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Alison Krauss (born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois), is a bluegrass singer and virtuoso fiddle player who grew up in Champaign, Illinois. Krauss initially studied classical violin, starting at five, but she quickly switched to bluegrass. By age eight she started entering local talent contests and at ten she had her own band. At twelve she won the Illinois State Fiddle Championship and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America named her the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest. Her debut album came out when she was 16.
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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.
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Country music star Vince Gill and bluegrass powerhouse Alison Krauss have a history of making beautiful music together and that storied history continues in the second installment of CMT Cross Country. Longtime friends and colleagues, Gill and Krauss' past collaborations include the title track from his 1996 album, High Lonesome Sound, which won a Grammy for best country collaboration with vocals. Here, they take turns singing each other's songs during a concert filmed in Nashville. WATCH A SNEAK PEAK NOW!
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Alison Krauss, at the age of 35, has achieved more career milestones than most people do in their lifetime. Her first album was released when she was 16. She has released a total of eleven albums, all on Rounder Records, with her long time band of highly acclaimed musicians, Union Station. Their most recent release is Lonely Runs Both Ways, which has already been certified Gold by the RIAA, with their two-disc recording Live and their two-disc Live DVD being certified Platinum. To date, she has earned 20 Grammy Awards and multiple Country Music Association Awards, International Bluegrass Music Awards and countless others. Her album releases have been critical and commercial successes, with multiple RIAA platinum and gold certified records and more than a combined 7 million albums sold.
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Alison Krauss started playing the violin when she was five. She quickly grew tired of the rigors of classical music and started playing bluegrass. By the age of eight, she was playing in talent contests, and by 12 had won Illinois State Fiddle Championship. She was signed to Rounder Records by 14. Her debut album Too Late To Cry, was recorded in 1987, two years later, with her band Union Station (Jeff White, Alison Brown, and Viktor Krauss), and released to critical acclaim. In '88, the band won Society's National Band Championship, and in '89, they won a Grammy.
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Alison Krauss was born on July 23, 1971 in Decatur, Illinois, but she was raised in Champaign, Illinois. Her parents encouraged Alison and her brother, Viktor, to play musical instruments at a young age. When she was five, Alison began by studying classical violin, but once she was exposed to bluegrass music a short time later, Alison fell in love with fiddling. Alison started entering local talent contests at age 8, and two years later, she had her own band. At 12 years of age, she won the Illinois State Fiddle Championship, and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America voted her the Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest.
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