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Article: VOA NEWS: ALISON KRAUSS SHOWS POP SIDE ON 'A HUNDRED MILES OR MORE'

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June 26, 2007
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The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Katherine Cole

Alison Krauss began studying classical violin when she was five years old. By eight, she had discovered the sound of bluegrass, and soon was winning fiddle contests across the United States. Alison released her first album, Too Late To Cry, when she was 16. VOA's Katherine Cole reports it's primarily the pop side of Alison Krauss that you'll find on her new album, A Hundred Miles Or More.

In 1991, fiddle-playing singer Alison Krauss won her first Grammy Award. Her 16th trophy came for her duet with James Taylor on a remake of the Louvin Brothers' hit, How's the World Treating You. Today Alison has 20 Grammy Awards, the most ...

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