Talk:Alison Krauss

message: She has won 26, not 27, look it up on the Grammy winners search for confirmation. --Alextwa (talk) 14:37, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: 26 Grammy Wins, Not 27

message: I'm not sure there is a valid point to separating the Alison Krauss entry with a Union Station entry.  The difference is largely contractual.  Nearly all of Alison's solo records featured supporting accompaniment by her band and she always toured with the group.  She did not truly have a "solo career" beyond the fact that in the late 90s, she used solo recording as a means of deviating from the bluegrass genre while maintaining a structure within the context of the her backing band, Union Station. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.171.232.208 (talk • contribs).
Her colo career began way before her joining of Union Station. Her first album was in 1985, then another in 1987, BEFORE she joined Union Station on Two Highways in 1989. She then had another in 1990, then in 1999, all the while singing without her band in numerous other recordings. To state that she didn't have a solo career is totally untrue. And to the other point of her band playing on those records, that is also untrue. I take out my two early albums of hers and see people like Stuart Duncan, Dave Pomeroy, Sam Bush, Glen Worf, Peter Wasner, Alison Brown, etc. etc. etc. who are not, and have never been in Union Station. Dancraggs 20:42, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Given that Union Station has no activity away from Alison Krauss, I don't know if the band itself merits an article. Three members of the band (Dan Tyminski, Jerry Douglas, and Barry Bales) have articles of their own already. Adding articles on Ron Block and maybe Larry Atamanuik might be a better course of action than starting an Union Station article.--RicardoC 03:44, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: When Union Station becomes a notable band on their own (like the E Street Band and Bruce Springsteen) they deserve a seperate article that is linked here and explained in summary form. I'm going to try and give this article a thorough clean-up, just let us know here is someone creates a new article. Until then, I'm removing the discuss tag. Staxringold talkcontribs 01:06, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have to disagree. Union Station is not a back-up band for Alison Krauss. Nor is it a nebulous "supergroup" of artists like The Highwaymen, yet that "group" warrants a page of its own. AKUS is a touring, recording group with consistent membership and a signature sound.  Alison is a member of the band, not vice versa. They didn't invite her to join herself. It's also presumably a pain in the neck to reference the group but having to link it to Alison's individual page. The group plays as much into the concert draw as The E-Street Band does for Springsteen - probably more. No one says "Hey, I've got E-Street Band tickets!" when The Boss comes to town but many, many people will say "I've got Union Station tickets!" rather than spelling out the whole AKUS name. 128.158.14.42 21:06, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is messed up. "Union Station (band)" redirects to "Alison Krauss," and there isn't even a separate section for the band--it's just all mixed together. It's really confusing. If Union Station doesn't deserve its own entry, then it damn sure needs its own section on the Alison Krauss page. All this discussion is ridiculous; of course they need to be separated in some way.--97.104.84.192 (talk) 20:01, 10 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Separate article for Union Station

message: Why no biographical information? Also, there are a lot of redundancies throughout. 71.237.89.173 21:43, 21 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: She was born in Decatur, Illinois on July 23, 1971; her parents were originally from Columbus, Mississippi; she was raised in Champaign, Illinois; she began studying classical violin at age five but soon switched to bluegrass; and she once said, "[my] mother tried to find interesting things for me to do" and "wanted to get me involved in music, in addition to art and sports."
That's pretty darn thin for one of the most celebrated artists in America. (Deep sigh of disappointment.) Rico402 (talk) 14:58, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Biography 

message: I find it odd that Alison's performances with Shania Twain (notably Up! Close and Personal) are not even mentioned in the article. Levodevo 19:14, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shania Twain 

message: Just so everyone knows, I just did a massive overhaul of the discography section, so don't get freaked out that it looks different. Staxringold talkcontribs 01:44, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Discography

message: Regarding the article's featured article candidacy. I personally feel that the article in itself is very informative and as close to giving as much information as possible. However, in comparison to other featured articles there just isn't enough information. As I do not know of this singer this may be because there is no other information to add, I'm not sure. Overall, the article is good, just not, in my opinion, featured article quality. Maybe merging some of the artist's album articles or information into the main article would help. Dbertman 14:37, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: FAC

message: I don't quite like the pics.. the one in the infobox is blurred and the other ones are copyrighted!!! I'll put a request.--((F3rn4nd0 ))(BLA BLA BLA) 07:34, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: pics

message: Per the article, she wasn't their first fiddler.  Anyone?  Ferris? - Richfife 17:57, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  How long did Union Station exist before she joined? 

