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James Carter & The Prisoners
Po Lazarus - From "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" Soundtrack
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James Carter & The Prisoners
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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 w… read more
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 Mississ… read more
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… read more
