Alison Krauss

German

...in Illinois, United States, in a town called Decatur. Her father taught German , which was his native tongue. Alison Krauss grew up with music from a y...

12

...ing on an album which featured her broth Viktor and other musicians. From 12 years of age, Alison Krauss performed as a fiddler for John Pennells band...

eight years old

...but changed to bluegrass a short time later. Alison Krauss was only eight years old when she started entering talent contests, and she had her band tw...

Preservation of Bluegrass in America Society

...e Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest Award by the Preservation of Bluegrass in America Society . All the members of her band first met Krauss when s...

1985

...enting the music festivals. Career first entered the recording studio in 1985 , performing on an album which featured her broth Viktor and other musici...

12 years of age

... an album which featured her broth Viktor and other musicians. From 12 years of age , Alison Krauss performed as a fiddler for John Pennells band, Silv...

July 23, 1971

...A true star was born on July 23, 1971 , which is the day that Fred and Louise Krauss welcomed their daughter, Alison. From childhood, Alison Krauss pro...

Fred and Louise Krauss

...A true star was born on July 23, 1971, which is the day that Fred and Louise Krauss welcomed their daughter, Alison. From childhood, Alison Krauss pro...

country and bluegrass

...re she ever turned 18. The contributions that Krauss has made to country and bluegrass music are too immense to measure. Perhaps most of all, her infl...

her fans

...er influence can be felt in the resurge of interest in such genres, as her fans followed her into them. With an angelic voice and superb fiddle skills...

5

... her that were sure you never knew before! She Began Playing Violin At Age 5 Krauss is now known as one of the best fiddle players in music history. S...

eight

...style, and it stuck. Her musical career continued to gain steam throughout her childhood, and she began playing in local talent contests at age eight ....

bluegrass

...originally studied classical violin. She eventually made the switch to bluegrass style, and it stuck. Her musical career continued to gain steam throu...

1990

... first wave of national fame came for bluegrass fiddler Alison Krauss in 1990 when, at the age of 19, she walked away from the Grammy Awards with the ...

19

...fame came for bluegrass fiddler Alison Krauss in 1990 when, at the age of 19 , she walked away from the Grammy Awards with the trophy for Best Bluegras...

I've Got That Old Feeling

...s age, but because the album that earned her such recognition, I've Got That Old Feeling , was actually the third in Krauss's collection. Her first eff...

Too Late to Cry

...g, was actually the third in Krauss's collection. Her first effort, Too Late to Cry , was released when the Champaign, Illinois, native was 16; she had...

14

...ne of the most prestigious folk music labels in the industryat the age of 14 . And Krauss's accomplishments at such a young age and astounding virtuosi...

hoedowns

...rn fiddlers pull a long bow, reeling off cascades of notes and turning hoedowns into showpieces. A Real Contest Queen Krauss first picked up the fiddl...

1984

... and I drove all the time, sometimes even hit two or three a weekend. In 1984 , 13yearold Alison walked away with the top fiddling prize at the Nationa...

Rhode Island

...ubsequent year brought her considerable attention at the Newport Folk Festival, in Rhode Island , one of the largest events on the folk music calendar....

Newport Folk Festival

...s; the subsequent year brought her considerable attention at the Newport Folk Festival , in Rhode Island, one of the largest events on the folk music c...

Ive Got That Old Feeling

...s age, but because the album that earned her such recognition, Ive Got That Old Feeling , was actually the third in Krausss collection. Her first effor...

16

...t, Too Late to Cry, was released when the Champaign, Illinois, native was 16 ; she had signed a contract with Rounder Recordsone of the most prestigiou...

Rounder Records

... Champaign, Illinois, native was 16; she had signed a contract with Rounder Records one of the most prestigious folk music labels in the industryat the...

fiddle

...edowns into showpieces. A Real Contest Queen Krauss first picked up the fiddle when she was five. In a remarkably short time, she was playing professi...

music competitions across the country

...was playing professionally, making a name for herself at music competitions across the country . Musician contributor Jim Macnie recounted how Krauss b...

Midwestern competitions

... Krauss became notorious for scarfing up top prize in a slew of Midwestern competitions and quoted the fiddler as having admitted, My parents and I dr...

state fiddling championships across the country

...ekend. She was also busy picking up first prizes at state fiddling championships across the country , including Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky,...

Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Wisconsin

...ling championships across the country, including Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Wisconsin . Although the Grammy Award that she earned in 1...

