ALISON KRAUSS AND UNION STATION FEATURING JERRY DOUGLAS (Nominated for Vocal Group of the Year.)
Bass player and harmony vocalist BARRY BALES' first memory growing up in Kingsport, Tenn. was listening to albums of Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers. After experimenting with various instruments by the age of 10, Bales settled on the bass at 15. He has recorded with artists including Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Reba McEntire and more. RON BLOCK joined Union Station as banjo and guitar player in 1991. Before that he was a member of the Lynn Morris Band and Weary Hearts. Growing up around music in Lawndale, Calif., Block received his first guitar at age 11 and his first banjo at 14. He has recorded with artists including Clint Black, Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton and released his debut solo album on Rounder in 2001. JERRY DOUGLAS was a member of The Country Gentlemen at 17. In 1975, Douglas teamed up with Ricky Skaggs to form Boone Creek and later joined Union Station in 1998. When not playing dobro for Union Station, Douglas has a very successful solo recording career and is an accomplished producer. Douglas is also nominated for CMA Musician of the Year. Acoustic guitarist, lead and harmony vocalist DAN TYMINSKI gained national recognition as the singing voice for George Clooney's character in the movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" The soundtrack to the movie provided Tyminski with his first CMA Award for Single of the Year for "I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow" as part of the Soggy Bottom Boys. Before becoming a member of Union Station in 1994, the Vermont native played mandolin and sang in the Lonesome River Band.
CMA Awards:
Single of the Year 1995 "When You Say Nothing At All" (Keith Whitley and Alison Krauss) - BNA
(Bio and Award Listing courtesy the Country Music Association)
