A rep for the Grammy-winning vocalist did not return a request for comment. With NPR Music critic and correspondent Ann Powers in the host chair, we'll feature a live conversation with the artists. 5. Krauss has released 14 albums, appeared on numerous soundtracks, and sparked a renewed interest in bluegrass music in the United States. The other recipients of the National Medal of Arts were Alison Krauss, a Grammy-winning bluegrass-country musician; Sharon Percy Rockefeller, the CEO of Washingtons flagship public television and radio stations; and the musicians of the U.S. military. "Baby, Now That I've Found You". Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. [68] Krauss duetted with High Valley on the group's 2023 single "Do This Life". This is the official Alison Krauss Facebook page. The contributions that Krauss has made to country and bluegrass music are too immense to measure. Wouldnt you like to say the same thing about politics, Mr. President? .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^ Sources vary on birth place; see talk page discussion. . When You Say Nothing At All. [73] She cites Dolly Parton, with whom she has since collaborated a number of times, as a major influence. Its a little bit more smoky, a little bit more lustrous than the first record, Plant, 73, said by phone from his home in western England. Showing Editorial results for alison krauss. Jim Wright Robert Plant and Alison Krauss. Many of the first videos she saw were by bluegrass artists. Alison Krauss , (born July 23, 1971, Champaign, Illinois, U.S.), American bluegrass fiddler and singer whoalone and in collaboration with her band, Union Stationperformed folk, gospel, country, pop, and rock songs in the unamplified bluegrass style and played a major role in the early 21st-century revival of interest in bluegrass music. Main The story of why Robert Plant and Alison Krauss needed so long to follow-up their acclaimed, Grammy-winning debut album, 2007s "Raising Sand," remains murky.Press them in separate calls and . In 1987, at the age of 15, she played fiddle on the album The Western Illinois Rag by Americana musician Chris Vallillo. Krauss' debut solo album was quickly followed by her first group album with Union Station in 1989, Two Highways. She has also described her general approach to constructing an album as starting with a single song and selecting other tracks based on the first, to give the final album a somewhat consistent theme and mood. Then, as the duo shared songs side by side in Krausss Nashville home, Burnett merely provided guitar accompaniment. Log in here or change your password settings. The honorees, including the country-bluegrass musician, actor Jon Voight, and the bands of the . A guide to some of the late-summer shows coming up in New York City, including the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival this weekend. Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group, Inc. A few songs added collectors item string instruments like a Marxophone and a dolceola, both zithers played with keyboards: tinkling, evocative, echoey, unexpected timbres. Plant and Krauss were an unlikely pairing from the start. November 20, 2019 Mark Whitfield News 1. "Everybody'd gone home, and somebody handed him a guitar and he sang a song called 'Forget About It.' And he changed my life. Professional Activities. At the time, we were just kind of goofing off, having fun. 4:20. Thursday's show felt like home, and like Halley's comet. The Robert Plant and Alison Krauss of 2021, now 73 and 50 respectively, don't foresee quite such a monumental gap between their second and any potential third album together, following a tour . [59], As a group, AKUS have been called "American favourites", "world-beaters",[74] and "the tightest band around". [18] Krauss said her mother "tried to find interesting things for me to do" and "wanted to get me involved in music, in addition to art and sports". [91][92] Down from the Mountain was followed by the Great High Mountain Tour, which was composed of musicians from both O Brother and Cold Mountain, including Krauss. [75][82], She has said her musical influences include J. D. Crowe, Ricky Skaggs, and Tony Rice. We really enjoyed the fact that we have no idea about our corresponding alternative lives, Plant said. The album was certified gold and charted within the top seventy-five of the Billboard 200 and in the top five of the country chart. Here was Led Zeppelin's lead singer and a bluegrass-country singer/fiddler coming together for something subdued. and Cold Mountain soundtracks, crafted a sound that was equal parts Appalachian roots music, power pop, and guitar-driven rock, tied together by the distinctive vocals of Krauss and Plant. '", "Robert Plant And Alison Krauss Win Grammy Album Of The Year", "First Listen: Alison Krauss And Union Station, 'Paper Airplane', "Alison Krauss: Queen of Bluegrass music | The National", "Beautiful music despite the headaches - philly-archives", "Spring, summer dates team Nelson and Family with Krauss and Union Station", "Willie Nelson and Alison Krauss Embarking on Co-Headlining Tour", "Alison Krauss on Nostalgic New Solo Album 'Windy