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The grand old lady of bluegrass? Well, wouldn't that be a wonderful title to have? I hope I do enough to earn it some day
Alison Krauss
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Alison Krauss
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 23
Fiddler
Mandolinist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Decatur
Illinois
Alison Maria Krauss
Allison Krauss
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I started with the classical violin when I was 6, and I guess it went well.
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