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- Born: July 23, 1971
- Origin: Decatur, Illinois
- Years active: 1987 - present
- Label: Rounder
- Vocal Range: Soprano
- Has received 21 Grammy Awards, more than any other female in the history of the Grammys.
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Grammy winner Alison Krauss is a bluegrass country singer who started out winning singing contests at the age of ten, and recorded her very first album at fourteen.CMT: Alison Krauss Bio
Krauss along with Robert Plant won the 2009 Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals, Record Of The Year and Album Of The Year. The pair was also nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album.Official Site: 2009 Grammy Nominations
Career
Krauss has released fourteen albums and 27 singles. These singles include "I'll Fly Away" from the movie O Brother Where Art Thou? and a cover of Keith Whitley's "When You Say Nothing at All." She has performed with artists like Shania Twain, Brad Paisley and Vince Gill, and is scheduled for a tour with Robert Plant in 2008.Partial Discography
- 1987: Too Late to Cry
- 1989: Two Highways
- 1990: I've Got That Old Feeling
- 1992: Every Time You Say Goodbye
- 1994: I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
- 1997: So Long So Wrong
- 1999: Forget About It
- 2001: New Favorite
- 2004: Lonely Runs Both Ways
- 2007: Raising Sand
Quotes
""When we make a record, we get the songs together that I like, and we do 'em how they should be done. I don't let anything else sway me."Yahoo! Music: Alison Krauss Interview-
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Alison Krauss Questions
Who was the guitar player with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss? 2 AnswersThe blonde guitarist was G.E. Smith, former bandleader of the Saturday Night Live band. He always plays for major functions with stars, and was formerly marrie... read more