City', "Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Reunite for 'Raise the Roof' Album, 2022 Tour", "O Brother, Where Art Thou? (I expect President Obama to see himself in this role.) Burnett and the rhythm section were toying with a Bo Diddley beat. [12] Fred and Louise met while they were studying at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. So many people. New CDs from Alison Krauss & Union Station, Little Scream, Invisible System, Chancha Via Circuito, Colin Stetson and Dennis Coffey. Then one plus one could equal one, or one plus one could equal a fine mist. [42] Douglas had provided studio back-up to Krauss' records since 1987's Too Late to Cry. They stripped songs down to just lyrics and melodies, and rebuilt them intuitively in the studio, often around sparse, subtle beats from Bellerose. Perhaps the only type of song Alison Krauss sings better than heartbreak is gospel. He or she listens attentively, responds with facts rather than emotion and refuses to ascribe ulterior motives to the other side. Plant, Krauss and Burnett took the song down to half-speed and removed any distractions. Well this beats finding out that George Bush Jr. had the Thrills on his iPod. NEW YORK (AP) The first time they collaborated was such a surprise smash that the only question was when Robert Plant and Alison Krauss would sing together again. Also in 1994, Krauss collaborated with Suzy Bogguss, Kathy Mattea, and Crosby, Stills, and Nash to contribute "Teach Your Children" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Country produced by the Red Hot Organization. [59], In 2007, Krauss released A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection, an album of new songs, soundtrack tunes, and duets with artists such as John Waite, James Taylor, Brad Paisley, and Natalie MacMaster. Allow me to humbly suggest, Mr. President, that not only is a political paradigm shift in order, but I also have a replacement in mind. Sure, some rabid-to-the-max fans of either performer refused to line up behind the collaboration. Raise the Roof is out now.. Join us in an online listening party for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' first album together in 14 years, Raise the Roof.With NPR Music . Alison Krauss, The Cox Family. Member, Annual Convention Committee. In 2007, Krauss and Robert Plant released the collaborative album titled Raising Sand. In 2012, received Honorary Doctor Of Music, Berklee College Of Music, Boston MA. Also in 2002 she played a singing voice for one of the characters in the animated comedy film Eight Crazy Nights. She was raised in the U.S.A. too and held American citizenship. Raise the Roof reignites that old spark, as the duo interprets songs by The Everly Brothers, Calexico, Allen Toussaint and Olla Belle Reed, in addition to one original tune, "High and Lonesome." [13] After a brief residence in nearby Decatur, the family settled in Champaign, where Krauss was raised with her older brother, Viktor. Matraca Berg. Krauss was awarded a National Medal of Arts in 2019, cited for making extraordinary contributions to American music. She then reunited with Plant for Raise the Roof (2021). A decade of other work had made the sequel less fraught although there was a little bit of trepidation on my part, Plant said. [39] Included on the album is the track "It Doesn't Matter", which was featured in the second-season premiere episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer[40] and was included on the Buffy soundtrack in 1999. Weve got a kind of a personality which we could pursue as two singers, a neat place that we made for ourselves, Plant said. Wouldnt you say, Thats about as good as politics gets?. Alison Krauss - "Let Me Touch You For A While". [30] She was the youngest cast member at the time, and the first bluegrass artist to join the Opry in 29 years. Feeling like a rather unglamorous choice, Krauss said, "When I first heard, I was like, 'What were they thinking?' The president has had a chilly relationship with a broad swath of Hollywood and the arts world, which have shunned him over his immigration policies, his Supreme Court picks, his administrations efforts to roll back abortion rights, and other issues. While style decisions are generally left to the various directors of the videos, many including for "The Lucky One", "Restless", "Goodbye is All We Have", "New Favorite", and "If I Didn't Know Any Better" follow a pattern. Raising Sand, the 2007 duet album by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, started as an experiment, a modest side project for two longtime bandleaders to revisit old and recent songs. Enter store using password: Are you the store owner? Their next album, New Favorite, was released on August 14, 2001. @AmericanaFest. The Lumineers will also headline, while the rest of the bill includes AJR , 311 , Halestorm , Gary Clark Jr. , The Struts , Hardy , Live , Young the Giant , White Reaper , Gov't Mule , Toadies , Living Colour and Marcy Playground . [99] She performed at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. on January 10, 2015, as a part of "The Life and Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All Star Concert Celebration" which