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Alison Maria Krauss [9] was born in Decatur, Illinois, [10] [11] to Fred and Louise Krauss.. Fred Krauss was a German immigrant who came to the United States in 1952 at age 12, and taught his native language while he earned a doctorate in psychology.
Barry Turner Bales (born August 23, 1969) is an American musician best known as the long time bass player [1] and harmony vocalist for Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has been in the band for around 25 years. The 2012 Grammy was awarded as a member of the Union Station band on Paper Airplane. [2] He is also a member of The Earls of Leicester.
Family were an English rock band, active from late 1966 to October 1973, and again since 2013 for a series of live shows. Their style has been characterised as progressive rock , as their sound often explored other genres, incorporating elements of styles such as folk , psychedelia , acid rock , jazz fusion , and rock and roll .
Viktor Krauss is an American musician who plays acoustic and electric bass. He has released solo albums and has worked as a sideman with many musicians, including his sister, singer and fiddler Alison Krauss .
Peter William Krause (/ ˈ k r aʊ z ə /; born August 12, 1965) [1] is an American actor, director, and producer. He has played lead roles in multiple television series, portraying Casey McCall on Sports Night (1998–2000), Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under (2001–2005), Nick George on Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2009), Adam Braverman on Parenthood (2010–2015), Benjamin Jones on The Catch (2016 ...
Nickel Creek (formerly known as the Nickel Creek Band) is an American bluegrass band consisting of Chris Thile (), and siblings Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins ().Formed in 1989 in Southern California, they released six albums between 1993 and 2006.
Krauss's maternal grandparents were born in Germany and Ukraine and later emigrated to London. Her paternal grandparents were born in Hungary and Slonim, Belarus, met in Israel, and later emigrated to New York. [11] Many of these places are central to Krauss's 2005 novel, The History of Love, and the book is dedicated to her grandparents. [8]
Krauss had been teaching elementary school with Teach For America for two years before she met soon-to-be Sleigh Bells bandmate Derek E. Miller, [71] who was the server at the restaurant she and her mother were dining in. Miller mentioned that he was looking for a vocalist for his music project and Krauss' mother suggested Krauss.