Dan Tyminski

Daniel John Tyminski (born June 20, 1967) is an American bluegrass singer-songwriter and musician. He is a former member of Alison Krauss's band Union Station, and has released four solo albums, Carry Me Across the Mountain (2000), Wheels (2008), Southern Gothic (2017), and God Fearing Heathen (2023).<ref name="discography">Template:Cite web</ref>

He is known for his updated version of the song "Man of Constant Sorrow," which was featured in the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? and won the 2001 CMA award for best single as well as a Grammy Award for best Country Collaboration with Vocals (along with Harley Allen and Pat Enright, filling out the vocals for the movie's Soggy Bottom Boys). In total, he has won 14 Grammy Awards<ref name="Grammy.com">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> for solo and collaborative projects. In 2013, he was the vocalist on Avicii's international hit "Hey Brother" from the album True. Tyminski received the Bluegrass Star Award from the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation of Dallas, Texas, in 2021. The award is bestowed upon bluegrass artists who do an exemplary job of advancing traditional bluegrass music while preserving its character and heritage.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

Tyminski was born in Rutland, Vermont to Patricia (née Wood) and Stanley J. "Stosh" Tyminski Sr., an automobile mechanic.<ref name="stanley. j-tyminski-sr.-obituary">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="patricia-tyminski-obituary">Template:Cite web</ref>

Musical career

In July 2009 the Martin Guitar Company issued, as part of their Custom Artist Series, a D28 Dreadnought acoustic guitar in recognition of Dan's life devoted to performing bluegrass and old-time music. The guitar, named Martin D-28 Dan Tyminski Custom Edition, was issued with its own distinctive details to appeal to flatpickers.<ref>The Sounding Board: D-28 Dan Tyminski Custom Artist Edition Template:Webarchive</ref>

At the Ultra Music Festival 2013, he premiered a new single, "Hey Brother", as part of a country-electronic collaboration with Swedish producer Avicii. The song was a Top 5 hit in more than 15 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Macedonia and the United Kingdom. In May 2024, "Hey Brother" surpassed one billion streams on the Spotify streaming platform. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2017, Tyminski released a new solo album, Southern Gothic, through Mercury Records Nashville. The lead single was "Bloodline".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The bluegrass album, God Fearing Heathen, was released on 23 June 2023, featuring a bluegrass styled re-release of "Hey Brother" .<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Tyminski is an avid golfer, and was named to Golf Digest's "Top 100 Golfers in Music."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He regularly competes at celebrity golf tournaments, including the Monday After Masters tournament in Myrtle Beach, SC,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the Murray Bros. Caddyshack tournament in St. Augustine, FL,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and The Vinny golf tournament in Nashville, TN.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Sales
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Green Mountain Bluegrass	Release date: 1985 Label: Trackdown Records	—	—	—
Carry Me Across the Mountain	Release date: June 27, 2000 Label: Doobie Shea Format: Digital download, CD	—	—	—
Wheels	Release date: June 17, 2008 Label: Rounder Records Format: Digital download, CD	1	32	10
Southern Gothic	Release date: October 20, 2017 Label: Mercury Nashville Format: Digital download, CD	—	23	8	US: 2,500<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
God Fearing Heathen	Release date: June 23, 2023 Label: 8 Track Entertainment Format: Digital download, CD	1	—	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2017	"Bloodline"	Southern Gothic
2017	"Southern Gothic"	Southern Gothic

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
		US	AUS <ref name="AUS">Peak positions in Australia: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	AUT <ref name="AUT">Peak positions in Austria: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	DEN <ref name="DEN">Peak positions in Denmark: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	GER <ref name="GER">Peak positions in Germany: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	NL <ref name="NL">Peak positions in the Netherlands: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	NOR <ref name="NOR">Peak positions in Norway: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	NZ <ref name="NZ">Peak positions in New Zealand: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	SWE <ref name="SWE">Peak positions in Sweden: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	SWI <ref name="SWI">Peak positions in Switzerland: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>	UK <ref>Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK: For "Hey Brother": Template:Cite web</ref>
"Hey Brother" (Avicii featuring Dan Tyminski)	2013	16	2	1	4	1	1	1	4	1	2	2	IFPI SWE: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold	True
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

External links

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• The Dan Tyminski Band
• Dan Tyminski Interview with CountryMusicPride.com CountryMusicPride.com