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Article: Whole lotta mutual respect; Unlikely duo of Alison Krauss and Robert Plant release album with sound all its own.(Preview)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- November 1, 2007
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Byline: JOHN GEROME - Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Alison Krauss is a master at slipping into musical styles.
As a singer, musician and producer, the bluegrass star has worked with artists as diverse as Sting, Brad Paisley, James Taylor, Phish, Dolly Parton and Alan Jackson. Her latest project, with former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant, might be her most ambitious yet.
Produced by T Bone Burnett and released last week, "Raising Sand" is a dark, whispery record that finds them interpreting the likes of Townes Van Zandt, the Everly Brothers, Mel Tillis and Tom Waits.
"I think of it as a window into some other world," she ...