Alison Krauss the country singing sensation · 1131 days ago by Blue Grass Man
Alison Krauss is 33 years old and is a country musician and country singer. Her career has been impressive, having released her first album at age 16. Krauss is with Rounder Records and it is with this company that she has released ten studio albums to-date.
Krauss has 17 Grammy awards to her name, and several awards from the Country Music Association and International Bluegrass Music Awards. Most of her albums have made it to platinum and gold certified categories. Total album sales are worth about $7 million so far.
Also involved in movie soundtracks, Alison sang the theme songs for Cold Mountain (“My Ain True Love” and “The Scarlet Tide”) and Mona Lisa Smile (“What’ll I Do”). She also recorded three songs for “O Brother, Where Art Thou”?
The Union Station group and Alison Krauss shared credits for the documentary film and soundtrack for “Down From the Mountain.” Alison has also displayed her singing talent in other movies like “Twister”, “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” and “The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood”. Both Union Station and Alison Krauss performed in several television shows in 2004, as well as appeared in numerous national magazines and publications.
Alison Krauss & Union Station facts · 1131 days ago by Blue Grass Man
Alison Krauss was born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur Illinois, but was raised in Champagne. She took lessons in classical violin when she was five years old, but she quickly transitioned to bluegrass. She plays the fiddle and is closely identified with bluegrass music, and sometimes polka. Her outstanding reputation as an American bluegrass artist was highlighted when the films she sang for won major awards. Krauss has sung with other musicians and singers and produced the popular “Sweet Music Man” in 2001, a Reba McEntire composition.
Krauss joined Rounder Records when she was 16 and is still with them. Her album “Lonely Runs Both Ways” earned her three Grammys in 2006: best country album, best country instrumental and best country song. She won another Grammy for her duet with James Taylor for the song “How’s The World Treating You”.