Country Pop Bites: Alison Krauss – September 18

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 2008 Alison Krauss & Robert Plant won two trophies?

It’s true! They were Duo/Group of the Year and Album of the Year, for "Raising Sand"--during the seventh annual Americana Honors & Awards at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

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Here are 5 little known truths about Alison Krauss.

• She started playing classical violin at the age of 5.
• She won the Illinois State Fiddle Championship when she was 12 years old.
• She signed first record contract at age 14 with Rounder Records. Just two years later she released her first solo album, Too Late to Cry.
• In 1993, at age 21, she became the youngest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• She is the mother of one son, Sam Patrick Bergeson.