November 13, 2008 - George Strait set a new record at last night's (11/12) CMA Awards, becoming the artist with the most overall wins in the Country Music Association's history.
September 26, 2008 - Today's (9/26) planned Robert Plant/ Alison Krauss concert and Brad Paisley's Oct. 17 show at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Houston have been canceled because of damage the venue suffered during Hurricane Ike, according to KHOU.com, Houston's CBS television affiliate.
September 19, 2008 - Alison Krauss and Robert Plant took home top honors Thursday night (9/18) at the Americana Music Association's 7th Annual Honors & Awards show at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, according to a press release. Krauss and Plant appeared at the event to accept two awards for their album "Raising Sand": Album of the Year and Duo/Group of the Year.
August 20, 2008 - Alison Krauss has been tapped to join the Honorary Committee of the 7th Annual Daniel Pearl World Music Days, a global network of performances designed in a "Harmony for Humanity" theme, according to a press release.
July 29, 2008 - The collaborative effort of Grammy winners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss has enjoyed enthusiastic crowds across the US this summer in support of their release "Raising Sand," prompting the duo to add nine more dates through the fall, including San Francisco's Oct. 3 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.
Plant, of Led Zeppelin, and Krauss, of Union Station, are dynamic artists in their own right, with distinct vocal signatures and coming from different genres. Yet collectively they produce a rich, unique and soulful sound that has prompted some to suggest that they sound as if they were always destined to make music together.
July 14, 2008 - Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have extended their "Raising Sand" tour, with the unconventional duo now slating new shows well into fall.
April 3, 2008 - Grammy winners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have added another leg to the upcoming tour supporting their collaborative album, "Raising Sand."
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