Alison Krauss
Krauss performing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007.
Background information
Born	July 23, 1971 (1971-07-23) (age 36)
Origin	Decatur, Illinois, United States
Genre(s)	Bluegrass, country, gospel
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, fiddle
Years active	1987–present
Label(s)	Rounder
Website	AlisonKrauss.com

Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971)^[1] is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddle player. She entered the music industry at a young age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time on her brother's album at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album at sixteen in 1987. She was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS), and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 478 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (769 × 965 pixel, file size: 80 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Crossroads Guitar Festival was a benefit concert for Eric Claptons Crossroads Centre located in Antigua. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... The Decatur Transfer House in the background with a newly completed fountain in the foreground. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music which has its own roots in Irish, Scottish and English traditional music. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Gospel music is a musical genre characterized by dominant vocals (often with strong use of harmony) referencing lyrics of a religious nature, particularly Christian. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts but now based in Burlington, is an independent record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music which has its own roots in Irish, Scottish and English traditional music. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... “Fiddler” redirects here. ... The United States is home to a wide array of regional styles and scenes. ... Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts but now based in Burlington, is an independent record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students. ...

She has thus far released more than ten albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and has been credited by audiophiles with helping to usher in a new interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the Grammy-winning O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, an album also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, and the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. During her career she has won 20 Grammy Awards—more than any other female artist and tied for seventh-most among all artists—along with numerous other awards. In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... An audiophile, from Latin audire[1] to hear and Greek philos[2] loving, can be generally defined as a person dedicated to achieving high fidelity in the recording and playback of music . ... O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? an American film starring George Clooney. ... This article is about the film. ... 76th Academy Awards Sunday, February 29, 2004 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California Hosts Preshow: Billy Bush, Chris Connelly & Maria Menounos Show: Billy Crystal Crew Producer: Joe Roth Supervising Producer: Michael Seligman Director: Lou Horvitz Duration 3 hours, 40 minutes Network ABC The big contenders for the 76th Academy... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Biography

Alison Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois, but was raised in Champaign, Illinois.^[2] She began studying classical violin at five years old but soon switched to bluegrass. Krauss said she first became involved with music because her "mother tried to find interesting things for [me] to do" and "wanted to get [me] involved in music, in addition to art and sports."^[3] At age eight she started entering local talent contests, and at ten she had her own band. At twelve she won the Texas State Fiddle Championship; at thirteen she won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship,^[4] and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America named her the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest. Krauss first met Dan Tyminski around 1984 at a festival held by the Society. Every current member of her band, Union Station, first met her at these festivals.^[5] The Decatur Transfer House in the background with a newly completed fountain in the foreground. ... Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Official language(s) No official language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Largest metro area Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... The Walnut Valley Festival (generally referred to as Winfield by non-residents) is a well-known acoustic music festival, held annually in Winfield, Kansas. ... Dan Tyminski is a bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. ...

Krauss made her recording debut in 1985 on her brother Viktor's independent album, Different Strokes.^[1] She performed with John Pennell, bassist and songwriter, from the age of twelve in a band called "Silver Rail". Pennell later formed Union Station,^[6] and Krauss joined at his invitation,^[7] replacing their previous fiddler Andrea Zonn.^[8] Pennell remains one of her favorite songwriters^[9] and wrote some of her early work including the popular "Every Time You Say Goodbye."^[10] Later that year she signed to Rounder Records, and in 1987, at sixteen, her debut album Too Late to Cry was released^[1] with Union Station as her backup band.^[11] The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ... Andrea Zonn on the cover of her album Love Goes On Andrea Zonn is a bluegrass singer and virtuoso fiddle player who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. ...

