Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States
Alison Krauss attends the 39th Annual Country Music Association Awards at Madison Square Garden November 15, 2005 in New York City.
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2006
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Alison Krauss performs onstage at the 54th Annual BMI Pop Awards at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on May 16, 2006 in Beverly Hills, California.
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2007
Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois, United States
Alison Krauss performs during the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 held at Toyota Park on July 28, 2007 in Bridgeview, Illinois.
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2008
Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Alison Krauss and Robert Plant perform at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 15, 2008 in Manchester, Tennessee.
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2009
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Alison Krauss (L) and Robert Plant arrive at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.
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2016
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss perform at The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson produced by Blackbird Presents at Bridgestone Arena on March 16, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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2018
Jazz At Lincoln Center, New York City, New York, United States
Alison Krauss (L) and Mark O'Connor attend the Brooks Brothers Bicentennial Celebration at Jazz At Lincoln Center on April 25, 2018 in New York City.
Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss perform at The Life & Songs of Kris Kristofferson produced by Blackbird Presents at Bridgestone Arena on March 16, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and musician.
Background
Alison Maria Krauss was born in Decatur, Illinois, to Fred and Louise Krauss. Her father was a German immigrant who came to the United States in 1952 and taught his native language. Her mother, of German and Italian descent, is the daughter of artists.
Career
By age 14, Alison had landed a recording contract with Rounder Records, and by 16, she had released her first solo album, Too Late to Cry. Soon thereafter, Krauss joined the band Union Station, with whom she would release albums like Now That I've Found You, Lonely Runs Both Ways and Paper Airplane. At age 21, she became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Krauss has earned more than 25 Grammy Awards over her extensive career, including six awards for her collaboration with former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, Raising Sand (2007).
Famed bluegrass/country singer-songwriter Alison Maria Krauss was born on July 23, 1971, in Champaign, Illinois. Krauss began receiving acclaim for her musical talents at a young age. By the time she was 14 years old, she had signed with Rounder Records. She released her first solo album, Too Late to Cry, at the age of 16, after which she joined the band Union Station. At age 21, she became a member of that great country music institution, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.
In 1995, Alison Krauss & Union Station released Now That I've Found You, which became the top-selling bluegrass album in recording history to date, achieving double-platinum status. Krauss's next solo project, 1999's Forget About It, was certified gold. Her 2004 album with Union Station, Lonely Runs Both Ways, won the 2006 Grammy Award for best country album.
Paper Airplane, Krauss's seventh album with Union Station - and her first studio project with the band since 2004's Lonely Runs Both Ways - was released in 2011. The effort quickly earned acclaim, including a Grammy win for best bluegrass album and a nomination (best country duo/group performance) for the single "I Just Come Here For The Music," featuring vocals by both Krauss and famed country singer-songwriter Don Williams.
In addition to her albums with Union Station, Krauss has worked on a variety of other projects over her decades-long career, including solo efforts and collaborations with other artists. She has worked with such high-profile artists as Vince Gill, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Krauss also added producing and arranging to her repertoire early into her career, making her one of the most sought-after studio artists in the country music business. For her work as a producer for Nickel Creek, Krauss shared in their Grammy win for best contemporary folk album in 2002.
Additionally, Krauss has made recordings for several movie soundtracks. She sang several tracks for the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) soundtrack, including "l'll Fly Away" with Gillian Welch and "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" with Welch and Emmylou Harris. Enormously popular, the soundtrack helped attract new listeners to bluegrass music and won the 2001 Grammy for album of the year. Two years later, Krauss provided the vocals for the Gaelic-flavored "You Will Be My Ain True Love" for the film Cold Mountain (2003). The song was written and composed by Sting and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Krauss picked up another Grammy (best pop collaboration with vocals) in 2008 for the song "Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)" - part of the singer-songwriter's collaborative effort with former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant and T-Bone Burnett, Raising Sand (2007), featuring both Krauss's and Plant's vocals. The song also received a Country Music Association Award nomination for musical event of the year in 2008. (She won this award twice previously - in 2004 for "Whiskey Lullaby" with Brad Paisley, and in 1995 for "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" with Shenandoah.) By 2009, Raising Sand had garnered five more Grammys, including for album of the year, best contemporary folk/Americana album and record of the year ("Please Read the Letter").
Softly spoken and slightly other-worldly, Krauss often gives the impression of belonging to a different era.
Physical Characteristics:
Krauss possesses a soprano voice, which has been described as "angelic".
Interests
You would imagine that someone as successful and famous as Alison Krauss would have exciting things to do in her spare time. She actually loves to sit in the car in the rain by herself and listen to music.
Connections
Krauss was married to musician Pat Bergeson from 1997 to 2001. Their son, Sam, was born in July 1999.
1990 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1991 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1991 - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Entertainer of the Year;
1991 - I've Got That Old Feeling - Album of the Year;
1993 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1993 - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Entertainer of the Year;
1995 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1995 - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Entertainer of the Year;
1997 - "High Lonesome Sound" - Song of the Year;
2001 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Album of the Year;
2001 - "I'll Fly Away" - Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year;
2002 - Down from the Mountain - Album of the Year;
2003 - Live - Album of the Year;
2004 - Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers - Recorded Event of the Year.
1990 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1991 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1991 - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Entertainer of the Year;
1991 - I've Got That Old Feeling - Album of the Year;
1993 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1993 - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Entertainer of the Year;
1995 - Alison Krauss - Female Vocalist of the Year;
1995 - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Entertainer of the Year;
1997 - "High Lonesome Sound" - Song of the Year;
2001 - O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Album of the Year;
2001 - "I'll Fly Away" - Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year;
2002 - Down from the Mountain - Album of the Year;
2003 - Live - Album of the Year;
2004 - Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers - Recorded Event of the Year.