ARTISTS
Artist
Alison Krauss and Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas
Soon after taking up the violin as a child, Krauss discovered fiddle contests and bluegrass festivals. She earned her initial acclaim as an instrumentalist, but soon it was her voice that captivated everyone’s attention. Rounder Records signed Krauss as an artist when she was 14.
After launching her recording career with the 1987 album, Too Late to Cry, Krauss introduced her band, Union Station, on the 1989 release Two Highways. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 at the age of 21.
The band made bluegrass sales history with the 1995 release of Now That I’ve Found You: A Collection that achieved double platinum status. That same year, Krauss won an astounding four CMA Awards, including female vocalist. Her next three projects, including 1999’s pop-flavored solo album Forget About It, were each certified gold for sales of 500,000 copies. The band’s 2002 concert album, Live, was certified double platinum.
In 2004, Alison Krauss & Union Station delivered the exquisite album, Lonely Runs Both Ways. The project brought in three more Grammys. Krauss recorded a collaborative album, Raising Sand with Robert Plant in 2007 which would ultimately be RIAA certified platinum. Krauss has won a total of 26 Grammys, the most of any female recording artist. She and Robert Plant are currently working on a new album.