1989–1991: Early career

Krauss' debut solo album was followed shortly by her first group album with Union Station in 1989 Two Highways.^[12] Many traditional bluegrass numbers appeared on the album,^[13] along with a bluegrass interpretation of The Allman Brothers' "Midnight Rider."^[14] Krauss' contract with Rounder required her to alternate between releasing a solo album and an album with Union Station,^[15] and she released the solo album I've Got That Old Feeling in 1990. It was her first album to rise onto the Billboard charts, peaking in the top seventy-five on the country chart.^[16] The album also was a notable point in her career as she earned her first Grammy Award, the single "Steel Rails" was her first single tracked by Billboard,^[17] and the title single "I've Got That Old Feeling" was the first song for which she recorded a music video.^[18] The Allman Brothers Band is a band from Macon, Georgia, labeled by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the principal architects of Southern rock. ... Midnight Rider is a popular and widely covered song by The Allman Brothers Band, from their album Idlewild South. ... On January 4, 1936, Billboard magazine published its first music hit parade and on July 20, 1940 the first Music Popularity Chart was calculated. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

1992–1999: Rising success

Krauss' second Union Station album Everytime You Say Goodbye was released in 1992, and she went on to win her second Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album of the year. She then joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 at the age of 21.^[12] She was the youngest cast member at the time, and the first bluegrass artist to join the Opry in twenty-nine years.^[19] She also collaborated on a project with the Cox Family in 1994, a bluegrass album called I Know Who Holds Tomorrow.^[20] Mandolin and guitar player Dan Tyminski replaced Tim Stafford in Union Station in 1994.^[21] The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... The Cox Family is an North American Bluegrass family group from Cotton Valley, LA, USA. // Evelyn Cox - guitar, vocals (born ?, ?) Lynn Cox - vocals (born ?, ?) Sidney Cox - banjo, dobro, guitar, vocals (born ?, ?) Suzanne Cox - mandolin, vocals (born ?, ?) Willard Cox - fiddle, vocals (born ?, ?) The Cox Family first began performing regularly together at... A mandolin is a small, stringed musical instrument which is plucked, strummed or a combination of both. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Dan Tyminski is a bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. ...

Now That I've Found You: A Collection, a compilation of older releases and some covers of her favorite works by other artists, was released in 1995. Some of these covers include Bad Company's "Oh Atlanta," The Foundations' "Baby, Now That I've Found You," and The Beatles' "I Will."^[22] The single "When You Say Nothing at All" reached the top five on the Billboard country chart; the album peaked in the top fifteen on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart, and sold two million copies to become Krauss' first double-platinum album. Krauss also was nominated for four Country Music Association Awards and won all of them. Bad Company were an English hard rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott the Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. ... Baby Now That Ive Found You is the name of a song written by Tony Macauley and John MacLeod. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. ... The Country Music Association Awards also known as the CMA Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. ...

Stay
Alison Krauss' adult contemporary single "Stay" from the album Forget About It
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So Long So Wrong, another Union Station album, was released in 1997 and won the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album. Some critics said it was "untraditional" and "likely [to] change quite a few... Minds about bluegrass."^[23] Included on the album is the track "It Doesn't Matter," which was featured in the second season premiere episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer^[24] and was included on the Buffy soundtrack in 1999.^[25] So Long So Wrong is the seventh album by bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released March 25, 1997. ... For other uses, see Buffy the Vampire Slayer (disambiguation). ...

Her next solo release in 1999, Forget About It, included her only track to appear on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, "Stay." The album was certified gold, and charted within the top seventy-five of the Billboard 200 and in the top five of the country chart. In addition, the track "That Kind of Love" eventually became included in another episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.^[26] Krauss was married to Pat Bergeson from 1997 to 2001,^[27] and they had one son, Sam, who was born in July 1999.^[28] Forget About It is the 9th studio album from Bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station. ... The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart (formerly known as Adult Contemporary Singles and only Adult Contemporary) lists the most popular songs weekly calculated by airplay and occasionally sales. ...

