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Alison Krauss, at the age of 39, has achieved more career milestones than most people do in their lifetime. To date, she has earned 26 Grammy Awards, multiple Country Music Association Awards and International Bluegrass Music Awards and countless others. Alison is also recognized as an acclaimed record producer and has contributed as an instrumentalist or vocalist on albums of every genre -- classical, jazz, pop, country, bluegrass and even polka.
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現(xiàn)年39歲的艾莉森·克勞斯已經取得了大多數(shù)人奮斗一輩子也無法達到的職業(yè)成就。到目前為止，她贏得了26項格萊美大獎，多項美國鄉(xiāng)村音樂協(xié)會獎和國際藍草音樂獎，以及無數(shù)其他獎項。艾莉森是公認的優(yōu)秀唱片制作人，同時她有著演奏者和歌手雙重身份。她曾經參與錄制的專輯涵蓋各種音樂流派，包括古典樂、爵士樂、流行樂、鄉(xiāng)村音樂、藍草音樂，甚至波爾卡舞曲。
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Born July 23, 1971 in Champaign, Illinois, Alison Krauss received acclaim for her musical talents from a young age. By the time she was 14, she had signed with Rounder Records. She released her first solo album, Too Late to Cry, at age 16, after which she joined the band Union Station.
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艾莉森·克勞斯于1971年7月23日出生于美國伊利諾斯州的尚佩恩市。從年少時起，她的音樂才能就獲得了廣泛的贊譽。艾莉森14歲的時候與唱片公司Rounder Records簽約；16歲時她發(fā)布了首張個人專輯《Too Late to Cry》。其后她開始與聯(lián)合車站樂隊（Union Station）攜手。
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Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS) are the country and bluegrass group with a multi-award winning career. The group operates in tandem with Krauss' solo career, with Krauss alternating between a solo and an AKUS album. They have been highly influential in the spread of popularity of bluegrass and country music throughout the US and beyond.
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艾莉森•克勞斯與聯(lián)合車站樂隊（AKUS）這個鄉(xiāng)村及藍草音樂組合曾贏得過多項大獎。他們的合作一般交替著進行：艾莉森推出一張個人專輯后，通常就會與聯(lián)合車站樂隊合作推出一張AKUS組合的樂隊專輯。藍草音樂和鄉(xiāng)村音樂風靡全美乃至全球——這個組合在其中起到了極其重要的作用。
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In 1995, Alison Krauss & Union Station released Now That I've Found You, which became the top-selling bluegrass album in recording history, achieving double platinum status. Her next solo project, 1999's Forget About It, was certified gold. Throughout her career, Krauss has worked on a variety of projects, including albums with Union Station, solo efforts, and collaborations with other artists.
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1995年，AKUS組合發(fā)行了專輯《Now That I've Found You》。該專輯成為唱片發(fā)行史上藍草音樂專輯的銷量冠軍，創(chuàng)下了雙白金紀錄。接下來艾莉森的一張個人專輯《Forget About It》于1999年問世，創(chuàng)下金唱片銷量。在她的職業(yè)生涯中，艾莉森扮演了多面手的角色，她與聯(lián)合車站樂隊攜手推出唱片，發(fā)行個人專輯，還經常與其他歌手合作。
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Krauss added producing and arranging to her repertoire, making her one of the most sought-after studio artists in the country music business. She has worked with such high-profile artists as Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, and Kenny Rogers. For her work as a producer for Nickel Creek, Krauss shared in their Grammy win for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2002.
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艾莉森還經常兼任制作和編曲，因此成為鄉(xiāng)村音樂界最受追捧的錄音棚藝術家之一。她與文斯·基爾、多莉·帕頓、肯尼·羅杰斯等備受矚目的藝術家們都有過合作。她曾為五分錢克里克樂團（Nickel Creek）的一張專輯擔任制作人，該作品在2002年的格萊美頒獎禮上獲得了最佳當代民謠專輯大獎。
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Krauss has also made recordings for several movie soundtracks. She sang several tracks for the Coen Brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) soundtrack, including "I’ll Fly Away" with Gillian Welch and "Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby" with Welch and Emmylou Harris. Enormously popular, the soundtrack helped attract new listeners to bluegrass music and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001.
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艾莉森也參加過幾張電影原聲大碟的錄制。在科恩兄弟2000年導演的影片《逃獄三王》中，她與吉莉安·韋爾奇合作演唱了《I’ll Fly Away》，又與韋爾奇和艾米羅·哈瑞斯合作演唱了《Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby》。這張電影音樂專輯備受歡迎，大大擴展了藍草音樂的聽眾群，并在2001年的格萊美頒獎禮上一舉奪得年度最佳專輯大獎。
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In addition to theOh Brother...soundtrack, she has provided music for a number of other films including ColdMountain, Twisterand Mona Lisa Smile. In 2007, Krauss collaborated with former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant for Raising Sand, which earned rave reviews and another Grammy for Krauss' crowded display cabinet.
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除了《逃獄三王》，艾莉森還參與過其他許多影片的歌曲錄制，包括《冷山》、《龍卷風》和《蒙娜麗莎的微笑》等等。2007年，艾莉森與前齊柏林飛船樂隊歌手羅伯特·普蘭特合作錄制了專輯《Raising Sand》，收獲好評如潮，艾莉森也因此再次贏得了格萊美獎。
（China.org.cn 李瀟 譯）
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