2000: ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ is released

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The soundtrack for the Coen brothers’ movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” became one of the best-selling country albums of the early 2000s. The T Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack went on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year, making bluegrass stylings popular once again.

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