2000–present: Current career

Adam Steffey left Union Station in 1998, and renowned dobro player Jerry Douglas replaced him.^[30] Douglas had provided studio back-up to Krauss's records since 1987's Too Late To Cry. She thought highly of his abilities, going so far as to introduce Douglas on their album Live as "the greatest dobro player the world has ever known."^[31] Their next album, New Favorite, was released on August 14, 2001.^[32] The album went on to win the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album, with the single "The Lucky One" winning a Grammy as well. New Favorite was followed up by the double platinum double album Live in 2002 and a release of a DVD of the same live performance in 2003. Both the album and the DVD were recorded during a performance at The Louisville Palace.^[33] A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping,popping or using a pick. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Banjo (disambiguation) The banjo is a stringed instrument of African American origin adapted from several African instruments. ... Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro player. ... A modern Gibson Dobro Dobro is a trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar. ... Dan Tyminski is a bluegrass composer, vocalist, and instrumentalist. ... A modern Gibson Dobro Dobro is a trade name now owned by Gibson Guitar Corporation and used for a particular design of resonator guitar. ... Jerry Douglas (born in Warren, Ohio on May 28, 1956) is an American Dobro player. ... Live is the first all-live album and the 11th overall album from Alison Krauss and Union Station. ... New Favorite is the ninth album by bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released August 14, 2001. ... is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... A double album is an audio album of sufficient length that two units of the medium in which it is sold (especially records and compact discs) are necessary to contain the entirety of it. ... The Louisville Palace is a theatre in downtown Louisville, Kentucky located in the citys so-called theater district on the east side of Fourth Street between Broadway and Chestnut Street. ...

Whiskey Lullaby
Alison Krauss' duet performance with Brad Paisley
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Lonely Runs Both Ways was released in 2004, and eventually became another Alison Krauss & Union Station gold certified album. Ron Block described Lonely Runs Both Ways as "pretty much... what we've always done" in terms of song selection and the style in which those songs were recorded.^[34] Krauss, on the other hand, believes the group "was probably the most unprepared we've ever been" for the album and that songs were chosen as needed rather than planned beforehand.^[3] She also performed a duet with Brad Paisley on his album Mud on the Tires in the single "Whiskey Lullaby". The single was quite successful, ranking in the top fifty of the Billboard Hot 100 and the top five of the Hot Country Songs, and won the Country Music Association Awards for "Best Musical Event" and "Best Music Video" of the year. Lonely Runs Both Ways is the 12th studio album from Bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23, 2004. ... Brad Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer, and songwriter from Glen Dale, West Virginia. ... Mud on the Tires is the third album by American country music singer-songwriter Brad Paisley. ... Whiskey Lullaby is a single by Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Hot Country Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... The Country Music Association Awards also known as the CMA Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. ...

Other work

Krauss has made multiple guest appearances on other records with lead vocals, harmony vocals, or fiddle playing. She has contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks, perhaps most notably the soundtrack O Brother, Where Art Thou? in 2000.^[35] She and co-vocalist Dan Tyminski contributed multiple tracks to the soundtrack, including "I'll Fly Away" (with Gillian Welch), "Down in the River to Pray", and "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow." In the film, Tyminski's vocals on Man of Constant Sorrow became the singing voice of George Clooney.^[2][36] The soundtrack sold over seven million copies and won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2002.^[37] The unexpected success of the album has been partially credited, as was Krauss herself,^[38][39] with bringing a new interest in bluegrass to the United States.^[40] She has said, however, that she believes Americans already liked bluegrass and other less-heard musical genres, and that the film merely provided easy exposure to the music.^[41] She did not appear in the movie, at her own request, as she was nine months pregnant during its filming.^[42] In 2007, Krauss released the anthology "A Hundred Miles Or More: A Collection," which was a collection of soundtrack work, duets with artists such as John Waite, James Taylor, Brad Paisley and esteemed fiddle player Natalie MacMaster, and newer tracks. The album was very commercially successful, but was received with a lukewarm reception from critics. One of the tracks, "Missing You" a duet with John Waite, was similarly received as a single. On August 11, television network Great American Country was scheduled to present a one-hour special, "Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More" based on the album and featuring many of the album's duets and solo performances. O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack of music from the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? an American film starring George Clooney. ... Gillian Welch Gillian Welch (born October 2, 1967 in New York City) is a singer-songwriter whose musical style combines elements of bluegrass, neotraditional country, Americana, old time string band music and folk into a rustic style that she dubs American Primitive. All of her recordings feature the close-harmonies... O Brother, Where Art Thou? is a dark comedy film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, set in Mississippi during the Great Depression (specifically, 1937). ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an Academy Award and two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor, director, producer and screenwriter, known for his role in the first five seasons of the long-running television drama ER (1994–99), and his rise as an A-List movie star... John Waite (born John Charles Waite, 4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England) is a rock singer. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... Brad Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer, and songwriter from Glen Dale, West Virginia. ... Natalie MacMaster (born 1973) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Great American Country (or GAC), is a Nashville, Tennessee-based country music cable television network. ...

