Long before the hit version sung by Alison Krauss sideman Dan Tyminski in 2000s O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the century-old traditional song Man of Constant Sorrow was a standard in bluegrass circles. Its the 10th entry in our pre-IBMA Bluegrass for Beginners survey. Of the countless versions in circulation, lets go with one by the great Ralph Stanley -- which ought to put the fear of God in anyone who hears it.
