Artist

Alison Krauss

Wins

26

Nominations

47

Category

American Roots Music Country General Gospel & Contemporary Christian Music Pop

Biography

"I don't look for bliss, just contentment."

  • Born Alison Maria Krauss on July 23, 1971, in Decatur, Illinois
     
  • Alison Krauss achieved mainstream recognition with her contributions to the hit 2000 film soundtrack for O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and she extended her artistic and commercial reach in 2007 when she recorded the album Raising Sand with Robert Plant, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200. 
     
  • Krauss earned her first award at the 33rd GRAMMYs for 1990 for Best Bluegrass Recording for "I've Got That Old Feeling."
     
  • She debuted as a GRAMMY telecast performer at the 39th GRAMMYs, performing with Union Station and GRAMMY winner Vince Gill on "High Lonesome Sound" as well as participating in a tribute to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe. 
     
  • Krauss is a top GRAMMY winner of all time with 27 wins, making her the female artist with the most GRAMMY wins.
     
  • Did you know? At age 13, Krauss won the Walnut Valley Festival Fiddle Championship. As a result of that win, she was named "Most Promising Fiddler in the Midwest" by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass in America.
     
  • Krauss and Union Station performed "No More Lonely Nights" at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year tribute gala honoring Paul McCartney. The annual Person of the Year gala raises funds for MusiCares, which provides services and resources that cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies for music people.
     
  • In 2016 Krauss performed as part of a telethon organized by Dolly Parton to assist victims of the Gatlinburg, Tennessee, wildfires.

 

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Arcadia

    Ron Block, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss, Russell Moore

  • Best American Roots Performance

    Richmond On The James

    Ron Block, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss, Russell Moore

  • Best Americana Album

    Raise The Roof

    Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

  • Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    Going Where The Lonely Go

    Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

  • Best Country Solo Performance

    Losing You

    Alison Krauss

  • Best American Roots Performance

    I Never Cared For You

    Alison Krauss

  • Best American Roots Performance

    And When I Die

    Billy Childs, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Best Country Duo/Group Performance

    I Just Come Here For The Music

    Don Williams, Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album Winner

    Paper Airplane

    Ron Block, Mike Shipley, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Neal Cappellino, Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal Winner

    Killing The Blues

    Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

  • Pop Collaboration With Vocals Winner

    Rich Woman

    Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    Raising Sand

    T Bone Burnett, Robert Plant, Gavin Lurssen, Mike Piersante, Alison Krauss

  • Record Of The Year Winner

    Please Read The Letter

    T Bone Burnett, Robert Plant, Mike Piersante, Alison Krauss

  • Contemporary Folk Album Winner

    Raising Sand

    T Bone Burnett, Robert Plant, Mike Piersante, Alison Krauss

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    Simple Love

    Alison Krauss

  • Pop Collaboration With Vocals Winner

    Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)

    Robert Plant, Alison Krauss

  • Best Contemporary Country Album Winner

    Lonely Runs Both Ways

    Ron Block, Gary Paczosa, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Country Instrumental Performance Winner

    Unionhouse Branch

    Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner

    Restless

    Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    You Will Be My Ain True Love

    Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Coat Of Many Colors

    Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, Shania Twain, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album Winner

    Live

    Ron Block, Gary Paczosa, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Country Instrumental Performance Winner

    Cluck Old Hen

    Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal Winner

    How's The World Treating You

    Alison Krauss, James Taylor

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Glory, Glory)

    Jeff Hanna, John McEuen, Taj Mahal, Bob Carpenter, Jimmy Ibbotson, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doc Watson, Jimmie Fadden, Alison Krauss

  • Contemporary Folk Album Winner

    This Side

    Gary Paczosa, Sean Watkins, Nickel Creek, Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Didn't Leave Nobody But The Baby

    Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch, Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album Winner

    New Favorite

    Ron Block, Gary Paczosa, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Country Instrumental Performance

    Choctaw Hayride

    Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner

    The Lucky One

    Ron Block, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Jerry Douglas, Alison Krauss

  • Album Of The Year Winner

    O Brother, Where Art Thou? - Soundtrack

    Harley Allen, Nathan Best, Ron Block, Norman Blake, T Bone Burnett, Pat Enright, Sidney Cox, Willard Cox, Robert Hamlett, Chris Thomas King, Peter Kurland, Sarah Peasall, Hannah Peasall, Leah Peasall, Joseph Rice, Chris Sharp, Dan Tyminski, Buck White, Sharon White-Skaggs, Sam Bush, Cox Family, Alison Krauss & Union Station, The Whites, Mike Compton, James Hill, Gavin Lurssen, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Bales, John Hartford, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, Isaac Freeman, Evelyn Cox, Suzanne Cox, Emmylou Harris, Mike Piersante, Wilson Waters, Jr., Ralph Stanley, Peasall Sisters, Cheryl White, Gillian Welch, Fairfield Four, Alison Krauss

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    Forget About It (Track)

    Alison Krauss

  • Best Contemporary Country Album

    Forget About It (Album)

    Gary Paczosa, Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal Winner

    Same Old Train

    Patty Loveless, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Ricky Skaggs, Earl Scruggs, Joe Diffie, Randy Travis, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Emmylou Harris, Dwight Yoakam, Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss

  • Country Instrumental Performance Winner

    Little Liza Jane

    Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Alison Krauss

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals Winner

    Looking In The Eyes Of Love

    Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album Winner

    So Long So Wrong

    Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Alison Krauss

  • Female Country Vocal Performance

    Baby Mine (Track)

    Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal Winner

    High Lonesome Sound

    Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss

  • Female Country Vocal Performance Winner

    Baby, Now That I've Found You

    Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal Winner

    Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart

    Ralph Ezell, Jim Seales, Marty Raybon, Shenandoah, Mike McGuire, Alison Krauss, Stan Thorn

  • Southern, Country, Or Bluegrass Gospel Album Winner

    I Know Who Holds Tomorrow

    Lynn Cox, Sidney Cox, Willard Cox, Cox Family, Evelyn Cox, Suzanne Cox, Alison Krauss

  • Country Collaboration With Vocal

    Teach Your Children

    Suzy Bogguss, Stephen Stills, Crosby, Stills And Nash, Kathy Mattea, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Alison Krauss

  • Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals

    When You Say Nothing At All (Track)

    Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album Winner

    Every Time You Say Goodbye

    Ron Block, Adam Steffey, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Barry Bales, Tim Stafford, Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album Winner

    I've Got That Old Feeling

    Alison Krauss

  • Best Bluegrass Album

    Two Highways (Album)

    Alison Krauss & Union Station, Mike Harmon, John Pennell, Jeff White, Alison Krauss

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