Oct 31
Alison Krauss to Perform on Country Music Assoc Awards
Alison KraussBurlington, MA - Alison Krauss has been selected to perform at the 41st Annual Country Music Association Awards, which will be broadcast live on the ABC Television Network on Wednesday, November 7. She will perform her latest single “Simple Love,” from her RIAA certified gold release “A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection” (Rounder Records). The video for “Simple Love” can be seen on GAC, CMT, and CMT Pure.Krauss was nominated by the Country Music Association for four CMA Awards including Female Vocalist, Vocal Group of the Year for Alison Krauss and Union Station Featuring Jerry Douglas, and two for Musical Event of the Year — with John Waite (his first CMA Awards nomination) on “Missing You” and with Vince Gill on “The Reason Why” (from Gill’s 4-CD release These Days).
“A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection”, released April 3, is comprised of 16 tracks, highlighting Krauss’ career outside of her traditional releases with long time band Union Station. The album features Krauss’ collaboration with John Waite on the single, “Missing You,” which also appears on Waite’s recent Rounder release “Downtown….Journey of a Heart.”
“A Hundred Miles or More” features Krauss’ contributions to film soundtracks including the Oscar® nominated songs, “The Scarlet Tide” and “You Will Be My Ain True Love,” written for the motion picture Cold Mountain and “Down to the River to Pray” from the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Known for her collaborations, Krauss also includes several duets in the collection such as the 2003 hit with Brad Paisley, “Whiskey Lullaby,” and her duet with James Taylor from the tribute album Livin’, Lovin’, Losin’: Songs of The Louvin Brothers, “How’s the World Treating You.” The collection debuts five new songs –”You’re Just a Country Boy,” “Jacob’s Dream,” “Simple Love,” “Lay Down Beside Me,” and “Away Down the River” all of which feature Krauss as a producer.
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