Did the Soggy Bottom Boys ever get a record contract?
In O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Everett and the gang all sing into a can and cut a record with the song "Man of Constant Sorrow". Later on in the movie we see the radio owner and another man talking about signing them to a contract, and then later seeing the records being sold(and constantly sold out!) around the state. Did the actual band ever get a contract signed, or see a dime of the record sales?
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It's unlikely they made any money from the sales of "Man of Constant Sorrow" that happened during the movie. When they recorded the song originally, they were asked to sign papers, and paid $10 each for the work. Most likely they were signing the rights to the recording over to the station owner in exchange for a quick payment.
The "band" themselves had no idea they were popular until they sang at Stoke's fund raiser, as evidence by the claim that "no one will believe we're a real band", and the shock at the crowd's reaction to their song.
We don't have any idea what happened to them after the end of the movie, but it would be reasonable to expect they eventually got signed to a record contract. The governor would probably have wanted them to keep recording music, if nothing else, so he could continue to ride their popularity. That contract would have covered any future recordings; it's also possible they could negotiate royalties for future sales of their hit song, and the station owner would cave in to keep them happy. But that's just speculation, since the last we know of the boys they're going to go work for the governor.
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Are the Soggy Bottom Boys an actual band?
The Soggy Bottom Boys are a fictional band invented for a movie, the Coen Brothers' 2000 \u201cO Brother, Where Art Thou?\u201d The band was so fictional that the faces on the screen didn't even make the music: Dan Tyminski sang actor George Clooney's vocals, and the instrumental picking was provided by Tyminski and his ...Who sang for the Soggy Bottom Boys in the movie?
Two versions by Tyminski were found in the soundtrack album, with different backup instruments. In the film, it was a hit for the Soggy Bottom Boys, and would later become a real hit off-screen. Tyminski has performed the song at the Crossroads Guitar Festival with Ron Block and live with Alison Krauss.Who first recorded Man of Constant Sorrow?
This song was first published in 1913 by the blind folk singer Richard Burnett. In addition to The Stanley Brothers, other artists to cover it include Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia. The only charting version of the song came in 1970 by Ginger Baker's Air Force, with Denny Laine on lead vocals. It reached #85. >>O Brother Where Art Thou (2000) - Convicts record a song at a radio broadcast center funny scene
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