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Alison Krauss

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Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971, Decatur, Illinois, U.S.) is an American bluegrass fiddler and singer who—alone and in collaboration with her band, Union Station—performs folk, gospel, country, pop, and rock songs in the unamplified bluegrass style. She played a major role in the early 21st-century revival of interest in bluegrass music. Krauss began studying classical violin at age five but proved to be a bluegrass prodigy. A flamboyant fiddler, she won several contests,...

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