is a tribute to Emmylou Harris. Democrats: Dixie Chicks. [59][85] She most commonly performs in the bluegrass and country genres, though she has had two songs on the adult contemporary charts, has worked with rock artists such as Phish[30] and Sting,[64] and is sometimes said to stray into pop music. They enlisted Burnett, who had recently reimagined old-timey Appalachian music for the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which featured Union Station. He was the world-conquering, musically restless rock singer who had fronted Led Zeppelin. (2000). Their voices are in that relative space where they sing together and it creates a fine mist.. Thanks to all of the DJs and programmers for their support. [14], Krauss's mother played banjo and acoustic guitar,[12] so Krauss was exposed to folk music at home, and she heard rock and pop music on the radio: She liked Gary Numan's synth-pop song "Cars", and rock bands such as Foreigner, Bad Company, and Electric Light Orchestra. It makes you feel like youre hanging off the edge of a cliff, she said by telephone from her home in Nashville. Thats what folks here in Ventura County call an understatement. The Senate approved the $787 billion bill Friday with a paltry three Republican votes. In 2014, Krauss and her band Union Station toured with Willie Nelson and Family, with special guests Kacey Musgraves, and the Devil Makes Three.[49][50]. Voight, one of four winners of the National Medal of Arts, later accompanied Trump to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay tribute to the remains of two US service members who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan this week. On August 11, television network Great American Country aired a one-hour special, Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More, based on the album. I call it the Plant-Krauss Collaborative Model.. Member, The Florida Bar 2005-Present. Voight, who stars on the Showtime drama Ray Donovan, won the best actor Oscar for his portrayal of a troubled Vietnam War veteran in the 1978 film Coming Home and starred in the 1969 best picture Oscar winner Midnight Cowboy. The lovey-dovey couple were good friends and also worked together. Jon Voight, James Patterson and Alison Krauss were among the honorees. Its definitely different, even though it might be coming out of the same sort of crevasse, the same fork in the landscape of our musical lives. This store is powered by Shopify. She has a brother, Viktor Krauss, who is a musician as well. He later went into the business of real estate. Michael Ray oversees coverage of European history and military affairs for Britannica. Alison Krauss was born as Alison Maria Krauss to a German-Italian descent immigrated parents in Decatur, Illinois, on July 23, 1971. In 1998 she played and sang on the title track of Hawaiian slack-key artist Ledward Kaapana's album, Waltz of the Wind. When: 8 p.m. Sept. 7. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alison-Krauss, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum - Alison Krauss, Alison Krauss - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). Platinum-selling Raising Sand (2007) was the first of her two collaborations with English rock singer Robert Plant. It wasnt until Plant and Krauss first performed a duet at a Leadbelly tribute (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) that they considered recording together. See if you can add to this list I'm making. Their versions are far removed from the originals, often close to inside-out. In addition to the album, Krauss and Plant are planning a 2022 tour. Step two: Start small. In 2007 she joined Robert Plant to release the Grammy-winning album Raising Sand. He also brought material from Britains 1960s folk revival: Bert Janschs stoically intransigent It Dont Bother Me, which brings out Krausss defiant streak; and Anne Briggss Go Your Way, a wifes troubled farewell song to a soldier she may never see again. [90] Krauss took part in the Down from the Mountain tour in 2002, which featured many artists from the O Brother, Where Art Thou soundtrack. [43] Krauss believes the group "was probably the most unprepared we've ever been" for the album and that songs were chosen as needed rather than planned beforehand. The title is a tongue-in-cheek country clich; the song is not. Krauss and Plant onstage in 2008. The singer-songwriter has received 27 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist in all of Grammy history not too shabby for 42 short years. Too Late to Cry, Krauss' debut album, appeared in 1987 to very positive reviews. Im a regimented-type singer, she said. Mary Chapin Carpenter. Alison Krauss and former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant won five Grammys for their album Raising Sand in 2009. At the other end of the dynamic scale is The Price of Love. The Everly Brothers own version is an exuberant two-minute, harmonica-topped stomp, though theyre singing about a cheaters bitter regrets. Please disable your adblocker or subscribe to ad-free membership to view this article. Ron Block described Lonely Runs Both Ways as "pretty much what we've always done" in terms of song selection and the style, in which those songs were recorded. They plan to tour again in 2022. From the beginning, the pairing of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss was marked by a sense of pure surprise. [6] When Krauss won her first Grammy in 1991, she was the second-youngest winner at that time. By Jon Pareles,Giovanni Russonello and Lindsay Zoladz. Alison Krauss is among those chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts from President Trump. