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).

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 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.

Early life Tyminski was born in Rutland, Vermont, to Patricia () and Stanley J. "Stosh" Tyminski Sr., an automobile mechanic.

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.The Sounding Board: D-28 Dan Tyminski Custom Artist Edition

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.

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

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

Discography

Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US Grass US Country USHeat 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 God Fearing HeathenRelease date: June 23, 2023 Label: 8 Track Entertainment Format: Digital download, CD1—— "—" 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 AUSPeak positions in Australia: For "Hey Brother": AUTPeak positions in Austria: For "Hey Brother": DENPeak positions in Denmark: For "Hey Brother": GERPeak positions in Germany: For "Hey Brother": NLPeak positions in the Netherlands: For "Hey Brother": NORPeak positions in Norway: For "Hey Brother": NZPeak positions in New Zealand: For "Hey Brother": SWEPeak positions in Sweden: For "Hey Brother": SWIPeak positions in Switzerland: For "Hey Brother": UKPeak positions for the featured singles in the UK: For "Hey Brother": "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 "Heaven On Your Mind"(Kygo featuring Dan Tyminski) 2026 — — — — — — 60 — 90 — — TBA "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

External links

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