Down to the River to Pray
Alison Krauss sings "Down to the River to Pray" on the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack
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Other soundtracks for which Krauss has performed include Twister, The Prince of Egypt,^[43] Eight Crazy Nights, Mona Lisa Smile, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Alias, Bambi II and Cold Mountain.^[44] She also contributed the song "Jubilee" to the 2004 documentary Paper Clips. The Cold Mountain song "The Scarlet Tide" by T-Bone Burnett and Elvis Costello was nominated for an Academy Award, and she performed the song at the 76th Academy Awards with Costello and Burnett.^[45] She also worked as a producer for Nickel Creek on their debut self-titled album in 2000 and the follow-up This Side in 2002, which won Krauss her first Grammy as a music producer. Krauss also recorded a collaborative album, "Raising Sand" with Robert Plant in 2007. It is not yet known whether the two will tour to support the album.
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Reception and influences

Krauss's earliest musical experience was as an instrumentalist, though her style has grown to focus more on her vocals^[12] with a band providing most of the instrumentation. Musicians she enjoys include Lou Gramm of Foreigner, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, and AC/DC.^[46][47][48] She cites Dolly Parton, with whom she has since collaborated a number of times, as a major influence.^[49] Some credit Krauss and Union Station, at least partially, with a recent revival of interest in bluegrass music in the United States.^[38][39] Despite being together for nearly two decades and winning numerous awards, she said the group was "just beginning right now" (in 2002) because "in spite of all the great things that have happened for the band, [she] feel[s] musically it's just really beginning."^[41] Although she alternates between solo releases and works with the band, she has said there is no difference in her involvement between the two.^[42] Ready or Not album cover Lou Gramm (born Louis Grammatico on May 2, 1950 in Rochester, New York) is an American rock music vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist for the rock band Foreigner. ... Foreigner is a pop/rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... Paul Rodgers is an English rock singer/songwriter best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company. ... Bad Company were an English hard rock supergroup founded in 1973, consisting of band members from Free (Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke), Mott the Hoople (Mick Ralphs) and King Crimson (Boz Burrell). ... This article is about about the band. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist. ...

As a group, AKUS have been called "American favourites", "world-beaters",^[50] and "the tightest band around".^[51] While they have been successful as a group, many reviews note Krauss still "remains the undisputed star and rock-solid foundation" and have described her as the "band's focus"^[52] with an "angelic"^[51] voice that "flows like honey".^[52] Her work has been compared to that of the Cox Family, Bill Monroe, and Del McCoury, and has in turn been credited with influencing various "Newgrass" artists including Nickel Creek, for which she acted as record producer on two of their albums.^[53] In addition to her work with Nickel Creek, she has acted as producer to the Cox Family, Reba McEntire,^[54] and Alan Jackson.^[55] Adam Sweeting of The Guardian has said Krauss and Union Station are "superb when they stick to hoedowns and hillbilly music, but much less convincing when they lurch towards the middle of the road,"^[56] and Blender magazine has said the "flavorless repertoire [Krauss] sings... steers her toward Lite FM".^[57] In addition, Q magazine and The Onion AV Club have said their newer releases are "pretty much the usual," and that although Krauss is generally "adventurous," these recent releases contain nothing to "alienate the masses".^[58] The Cox Family is an North American Bluegrass family group from Cotton Valley, LA, USA. // Evelyn Cox - guitar, vocals (born ?, ?) Lynn Cox - vocals (born ?, ?) Sidney Cox - banjo, dobro, guitar, vocals (born ?, ?) Suzanne Cox - mandolin, vocals (born ?, ?) Willard Cox - fiddle, vocals (born ?, ?) The Cox Family first began performing regularly together at... For the retired NBC News correspondent of the same name, see Bill Monroe (journalist). ... Del McCoury Delano Floyd McCoury (born February 1, 1939 in Bakersville, North Carolina) is an American bluegrass musician. ... Progressive bluegrass, also known as newgrass (a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker), is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. ... Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and one of the best-selling country music performers of all time. ... Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... The Guardian is a British newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. ... A hoedown is a type of American folk dance or square dance in duple meter, and also the musical form associated with it. ... West Virginia fiddler Edden Hammons, accompanied by his son James on the banjo Old-time music is a form of North American folk music, with roots in the folk music of many countries, including England, Scotland and Ireland, as well as the continent of Africa. ... Blender is an American magazine that bills itself as the ultimate guide to music and more. ... Q is a music and entertainment magazinepublished monthly in the United Kingdom. ... The Onion is a United States-based parody newspaper published weekly in print and daily online. ...

