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 | | Thursday, 8 November, 2001, 10:44 GMT Award for Soggy Bottom Boys  O Brother Where Art Thou? stars George Clooney The music from the Coen Brothers' hit movie O Brother Where Art Thou? has emerged a big winner from the 35th annual Country Music Association Awards in the US. The soundtrack from the Depression era comedy, starring George Clooney, picked up the award for best album of the year at the awards on Wednesday. The film's most memorable song, I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, also won Single of the Year. Overall, the winners of this year's awards in Nashville, Tennessee favoured bluegrass and conventional country music. This is in contrast with the past few years, in which cross-over country-pop artists - such as the Dixie Chicks - have dominated. The music from O Brother, Where Art Thou? features traditional music artists, including a Baptist church choir from Tennessee.
The album of the soundtrack has gone double-platinum after selling more than 2.5 million copies. Its award-winning single is sung by the the Soggy Bottom Boys and features soloist Dan Tyminski, who did the singing for Clooney in the movie. "I should thank George Clooney, for one," said Tyminski, picking up the award. The single was first recorded in 1948 by bluegrass artist Ralph Stanley. Other big winners at this year's awards included Tim McGraw, who won entertainer of the year. Toby Keith won male vocalist of the year and Lee Ann Womack was named female vocalist of the year. Lonestar won vocal group of the year, while Brooks and Dunn won vocal duo of the year. The song Murder on Music Row won song of the year. Security The three-hour annual awards show at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House included performances from young and old country stars. They included a duet by George Jones, 70, and Garth Brooks who sang Beer Run from Jones' latest album The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001. But despite the standing ovation received by the pair, this year's awards were the most subdued in recent history, following the events of 11 September. Fears brought about by the terror attacks on New York and Washington saw increased security at the show. This included uniformed guards stationed throughout the venue and an announcement on how to make an exit in the event of an evacuation. | | See also:  Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top Music stories now:  Links to more Music stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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