And speaking of resurrection... file this one under (Not So) "Po Lazarus"

From Billboard:
Not only did the "O Brother Where Art Thou?" soundtrack lead many to rediscover American roots music, it led to the rediscovery of James Carter, the Mississippi State Penitentiary inmate whose rendition of "Po Lazarus" ñ which folklorist Alan Lomax taped while Carter chopped wood on a prison work gang in 1959 ñ is the album's first cut. Now 76 and living in Chicago, Carter was found last month after an intensive archive search and was presented with a platinum album ñ and a $20,000 royalty check. But since the song is in the public domain, he'll also receive additional songwriting royalties. Soundtrack producer T-Bone Burnett told the New York Times that Carter ñ who didn't know about the film or the album ñ now stands to earn "well into the six-figure range".