Alison Krauss and Union Station Featured in GAC A Hundred Miles or More Special.One-Hour Music Event Includes Performances from Krauss' Current Album, Duets with Brad Paisley, James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. , John Waite John Waite (born John Charles Waite, 4 July 1952, Lancaster, Lancashire, England) is a rock singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist for the bands The Babys and Bad English, and as a solo artist. and More NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Great American Country To meet Wikipedia's and comply with our neutral point of view policy, this article or section may require cleanup. The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. (GAC GAC Great American Country GAC Global Assembly Cache (Microsoft .NET) GAC Global Assembly Cache GAC Granular Activated Carbon GAC Gustavus Adolphus College (St. ) television network presents an evening with one of the purest and most original voices in American music with Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More. The one-hour music special, airing August 11 at 9 p.m. ET, features Krauss in performances with members of her acclaimed band, Union Station, and special guest musicians. It also features memorable duets with country superstar Brad Paisley, legendary singer/songwriter James Taylor, and British rocker John Waite and an infectious take on "Sawing on the Strings" with one of Krauss's long time idols, Tony Rice and musicians Sam Bush
Sam Bush (b. April 13 1952 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is an American mandolin player. and Stuart Duncan joining Union Station. "This project brings together such an incredibly gifted group of artists who generate extraordinary music. It is truly a memorable experience that GAC viewers will cherish," says Sarah Trahern, senior vice president of programming for GAC. Among the highlights of the program is Krauss' duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby," which won CMA CMA - Concert Multithread Architecture from DEC. Song of the Year, Musical Event of the Year and Music Video of the Year honors in 2005. Paisley tells GAC cameras that when he first heard the song, he felt convinced that Alison Krauss had to be part of bringing it to life. "I knew that having her on it was the magic that would make that song timeless," Paisley says. "I felt the song needed that angelic voice. When I get to heaven and I hear the angels sing, if they are anything less than Alison Krauss, well, I'm going to have to come back." The GAC special also features the duet "Lay Down Beside Me," on which Krauss teams up with British rocker John Waite; as well as her 2003 Grammy[R]-winning collaboration with James Taylor on "How's the World Treating You?," a country music classic first recorded by the Louvin Brothers The Louvin Brothers were Charlie and Ira Louvin, an American duo best-known as the popularizers of close harmony, a kind of country music. The genre evolved in the 1930s from traditional Appalachian folk music; performers like Blue Sky Boys, Delmore Brothers and Monroe Brothers in 1961. Taylor, himself a multiple Grammy-winning performer, says he jumped at the opportunity to work with Krauss on the song and on the GAC special. "I revere Revere, city (1990 pop. 42,786), Suffolk co., E Mass., a residential suburb of Boston, on Massachusetts Bay; settled c.1630, set off from Chelsea and named for Paul Revere 1871, inc. as a city 1914. the Louvin Brothers, but working with Alison on this project was the main attraction," Taylor says. "That she would put our duet on her album is really a feather in my cap." The GAC program is set in a recording studio environment to re-create the making of many of the songs featured on Krauss' new solo album, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection (Rounder). One of the songs featured is Krauss' new single "Simple Love," written by Sarah Siskind, who also penned "Goodbye Is All We Have." Guest musicians Gordon Mote (piano) and Abraham Laboriel Abraham Laboriel, Sr. (b. July 17 1947) is a Mexican bassist who has played on over 3,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as: "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. (bass) were able to be a part of this very special performance. Krauss who has earned more Grammy[R] awards - 20 in all - than any other female artist, talks about her successful musical career, her life's journey and what she's learned along the way. The GAC program, Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More, is produced by Nashville-based High Five Entertainment, whose co-founder, Martin Fisher, served as executive producer GAC air times for Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More: August 11, 2007 9:00 PM ET August 12, 2007 1:00 AM ET August 19, 2007 8:00 PM ET August 20, 2007 12:00 AM ET August 20, 2007 3:00 PM ET About Great American Country (GAC) Great American Country is America's main street for the widest variety of country music, its artists and the lifestyles they influence. In addition to country music videos, GAC features original programming, special musical performances and live concerts, and is the exclusive television home of the Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest continuous radio show, it was first broadcast in 1925 on Nashville's WSM as an amateur showcase. . GAC is available in more than 48 million households and online at http://www.GACTV.com. |
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