Latest Release
- JAN 13, 2023
- 1 Song
- Mud On the Tires · 2003
- The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney · 1996
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Motion Picture) · 2000
- A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection · 2007
- A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection · 2007
- Fire & Brimstone · 2019
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Film) [Deluxe Edition] · 2000
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Film) [Deluxe Edition] · 2000
- Hits Alive · 2003
Essential Albums
- 2007
- For the first time since 1990, Alison Krauss steps apart from Union Station and gives herself solo billing on Forget About It. Even though most of the members of her longstanding backing band appear on the album, the subtle change in credit is significant. Forget About It moves beyond the bluegrass that Krauss had spent most of her life perfecting and inhabits its own musical niche: a place that retains the emotional honesty of country and bluegrass, but adopts a more delicate, atmospheric musical backdrop. “Never Got Off the Ground” and “Could You Lie” are tinged with just enough dobro and mandolin to keep Krauss connected to her roots, but other songs ascend to a another plane. What really sets Forget About It apart is the writing. Nashville turns out dozens of great songs a year, but by the time they reach radio they are usually buried in layers of flashy instrumentation and overproduction. Krauss strips all that away, and to listen to “Stay,” “Maybe,” and “Ghost in This House” is to be offered the undisturbed essence of each song.
Albums
- 2021
- 2017
- 2007
- 1999
- 1987
Artist Playlists
- The honey-voiced queen of bluegrass and beyond.
Compilations
More To Hear
- The duo on their new album 'Raise The Roof.'
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About Alison Krauss
Alison signed her first record deal at age 14 and released her first album at age 16. ∙ She began playing classical violin at age five, but she switched to bluegrass upon attending her first fiddle contest seven years later. ∙ She cites Shawn Colvin, Sandy Denny, and Eva Cassidy among her vocal influences. ∙ In 2000, her backing vocals for Kenny Rogers’ “Buy Me a Rose” yielded Krauss her only No. 1 Billboard Hot Country Singles hit. ∙ Krauss contributed an a cappella version of the spiritual “Down to the River to Pray” to the Coen brothers’ film O Brother, Where Art Thou? ∙ Her 2007 collaboration with Led Zeppelin vocalist Robert Plant, Raising Sand, earned five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. ∙ She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music. ∙ She received the National Medal of Arts in 2019. ∙ Krauss has won 27 Grammy Awards, more than any other woman in history, and is only four short of tying the all-time record.
- HOMETOWN
- Decatur, IL, United States
- BORN
- July 23, 1971