboard’s chart of the Top 20 albums in the country.
Mercury Records in Nashville capitalized on the success of “O Brother” with its Lost Highway Records, which has issued critically acclaimed albums by alternative country acts Lucinda Williams, Ryan Adams and Tift Merritt. Producer T Bone Burnett and filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are partners in the new DMZ Records label, and “O Brother” artists are touring the country this summer.
The second Down From the Mountain tour, which begins next Tuesday in Louisville, Ky., includes Ralph Stanley, Alison Krauss, The Whites, the Fairfield Four, Emmylou Harris and Patty Loveless. Forty-two dates are booked, with stops scheduled in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles. (Not all the artists listed will play every show).
