Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album
The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works in the bluegrass music genre. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".
Six-time award winner Alison Krauss, performing in 2007
Five-time award winner Ricky Skaggs (along with Kentucky Thunder), performing in 2007
2001 award winner Dolly Parton
Two-time award winner Jim Lauderdale
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, competing in local contests by the age of eight and recording for the first time at 14. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in 1987. She was invited to join Union Station, releasing her first album with them as a group in 1989 and performing with them ever since.
Krauss at the 2007 MerleFest
Krauss in 2007
Krauss on stage with Robert Plant at Birmingham, England's NIA on May 5, 2008
Krauss performing live in 2012