Well this beats finding out that George Bush Jr. had the Thrills on his iPod. Alison Krauss has been chosen to receive the National Medal of Arts which will be presented by President Trump on Thursday at a special ceremony. Other artists to receive the award include actor Jon Voight (who’s a known Trump supporter) and the bands of the United States military, and marks the first recipients of arts and humanities medals of Trump’s presidency, because let’s face it, arts are for the weak -and as for humanity!
The White House announced the honorees in a press release on Sunday night that praised Krauss’s “extraordinary contributions to American music”, noting how she has “entertained and enriched the souls of millions.” It initially misspelt her name as “Allison.” At the moment it’s unknown if Krauss herself will attend.
Way back in 2007 Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, two singers from completely different musical backgrounds, found some common ground while evidently having lots of fun. The combination of the two voices which work so well together, of Plant's spontaneity versus Krauss' precision, here was a collaboration made in heaven;…
First new album in 14 years - listen to the first track from it below. Well this is exciting news. Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced the release of their first new album in 14 years "Arcadia" which is due out March 28th on Down The Road Records, and…
The title track from Alison Krauss's fabulous new album. Pure class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU139KpyPHI&feature=youtu.be&utm_source=Alison+Krauss&utm_campaign=6746d76828-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_05_08&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_85345bdb17-6746d76828-49854401
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She did attend. Pathetic! So disappointed in her.