message: Someone has posted offensive language on the opening line of this article.  I just thought someone should know so that it can be edited.  --Holly Hilton
: The article of the day always gets hammered.  However, people are also constantly monitoring it, so vandalism is cleared very quickly.  All part of the family fun! - Richfife 20:37, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  OPENING LINE 

message: Yeah the article is gone and in its place is Alison Krause causes cancer... breast cancer. Im not a member, so i dont know what to do —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.30.144.197 (talk) 21:51, 7 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alison Krause causes breast cancer... 

message: What about her version of Baby Mine from the Disney movie Dumbo? To be honest I don't know much about Alison Krauss and that is the only song of hers I know because I love Disney music, but I was a bit surprised to find no mention of it here? Arwen289, 23 Feb 2007
*Dumbo was released before she was born... I'm not sure to what you're referring, but if it's notable and you can find a source go right on and add it! Staxringold talkcontribs 19:21, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dumbo? 

message: Since the discography has been deleted from this article, it no longer meets the Featured Article criteria for two reasons:
#It is no longer comprehensive. Any article on a musician needs to include at least a basic "selected" discography (not just a link to a full discography).
#It no longer conforms to Wikipedia:Summary style, which states: "Sections of long articles should be spun off into their own articles leaving a summary in its place.
I'm going to go ahead and add a short discography back into the article. Feel free to edit it, but please do not delete it. Thanks! Kaldari (talk) 20:34, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  No Discography 

message: I notice that in the introduction AKUS is spelled with a plus sign. That's how it is spelled on the cover of Live, but many other albums and other sources use 'and' or '&'. So what's official? Elcalen (talk) 10:27, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: On their official website, linked from this article, it's "Alison Krauss and Union Station."  I'd venture there's not really an "official" way to write it - not all bands are that anal about such things.  Different albums, websites, press materials, etc., probably reflect a grammar-du-jour of sorts, in other words, they go with whatever happens to strike them for look of the album they're putting out at the given moment.  For the purposes of Wiki, I'd recommend "Alison Krauss and Union Station," no cutsie symbols, as a generic spelling. 138.162.8.58 (talk) 21:15, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Union Station: plus, and or ampersand? 

message: I've recently read about a hundred Wikipedia music artists pages. One Grammy and the article makes a big deal. Often the article has a chart for "Awards" and lists them. Alternately, the article has a column in the discography for awards and lists Grammy's. This woman has gotten a raw deal. She has more Grammy's than anyone in history, but the article and discography article don't even bother to list them. The lack of awards is consistent with the tone of the article. A quick read makes it sound like she's not a very good artist. Some people most like her or she wouldn't have gotten the Grammy's and sold so many records. How many did she sell? This is usually in the first paragraph or two, but again she gets the raw deal of not showing how successful her sails have been.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.170.201.19 (talk) 15:05, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: There is a list of awards she has received,but it got so long that it had to be broken out into its own article.  The fact that she's won enough awards that she needs a separate article to list them all says quite a bit about her career as a performer.  As for sales, her discography article gives certifications but doesn't currently have more specific sales figures.  If you have can find that information from a reliable source, feel free to add it to that article.  Both the awards and the discography already have See also: templates in the main article.  --mwalimu59 (talk) 23:19, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  She won 26 Grammy's, but none are listed 

message: I'm rather sure she has german ancestry. First of course the name "Krauss" which is a german but mostly because I remember once finding a page by a woman from Hamburg with some photos of Alison meeting her cousin (?) in Hamburg. Unfortunately I can't find the page now. --Romulus (talk) 10:07, 21 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I found one reference in a german (Hamburg) newspaper: .It says: "Auch die Amerikanerin mit den deutschen Vorfahren (ihr Großvater emigrierte 1951 von Hamburg)[...]" which translates to "The american with german ancestors (her grand-father emigrated from Hamburg in 1951) [...]".Does that match the requirements of en.wp? If so, I'd put it in the article. --Romulus (talk) 17:48, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

