Opry honors Krauss
Friday, July 5, 2013 – The Grand Ole Opry honored Alison Krauss on her 20th anniversary as an Opry member at the Wednesday Night Opry with performances by Krauss and Union Station, Larry Sparks and Jamey Johnson.
Krauss was inducted as an Opry member on July 3, 1993.
Following performances by Krauss and Union Station and collaborations with Johnson and Sparks, Opry Vice President and General Manager Pete Fisher honored Krauss with a commemorative print and words about her career.
"Alison truly is the artist's artist," Fisher said. "She is looked up to by some of the finest performers in the music industry as truly the best. For those of us who are destined to go to heaven, you give us a sneak peek of what an angel sounds like."
"A fallen angel," Krauss quipped before recognizing the members of Union Station. "We all feel so lucky to get to do this together," she said. "And I feel the luckiest of all to get to play with these guys."
More news for Alison Krauss
- 03/28/25: Krauss & Union Station are back; Myers goes deluxe
- 02/28/25: Going with "Granite Mills," Krauss & Union Station blaze new trail
- 12/03/24: Krauss + Union Station announced first tour in 10 years
- 02/14/24: Plant, Krauss join up again on tour
- 08/12/21: Plant, Krauss "Raise the Roof"
- 07/20/21: Krauss, Morris, Stonemans to join Bluegrass Hall
- 11/13/19: Nelson, Krauss play MerleFest 2020
- 06/19/17: Krauss, Gray tour together
CD reviews for Alison Krauss
If we've learned anything over the 7 years that have passed since the last Alison Krauss & Union Station record (2004's "Lonely Runs Both Ways"), it's that Krauss doesn't necessarily need her band for success. And the same can be said for the band regarding Krauss.
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The liner notes for the new collection of songs by Alison Krauss gives notice that, unlike the last collection ("Now that I've Found You" in 1995), this one showcases Krauss alone, far from Union Station, the band that first brought her into the spotlight. She's been a recognized solo artist for a while now. There's no doubt that Krauss has traveled far from her bluegrass/traditional roots. But for anyone who needs proof of that, this collection is a good argument - she ...
Over the past decade, Alison Krauss + Union Station have created and fine-tuned an approach that can deliver restrained, moody ballads and mid-tempo songs, hard-edged bluegrass and traditional material and lithe instrumentals with equal helpings of skill and conviction. The result is one of the most distinctive and compelling sounds in popular music, a verdict ratified by a slew of awards - Krauss herself owns more Grammies than any other female artist - and invitations to join all kinds of ...
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