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' 2007 collaborative album Raising Sand remains, nearly a decade and a half after its release, a landmark record in roots music. [28], Later that year, she signed to Rounder Records, and in 1987, at 16, she released her debut album Too Late to Cry with Union Station as her backup band.[29]. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for FF. The Listening Party is over. Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for a surprise new collaborative album, Raise the Roof, which will be released on November 19. Raise the Roof almost magically reclaims the spectral tone of Raising Sand, then finds ways to expand on it, delving further into both quiet subtleties and wailing intensity. [83] Many of her songs are described as sad,[84] and are often about love, especially lost love. [80] In addition, Q magazine and The Onion AV Club have said their newer releases are "pretty much the usual", and that although Krauss is generally "adventurous", these recent releases contain nothing to "alienate the masses". Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and violinist.She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of eight and recording for the first time at 14. 65 Concerts. A funny thing happens with them, Burnett said. The duo worked with T Bone Burnett on the million-selling triumph Raising Sand, in 2007. [51] Krauss received two nominations at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Solo Performance and Best American Roots Performance. C-SPAN's operating revenues come from license fees paid by cable systems and satellite companies that offer the network to their. Around the point in lockdown where he had taken up tidying as a new hobby, Robert Plant 's ex-wife turned up at his door with a great big trunk of all his stage-gear from 1971 onwards. [113] Country Music Television ranked Krauss 12th on their "40 Greatest Women of Country Music" list in 2002. The album was recorded with Krauss' backup band, the Union Station, which featured guitarist . "While Raising Sand is indeed assiduously mannerly, mostly low-key and pretty," Ken Tucker said in his review for Fresh Air, "it's also starkly beautiful, with an undercurrent of bleak humor that makes a crucial difference in a collection of harmony songs like this.". Puedes cambiar tus opciones en cualquier momento desde tus controles de privacidad. [15] Her brother Viktor played piano and double bass in high school, launching a career as a jazz and rock multi-instrumentalist. Nonetheless, in 2016, news agencies reported "When You Say Nothing at all" singer and the British singer-songwriter are dating. The director for a video to "If I Didn't Know Any Better" from Lonely Runs Both Ways, for example, was selected because Krauss enjoyed work he had done with Def Leppard and, she wondered, what he could do with their music. Burnetts studio band let tempos hover and undulate; Plant and Krauss discovered how uncannily their voices could fit together. Alison Krauss is dating Robert Plant for the past few years. It showcased country music songs from the 1950s and 60s. The LP earned Plant, of Led Zeppelin fame, and reigning bluegrass queen Krauss five Grammys at the 2009 ceremony, including the coveted Album of the Year trophy, among many other accolades. [81], Krauss possesses a soprano voice, which has been described as "angelic". The duo will kick off a 10-date U.S. tour June 1, 2022 at CMAC in Canandaigua, New York . @AmericanaFest. The core rhythm section from Raising Sand, Jay Bellerose on drums and Dennis Crouch on bass, had continued to work with Burnett and returned for the new album. So Long So Wrong, another Union Station album, was released in 1997 and won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Alison Krauss being awesome is definitely an old feeling. Alison Krauss has been chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts which will be presented by President Trump on Thursday at a special ceremony. [117], In March 2015, her hometown of Champaign, Illinois, designated the 400 block of West Hill Street as "Honorary Alison Krauss Way". Find information on all of Alison Krauss's upcoming concerts, tour dates and ticket information for 2023-2024. Krauss began studying classical violin at age five . Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. Alison Krauss Sparkles at Lynn Morris Benefit. RIAA-certified platinum, the album was nominated for and won 5 Grammy Awards[44][45] at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album, and Record of the Year ("Please Read the Letter"). She 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 in 1989.