27

... Records at the age of 14, Krauss has sold over 12 million albums and won 27 Grammy Awards, the most for any female and the second most of any recordi...

Paper Airplane

...r longstanding bandmates, Union Station is the endlessly impressive Paper Airplane , which debuted at 1 on the Billboard Country, Bluegrass and Folk Al...

1999

... artist in Grammy history. Has a son named Sam Patrick Bergeson, born in 1999 . She has the most Grammys of any solo female artist in any genre of musi...

Sam Patrick Bergeson

...ost Grammy wins by any artist in Grammy history. Has a son named Sam Patrick Bergeson , born in 1999. She has the most Grammys of any solo female artis...

Quincy Jones

...male artist in any genre of music. She is now tied in second place with Quincy Jones for most Grammys ever won. Released her first solo album in 1987....

1987

...male artist in any genre of music. She is now tied in second place with Quincy Jones for most Grammys ever won. Released her first solo album in 1987 ....

violin

... mainstream star. When she was five years old, Krauss began playing the violin , taking classical lessons. She soon tired of the regimen of classical p...

five

... Now That I've Found You that she became a mainstream star. When she was five years old, Krauss began playing the violin, taking classical lessons. Sh...

1983

...ound her native Champaign, IL. Two years later, she had her own band. In 1983 , when she was 12 years old, she won the Illinois State Fiddle Championsh...

Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America

...n the Illinois State Fiddle Championship and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America named her the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midw...

Different Strokes

... brother Viktor, Jim Hoiles, and Bruce Weiss. The album was called Different Strokes and appeared on the independent Fiddle Tunes label. Later that ye...

her brother Viktor, Jim Hoiles, and Bruce Weiss

...ding debut on an album, playing on a record made by her brother Viktor, Jim Hoiles, and Bruce Weiss . The album was called Different Strokes and appear...

classical violin

...Krauss began studying classical violin at age five but proved to be a bluegrass prodigy. A flamboyant fiddler, she won several contests, led a band wh...

Viktor

...st incarnation of Union Station included her bassplaying older brother, Viktor , who later joined Lyle Lovetts backing band. As Union Station evolved a...

Lyle Lovetts backing band

...cluded her bassplaying older brother, Viktor, who later joined Lyle Lovetts backing band . As Union Station evolved and changed, Krausss soprano singin...

Aretha Franklin

...grass to a new audience. With those wins, Krauss passed soul legend Aretha Franklin to become the female artist with the most Grammys. That single app...

Raising Sand

...male artist with the most Grammys. That single appeared on the album Raising Sand (2007), a project that brought together Krauss, Plant, and producer ...

2003

...nging became a primary element in its success. (2000) and Cold Mountain ( 2003 ) helped to introduce bluegrass to a new audience. With those wins, Kraus...

8

...ssical violin at age 5. Classical music though was not for her, and by age 8 she was playing country and bluegrass. Alison proved so good that at age ...

John Pernell

...won the Illinois State Fiddle Championship. She also met a man named John Pernell . Pernell was a shy, intellectual, man who loved playing Bluegrass mu...

Bluegrass

...d John Pernell. Pernell was a shy, intellectual, man who loved playing Bluegrass music. He had heard of a fiddle playing prodigy named Alison Krauss, ...

Rounder

...lison described how long Pernell and her would practice music together. Rounder was a small, Alison Krauss independent music label who recorded artist...

Alison Maria Krauss

...n Station (band). For the Kent State student, see Allison Krause. Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass country singer and...

Alison Krauss and Union Station

...was invited to join the band with which she still performs, Alison Krauss and Union Station , and later released her first album with them as a group i...

1989

...nion Station, and later released her first album with them as a group in 1989 . Krauss has released fourteen albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, ...

fourteen

...ased her first album with them as a group in 1989. Krauss has released fourteen albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and sparked a renewed intere...

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

...ck performances have led to further popularity, including the O Brother, Where Art Thou? As of 2019, she has won 27 Grammy Awards from 42 nominations,...

bluegrass music

...fiddleplaying style is credited with creating a renewed interest in bluegrass music . A winner of 27 Grammy Awards, Krauss has released fifteen albums....

thirteen

...ontests, she won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship at age thirteen . She was named the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest by the Societ...

Two Highways

...87), when she was only 16. Her first group album with Union Station, Two Highways (1989), came out two years later. The band delivered a remarkable pe...