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.
Bradley Douglas Paisley is an American country music singer,songwriter,and guitarist. Starting with his 1999 debut album Who Needs Pictures,he has released twelve studio albums and a Christmas compilation on the Arista Nashville label,with all of his albums certified Gold or higher by the RIAA. He has scored 35 Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Country Airplay chart,20 of which have reached number one. He set a new record in 2009 for the most consecutive singles (10) reaching the top spot on that chart.
William Harold Dean Jr. is an American country music singer and songwriter.
"When You Say Nothing at All" is a country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz. It was a hit song for four different performers:Keith Whitley,who took it to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on December 24,1988;Alison Krauss,whose version was her first solo top-10 country hit in 1995;Irish singer Frances Black,whose 1996 version became her third Irish top-10 single and brought the song to the attention of Irish pop singer Ronan Keating,whose 1999 version was his first solo single and a number-one hit in the United Kingdom,Ireland,and New Zealand.
"Whiskey Lullaby" is a song written by Bill Anderson and Jon Randall. The song was a duet recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley and bluegrass artist Alison Krauss on Paisley's album Mud on the Tires. The song was released on March 29,2004,as the album's third single,and the 11th chart single of Paisley's career. Whiskey Lullaby peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &Tracks charts,and No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won the 2005 Country Music Association Song of the Year Award. It was certified 2×Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Raising Sand is a collaborative studio album by rock singer Robert Plant and bluegrass-country singer Alison Krauss. It was released in October 2007 by Rounder Records. Raising Sand won Album of the Year at the 2008 Americana Music Honors &Awards and at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
High Valley is a Country and bluegrass band originally from Blumenort,Alberta,a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The group is composed of Brad Rempel and his supporting band,Dave Myers,Sam Bergeson (vocals),Raymond Klassen (Dobro),Clint Milburn (guitar),and Andrew Hemmerling (drums). Brad Rempel's brother Bryan Rempel was a member until March 2014,while younger brother Curtis Rempel was a member until June 2021. All three grew up in a Mennonite community and graduated from La Crete Public School.
The discography of American country and bluegrass singer Alison Krauss consists of thirteen studio albums—five solo,six with her group Union Station,and two collaboration albums. She has also released four compilation albums,one live album,and over 30 singles. Her most successful album,Live,has been certified 2×Platinum.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2008.
Sierra Dawn Hull is an American bluegrass singer-songwriter,mandolinist,and guitarist.
County Line is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music group High Valley. It was released on October 14,2014 by Open Road Recordings. The record is their first to be released as a duo,following the departure of Bryan Rempel. It includes the top-10 country radio singles "Rescue You","County Line","Make You Mine","She's with Me","Come on Down" and "Be You".
Dear Life is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music duo High Valley and the group's debut major-label release. It was released on November 18,2016 through Atlantic Records and Warner Music Nashville. The American track listing for the album features two tracks from the duo's previous album,County Line (2014),in place of two of the newly recorded songs,notably removing the Canadian lead single,"Every Week's Got a Friday" in favour of "Make You Mine".
"Rescue You" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group High Valley for their fourth studio album,County Line (2014). It is the last release by the group as a trio before Bryan Rempel departed the band in March 2014,with the rest of the album being recorded as a duo. "Rescue You" was released in Canada on October 15,2013,through Open Road Recordings as the album's lead single. The song was written by Brad Rempel and Ben Stennis. It was their first top-10 hit on the Canada Country chart.
"County Line" is a song recorded by Canadian country music duo High Valley for their fourth studio album of the same name (2014). It was released August 12,2014 as the album's second single and their first release as a duo. The song was written by Seth Mosley,Brad Rempel,and Ben Stennis and was produced by Mosley. In January 2016,the single was certified Gold by Music Canada,marking the first single of the group's career to earn this distinction.
"I Be U Be" is a song written by Brad Rempel and Jenson Vaughan and recorded by Canadian country music duo High Valley for their fifth studio album,Dear Life (2016). The song was first released digitally on November 11,2016 as the fifth and final promotional single supporting the album. It was serviced to Canadian country radio on February 27,2017 as the album's second Canadian single and third overall single. "I Be U Be" is the first single available on both regional track listings for Dear Life.
"Be You" is a song recorded by Canadian country music group High Valley for their fourth studio album,County Line (2014). It was written by group member Brad Rempel with longtime collaborator Ben Stennis and the record's producer,Seth Mosley. "Be You" was released to Canadian country radio March 10,2016 as the album's sixth and final single. The song also serves as the duo's final release on Open Road Recordings. It became the group's sixth consecutive top-10 single on the Canada Country chart.
"I Will Stand by You" is a song written by Steven Lee Olsen and Robert Ellis Orrall. It was recorded by Canadian country group High Valley and released as the lead single to the group's second self-titled album in early 2010. The song reached the top 20 of the Billboard Canada Country chart. The song was also recorded by American country duo The Judds and released as a single in September 2010. The song was the only single released off of the 2011 compilation album,I Will Stand by You:The Essential Collection.
"River's Still Running" is a song recorded by Canadian country group High Valley. The song was written by the band's frontman Brad Rempel with Corey Crowder and Randy Montana. It was the second single off their extended play Grew Up On That.
"Whatever It Takes" is a song recorded by Canadian country group High Valley. The group's frontman Brad Rempel co-wrote the song with Ben Stennis and Jon Nite. It is the lead single off their 2022 studio album Way Back,and the first single release after former member Curtis Rempel left the group.
"Country Music,Girls and Trucks" is a song by Canadian country group High Valley and American country singer Granger Smith. The song was written by the group's frontman Brad Rempel along with Jaron Boyer and Micah Wilshire,while Wilshire produced the track. It was the second single off High Valley's sixth studio album Way Back,and Smith's last single before retiring from country music.