[2]. [18] At 13, she won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship,[23] and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America named her the "Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest". Krauss chose Going Where the Lonely Go, a doleful ballad that Merle Haggard released in the 1980s. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Our research found that singer-songwriter Alison Krauss (with 27 Grammys) appears to have tied West's 21 wins by age 36, according to official past winner information and biographical data we . [69], Krauss' earliest musical experience was as an instrumentalist, though her style has grown to focus more on her vocals[30] with a band providing most of the instrumentation. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for . A true star was born on July 23, 1971, which is the day that Fred and Louise Krauss welcomed their daughter, Alison. . Lonely Runs Both Ways was released in 2004, and eventually became another Alison Krauss & Union Station gold certified album. Raise the Roof opens with a song from the Arizona band Calexico, Quattro (World Drifts In), which is filled with images of desolation, escape and war, perhaps conjuring Afghanistan: No choice but to run to the mountains where no poppies grow/You have to hit the ground running., While most of the other songs on Raise the Roof ponder love, separation and longing, the album has a discreet through line. [19] She also performed a duet with Brad Paisley on his album Mud on the Tires in the single "Whiskey Lullaby". 2,264 talking about this. Folk-pop act The Lumineers, rock combo Greta Van Fleet, and roots duo Robert Plant & Alison Krauss are among those headlining this year's Beale Street . Foo Fighters are headlining Canada's 2023 RBC Bluesfest, taking place July 6-16 in Ottawa. Its sequel is once again an alternative to nearly all of its pop contemporaries. The most important stories and least important memes, every Friday. Overall, Krauss has received 27 Grammy awards. Who: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss with JD McPherson. [95] She has also been in the White House again, performing the song "When You Say Nothing at All"[96] at country music performances. Allow me to humbly suggest, Mr. President, that not only is a political paradigm shift in order, but I also have a replacement in mind. C-SPAN receives no funding from any government. She then joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 at the age of 21. Capitol Records released Windy City, an album of country and bluegrass classics, produced by Buddy Cannon and her first solo release in 17 years, on February 17, 2017. The bill also includes Radiohead offshoot group The Smile, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, Mumford & Sons, AJR and White Reaper. Nothing happened that was really horrible, Krauss said. Her voice defies party lines. Bluegrass-music queen Krauss, a 27-time Grammy Award-winner, and Plant, the co-founder of Led Zeppelin and veteran solo artist, kick off the third leg of their 2022 concert tour Monday in San Diego. When we got 75 percent of the way down the line, Plant explained to the Rocky Mountain News, I realized wed created something that I could never have dreamt of.. We have a kind of languid, sometimes pensive sound, with the pathos of the original song taken into another place, Plant said. Burnett, who had worked with Krauss on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? Krauss and Castleman met years ago at a birthday party for her ex-husband. With those wins, Krauss passed soul legend Aretha Franklin to become the female artist with the most Grammys. Late in the year, Krauss recorded with the band Shenandoah on its single "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart", which brought her to the country music Top Ten for the first time and it won the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals. Alison Krauss is all but a member of the Cox Family, after they first met in 1987. Alison Krauss is not due to play near your location currently - but they are scheduled to play 5 concerts across 2 countries in 2023-2024. We were from two radically different worlds, Plant said. Mike Shipley, the recording and mixing engineer for the album, said that the album had a lengthy production time because of Krauss' non-stop migraines. Bluegrass-country musician is among four recipients selected by President Trump. Alison Krauss is among those chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts from President Trump. Alison Krauss is the powerhouse in front of the band Alison Krauss & Union Station. November 8, 2021. [17] Krauss was reluctant to spend time practicing, but she continued with classical lessons until she was eleven. [7] She was inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in September 2021. | ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME YOU HELPED CHANGE THE WORLD? [12] In 198182, Krauss performed with Marvin Lee Flessner's country dance band, in which she fiddled and sang. Robert Plant and Alison Krausss unlikely partnership yielded a huge hit in the 2007 album Raising Sand. After a 14-year pause, theyre back with a new LP of reimagined music. 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