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Is Union Station The Soggy Bottom Boys?

The voices behind the Soggy Bottom Boys are well-known bluegrass musicians: Union Station's Dan Tyminski (lead on “Man of Constant Sorrow”), Nashville songwriter Harley Allen,…

Who did the vocals for the Soggy Bottom Boys?

Singer and Alison Krauss bandmate Dan Tyminski is the real man behind the song, a Top 40 radio hit and CMA and Grammy winner. "Man of Constant Sorrow" is certainly the most unexpected hit of the 21st century. The fictional Soggy Bottom Boys gave country fans and country radio this gift.

In respect to this, how did bluegrass get its name?

Legend has it that when early settlers looked out on the fields of Poa pratensis in Central Kentucky, the seed heads took on a purplish hue. In the sun, it looked blue-green. Hence, the name bluegrass was born.

You can also ask: who played the soggy mountain boys?

Portrayed by George Clooney, George Nelson and John Turtorro, who may or may not be able to carry a tune, the real-life vocals for The Soggy Bottom Boys were provided by Nashville songwriter Harley Allen, bluegrass musician Pat Enright, and Dan Tyminksi, a guitar and mandolin player on loan from Alison Krauss and Union

Moreover, is george clooney really singing in o brother?

One of biggest hits from the film, I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, sung by the fictional Soggy Bottom Boys, which included Clooney, Blake-Nelson, and Turturro, does not include Clooney's voice. It was actually bluegrass musician Dan Tyminski.

You can also ask: who are the three sirens in o brother where art thou?

Fugitives Everett (George Clooney), Pete (John Turturro) and Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson) called by the "Sirens," (Mia Tate, Musetta Vander, Christy Taylor) in Joel and Ethan Coen's O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000.

Did the actors sing in O Brother Where Art Thou?

George Clooney practiced his singing for weeks, but in the end his singing voice was dubbed by country blues singer Dan Tyminski. The prisoner's musical chant from the beginning of the movie (and soundtrack) was actually an old recording of a chain-gang.

Accordingly, who is the original singer of man of constant sorrow?

In November 1961 Bob Dylan recorded the song, which was included as a track on his 1962 eponymous debut album as "Man of Constant Sorrow".
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Bob Dylan.

"I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow"
Song by Bob Dylan
Genre	Folk country blues
Length	3:10
Label	Columbia

Accordingly, what year did soggy bottom boys take place?

But if the Soggy Bottom Boys were the true rock stars as the film suggests, their careers would not have stopped in 1937.

You can also ask: is the grass in kentucky really blue?

Kentucky Bluegrass is a funny name, as it turns out, because it didn't come from Kentucky and lawns of Kentucky Bluegrass are green, not blue. Although it's the most popular grass in North America, Kentucky Bluegrass isn't native to North America. Instead, it's native to Europe, Asia and Northern Africa.

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