Man of Constant Sorrow
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Man of Constant Sorrow (sometimes titled I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow) is a folk song originally written in 1913 by Dick Burnett, a partially blind fiddler from Kentucky.
The song has been covered by numerous artists in numerous genres over the years. The best-known cover was that from the soundtrack to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, when the song was part of a scene where the protagonists (a group of escaped convicts along with a Black guitarist, calling themselves the "Soggy Bottom Boys") recorded the song at a radio station; the song would become a hit and ultimately lead to their exoneration. This version would earn a Grammy in 2000.