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Po Lazuras by James Carter & The Prisoners
James Carter & The Prisoners
Artist Biography For James Carter & The Prisoners
James Carter Is Credited As A Performer On The Soundtrack Of The Film O Brother Where Art Thou? Despite Not Being A Professional Singer. As Of 1959 Carter Was Serving Time At The Mississippi State Penitentiary In Lambert For Charges Unknown. In A Southern Field Excursion At Camp B Carter And The Other Prisoners In His Chain Gang Were Spending The Day Chopping Wood. Carter Began Singing An Old Spiritual "Po' Lazarus" And The Other Prisoners Joined In Chopping The Logs In Time To The Music. Folk Music Historian Alan Lomax Happened To Be Present At The Time And Was Able To Take A Photograph Of The Prisoners And Make A Recording Of The Music Which He Donated To A Music Archive. Decades Later The Recording Was Purchased For Use In The O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack Which Went On To Win A Grammy For Album Of The Year. During This It Was Discovered By The Producers That Carter Was Still Alive And They Successfully Tracked Him Down. Despite Never Seeing The Film And Understandably Not Even Remembering The Song He Had Sung Over 40 Years Previous Carter Was Pleased With The Album's Success And Was Present At The Benefit Concert Held In Ryman Auditorium In Nashville Which Featured Repeat Performances By The Other Performers From The Soundtrack Although Carter Himself Did Not Perform . As The Other Prisoners Have Not Been Identified And Likely Never Will Be The Official Credit For The Artist On The Soundtrack Is For "James Carter & The Prisoners". Carter Died November 26 2003 In Chicago At Age 77
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Biography - James Carter & The Prisoners
James Carter Is Credited As A Performer On The Soundtrack Of The Film O Brother Where Art Thou? Despite Not Being A Professional Singer. As Of 1959 Carter Was Serving Time At The Mississippi State Penitentiary In Lambert For Charges Unknown. In A Southern Field Excursion At Camp B Carter And The Other Prisoners In His Chain Gang Were Spending The Day Chopping Wood. Carter Began Singing An Old Spiritual "Po' Lazarus" And The Other Prisoners Joined In Chopping The Logs In Time To The Music. Folk Music Historian Alan Lomax Happened To Be Present At The Time And Was Able To Take A Photograph Of The Prisoners And Make A Recording Of The Music Which He Donated To A Music Archive. Decades Later The Recording Was Purchased For Use In The O Brother Where Art Thou? Soundtrack Which Went On To Win A Grammy For Album Of The Year. During This It Was Discovered By The Producers That Carter Was Still Alive And They Successfully Tracked Him Down. Despite Never Seeing The Film And Understandably Not Even Remembering The Song He Had Sung Over 40 Years Previous Carter Was Pleased With The Album's Success And Was Present At The Benefit Concert Held In Ryman Auditorium In Nashville Which Featured Repeat Performances By The Other Performers From The Soundtrack Although Carter Himself Did Not Perform . As The Other Prisoners Have Not Been Identified And Likely Never Will Be The Official Credit For The Artist On The Soundtrack Is For "James Carter & The Prisoners". Carter Died November 26 2003 In Chicago At Age 77
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