Alison Krauss Photo Courtesy of Rounder Records.
Great American Country 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 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 and Stuart Duncan joining Union Station.
Among the highlights of the program is Krauss' duet with Brad Paisley on "Whiskey Lullaby," which won CMA 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."
GAC presents Alison Krauss and friends for an exclusive in studio performance! Alison Krauss: A Hundred Miles or More premieres August 11, 2007 at 9 p.m. ET.
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®-winning collaboration with James Taylor on "How's the World Treating You?," a country music classic first recorded by the Louvin 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 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 (bass) were able to be a part of this very special performance.
Airtimes:
* 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
Alison Krauss' CD, A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection
Track Listing
01. You're Just A Country Boy
02. Simple Love
03. Jacob's Dream
04. Away Down the River
05. Sawing on the Strings
06. Down to the River to Pray
07. Baby Mine
08. Molly Bán
09. How's the World Treating You
10. The Scarlet Tide
11. Whiskey Lullaby
12. You Will Be My Ain True Love
13. I Give You to His Heart
14. Get Me Through December
15. Missing You
16. Lay Down Beside Me
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