Voice, themes, and musical style

Krauss generally sings as a soprano^[59] that has been described as "angelic".^[51] She has said her musical influences include J. D. Crowe, Ricky Skaggs, and Tony Rice.^[60] Many of her songs are described as sad,^[61] and are often about love, especially lost love. Krauss herself has said of her song selection that she looks for "tunes that [she] can relate to" and "if they make you feel like crap, you oughta do 'em." Though she has a close involvement with her group and a long career in music, she rarely performs music she has written herself. She has also described her general approach to constructing an album as starting with a single song and selecting other tracks based on the first, to give the final album a somewhat consistent theme and mood.^[42][62] She most commonly performs in the bluegrass and country genres, though she has had a song tracked on adult contemporary charts, has worked with rock artists such as Phish^[12] and Sting,^[45] and is sometimes said to stray into pop music.^[63][8] This article is about the singing voice part. ... James Dee Crowe (August 27, 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player best known as J. D. Crowe. ... Ricky Skaggs, April 1988 Ricky Skaggs1st off Skaggs was known to hate everyone he met. ... Tony Rice Tony Rice (born June 8, 1951 in Danville, Virginia) is an influential bluegrass guitarist. ... This article primarily discusses philosophical ideologies in relation to the subject of romantic love. ... Adult contemporary music, frequently abbreviated AC, is a type of radio format that plays mainstream contemporary pop music, excluding hip hop, hard rock, and some teen pop music, which is intended for an adult audience. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the musician. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ...

Music videos

The video for "Goodbye is All We Have" shows the group traveling, meeting at a crossroads, playing the song together, and walking away together. Audio sample (help· info)

Krauss did not think she would make music videos at the beginning of her career, and after recording her first she was convinced it was so bad that she would never do another. Nonetheless, she has gone on to make further videos. Many of the first videos she saw were by bluegrass artists, although Dan Tyminski has noted that the video for Thriller was very popular at the time she was first exposed to music videos. She has made suggestions on the style or theme to some videos, though she tends to leave such decisions up to the director of the particular video. The group chooses directors by seeking out people who have previously directed videos bandmembers have enjoyed. The director for a video to "If I Didn't Know Any Better" from Lonely Runs Both Ways, for example, was selected because Krauss enjoyed work he had done with Def Leppard, and she wondered what he could do with their music. While style decisions are generally left to the various directors of the videos, many —including for "Restless", "Goodbye is All We Have", "New Favorite", and "If I Didn't Know Any Better"—follow a pattern. In all of these videos Krauss walks, sometimes interacting with other people, while the rest of the band follows her.^[5][6] Image File history File linksMetadata AKUS_Goodbye_is_All_We_Have. ... Image File history File linksMetadata AKUS_Goodbye_is_All_We_Have. ... A crossroads (the word rarely appears in singular) is a road junction, where two or more roads meet (there are three or more arms). ... Image File history File links Alison_Krauss_Goodbye_is_All_We_Have. ... Image File history File links Alison_Krauss_Goodbye_is_All_We_Have. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Michael Jacksons Thriller is a 14-minute music video for the song of the same name released on December 2, 1983 and directed by John Landis. ... A music-video director is a film director that specializes in supervising the filming and editing of music videos to be used as promotional tools for popular music singles. ... Def Leppard are an English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ...