text: *Make sure to follow the standards laid out here and word the passage properly. Something like "her grandfather" (and you should probably find out whether it's maternal or paternal GF) "immigrated to the US from Hamburg in 1951" in the early bio section. Staxringold talkcontribs 23:13, 6 August 2009 (UTC)

text: This link (bluegrassmusic.com/alison-krauss-union-station) delivers quite useful information: 
Champaign Dreams:    She grew up in the college town of Champaign, home to the University of Illinois. Her dad, Fred Krauss, was a German immigrant who came to the States in 1952 and taught his native language. Her mom, Louise, of German and Italian descent, is the daughter of artists. Alison got her tireless work ethic from her dad and her equally resilient artistic streak from her mom. “In my father’s family, it was nothing but academics, and in my mother’s family, it was art. So they wanted to make sure they gave us those opportunities.” Music was just one activity Mrs. Krauss got her kids Alison and Viktor into. “I thought everybody took all these things we took. She exposed us to visual arts and we did dance and some sports, which was a lost cause,” Alison says with a laugh. “Not only were we exposed to all this music, but my mother would take me to the University to the performing arts center and we would sit in on dress rehearsals and we’d see Kabuki theater and all kinds of stuff. And one of the things she wanted us to do was take an instrument for five years.” There is more to find in the article e.g. that Fred Krauss was the German teacher of songwriter/bassist John Pennell back in high school and John's mother recognized Alison as Fred's daughter and so on.--Eusc (talk) 00:12, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Descent 

message: Is it known how the duet with John Waite was arranged, was it a favourite song of Alison's during her teenage years? Waite appears to have been selected as lead singer of The Babys in 1977 and is English. He also sang with a group called "Bad English" for a short time.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.74.151.244 (talk) 17:28, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: John Waite

message: I just created a stub for her long-time (I assume present too) manager, Denise Stiff.  Didn't see her mentioned in this article, not sure if there's a place for a wikilink.  Not sure about adding her to the AK template either.  Thanks. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 03:13, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Denise Stiff]] 

message: According to the new (Aug 5, 2010) edition of Rolling Stone, they say that the second album is aborted. Instead, Robert Plant is releasing a solo album with similar music called "Band of Joy." He says in the article, "It's not a huge, sensitive issue... We just didn't have the songs that suited the occasion. The serendipity of the first adventure was fine." They were unable to capture that "charismatic thing."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.74.3.21 (talk) 19:51, 7 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Robert Plant and Alison Krauss not making new album together 

message: Paper Airplane won two Grammys in 2012, but one of them was an engineering award that didn't count toward Alison's personal total. She has 27, not 28, making her tied with Quincy Jones as the most-awarded living artist. That Telegraph article is incorrect. Unfortunately, I can't find a correction or a more reputable source that cites the correct number, but if you check the official Grammy nominations list, you will see that she isn't listed as a recipient of the engineering award. The Wikipedia list of her awards is correct with 27. 74.167.8.210 (talk) 21:22, 15 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  27 Grammys, not 28 

message: Should it not be mentioned in this article that she performs religious songs, such as "Down to the River to Pray"? ACEOREVIVED (talk) 23:20, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: IMHO I wouldn't call that a religious song. North8000 (talk) 23:50, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I would. And I'd Rather Have Jesus - Alison Krauss & The Cox Family/Suzanne Cox off Amazing Grace - A Country Salute to Gospel, Vol. 1 and "A Living Prayer" (from 'Lonely Runs Both Ways'). In fact I Know Who Holds Tomorrow won the Grammy for gospel music album. Rmhermen (talk) 16:33, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: She performs religious songs

message: In the very first sentence of the article she is called a "singer and musician." While this isn't _wrong_ and it's certainly not offensive, she specializes in the fiddle and "singer and fiddler" would be a bit more accurate. I would not doubt it if someone said that she has played another instrument on occasion and I'm certain she _could_ but our vision of her is always a beautiful lady with a fiddle. 65.79.173.135 (talk) 14:07, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fiddler instead of Musician? 

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message: I just found this compilation video giving a great overview of Alison Krauss’ development as a musician over the years:
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thread_title:  Add YouTube video to External links section?