Performances

Alison Krauss at MerleFest, 2007

Krauss has said she used to dislike working in the studio where she had to play the same song repeatedly, but has come to like studio work roughly the same as live stage performances. Her own favorite concert experiences include watching three Foreigner concerts during a single tour, a Dolly Parton concert, and a Larry Sparks concert.^[64] She appeared on Austin City Limits in 1992 and opened the show in 1995 with Union Station.^[65] The New Favorite tour, after AKUS' album of the same name, was planned to start September 12, 2001 in Cincinnati, Ohio, but was pushed back to September 28 in Savannah, Georgia following the September 11 terrorist attacks.^[66] Krauss also took part in the Down from the Mountain tour in 2002, which featured many artists from the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack and was named after a documentary on the making of said soundtrack.^[67][68] Down from the Mountain was followed by the Great High Mountain Tour, which was comprised of musicians from both O Brother and Cold Mountain, including Krauss.^[6] She has also given several notable smaller performances including at Carnegie Hall (with the Grand Ole Opry),^[69] on Lifetime Television in a concert of female performers,^[70] on the radio show A Prairie Home Companion^[71] where she sang two songs not previously recorded on any of her albums,^[72] and a performance at the White House attended by then-President Bill Clinton and then-Vice President Al Gore.^[73] Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... A classical music concert in the Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2005 Kasia Kowalska concert in Warsaw A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Foreigner is a pop/rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is a Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated American country singer, songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist. ... Larry Sparks (born 1947) is a Bluegrass musician and guitarist. ... Stevie Ray Vaughan performing on Austin City Limits. ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... “Cincinnati” redirects here. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east stretch of Seventh Avenue between West 56th Street and West 57th Street. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about the radio show. ... For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... William Jefferson Bill Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III[1] on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... Seal of the office of the Vice-President of the United States The Vice President of the United States is the first in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death, resignation, or removal of the President. ... Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. ...

Awards

See also: List of Alison Krauss awards

Alison Krauss has won a record twenty Grammy Awards^[74] over the course of her career as a solo artist, as a group with Union Station, and as a record producer. This is more than any other female artist and tied for seventh most won by any artist overall.^[75] She overtook Aretha Franklin for the most female wins at the 46th Grammy Awards where Krauss won three, bringing her total at the time to seventeen (Franklin won her sixteenth that night), and performed with Sarah McLachlan.^[76] The Recording Academy (which presents the Grammy Awards) presented her with a special musical achievement honor in 2005.^[77] She has also won seven Country Music Association Awards,^[78] fifteen International Bluegrass Music Association Awards,^[79] and two Gospel Music Association Awards.^[80] Alison Krauss at the 46th Grammy Awards The following is a list of musical awards won by Alison Krauss. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American R&B, Pop and Gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC,[2] OBC[2] (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences is known variously as NARAS or The Recording Academy. ... The Country Music Association Awards also known as the CMA Awards, are voted on by business members of the Country Music Association. ... The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, is a trade association to promote bluegrass music. ... The GMA Music Awards, formerly the Dove Awards, were created in 1969 by the Gospel Music Association to honor the outstanding achievements in contemporary Christian and gospel music. ...

Discography

The following is a summary of Alison Krauss' albums and singles, and their respective performances on major music charts.^{[16][17][81][82]} An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ...

Albums

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Singles

Unless denoted otherwise, all singles were credited to Alison Krauss & Union Station.

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• ^AFailed to chart.
• ^B"Whiskey Lullaby" was certified Platinum for 1,000,000 singles sold.
• ^CCurrent singles.

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