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Ron Block

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Ronald Franklin Block is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. [1]

45 relations: Bill Frisell, Bill Monroe, Billboard charts, Bluegrass music, Brad Paisley, Butch Baldassari, Christianity, Clint Black, Cluck Old Hen, Country music, Country Music Association Awards, Dolly Parton, Eric Uglum, Every Time You Say Goodbye, Gardena, California, GMA Dove Award, Grammy Award, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, Grammy Award for Best Country Album, Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance, Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, High Lonesome Sound, International Bluegrass Music Awards, J. D. Crowe, Lester Flatt, Levelland, Texas, Li'l Liza Jane, Live (Alison Krauss album), Lonely Runs Both Ways, Lynn Morris (musician), Michael W. Smith, New Favorite, O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack), Paper Airplane (album), Randy Travis, Rhonda Vincent, Rounder Records, So Long So Wrong, The Cox Family, The Lucky One (Alison Krauss song), The Stanley Brothers, Union Station (band), When You Say Nothing at All.

Bill Frisell

William Richard Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger.

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Bill Monroe

William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who helped to create the style of music known as bluegrass.

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Billboard charts

The Billboard charts tabulate the relative weekly popularity of singles or albums in the United States and elsewhere.

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Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music named after Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys 1939-96, and furthered by musicians who played with him, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt, or who simply admired the high-energy instrumental and vocal music Monroe's group created, and carried it on into new bands, some of which created subgenres (Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Dawg Music etc.). Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Appalachia and other styles, including gospel and jazz.

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Brad Paisley

Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer-songwriter.

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Butch Baldassari

Jerome Henry "Butch" Baldassari (December 11, 1952 – January 10, 2009) was an American mandolinist, recording artist, composer, and music teacher.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Clint Black

Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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Cluck Old Hen

"Cluck Old Hen" is a popular Appalachian fiddle and banjo tune in the mixolydian or dorian mode (as in the score below which is in A dorian).

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Country music

Country music, also known as country and western or simply country, is a genre of popular music that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s.

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Country Music Association Awards

The Country Music Association Awards, also known as the CMA Awards or CMAs, are presented to country music artists and broadcasters to recognize outstanding achievement in the country music industry.

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

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Eric Uglum

Eric Uglum (born November 22, 1961) is an American folk and bluegrass musician, vocalist, producer, and audio engineer.

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Every Time You Say Goodbye

Every Time You Say Goodbye is the second album by American bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station, released in 1992.

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Gardena, California

Gardena is a city located in the South Bay (southwestern) region of Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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GMA Dove Award

A Dove Award is an accolade by the Gospel Music Association (GMA) of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the Christian music industry.

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Grammy Award

A Grammy Award (stylized as GRAMMY, originally called Gramophone Award), or Grammy, is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievement in the music industry.

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Grammy Award for Album of the Year

The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys having been presented since 1959.

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Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album

The Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality works (songs or albums) in the bluegrass music genre.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Album

The Grammy Award for Best Country Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality albums in the country music genre.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals

The Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to quality country music collaborations for artists who do not normally perform together.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance

The Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance was awarded from 1970 to 2011.

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Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal

The Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal was awarded from 1970 to 2011.

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High Lonesome Sound

High Lonesome Sound is the seventh studio album from American country music artist Vince Gill.

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International Bluegrass Music Awards

The International Bluegrass Music Awards is an award show for Bluegrass Music presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA).

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J. D. Crowe

James Dee Crowe (born August 27, 1937, in Lexington, Kentucky) is an American banjo player and bluegrass band leader.

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Lester Flatt

Lester Raymond Flatt (June 19, 1914 – May 11, 1979) was an American bluegrass guitarist and mandolinist, best known for his collaboration with banjo picker Earl Scruggs in The Foggy Mountain Boys (popularly known as "Flatt and Scruggs").

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Levelland, Texas

Levelland is a city in Hockley County, Texas, in the United States.

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Li'l Liza Jane

"Li'l Liza Jane", also known as "Little Liza Jane" and "Liza Jane", is a song dating back at least to the 1910s.

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Live (Alison Krauss album)

Live is the eleventh album and the first live album by Alison Krauss and Union Station.

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Lonely Runs Both Ways

Lonely Runs Both Ways is the twelfth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released November 23, 2004.

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Lynn Morris (musician)

Lynn Morris (born October 8, 1948) is an American bluegrass musician.

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Michael W. Smith

Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician, who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts.

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New Favorite

New Favorite is the ninth album by bluegrass music group Alison Krauss & Union Station, released August 14, 2001.

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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (soundtrack)

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is the soundtrack album of music from the 2000 American film of the same name, written, directed and produced by the Coen Brothers and starring George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman.

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Paper Airplane (album)

Paper Airplane is an album by Alison Krauss and Union Station.

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Randy Travis

Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and Christian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.

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Rhonda Vincent

Rhonda Lea Vincent (born July 13, 1962) is an American bluegrass singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Rounder Records

Rounder Records is an American record label specializing in folk, bluegrass, blues, and other forms of American roots music.

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So Long So Wrong

So Long So Wrong is the third album by bluegrass group Alison Krauss & Union Station.

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The Cox Family

The Cox Family is an American country/ bluegrass music group from Cotton Valley in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana, United States.

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The Lucky One (Alison Krauss song)

"The Lucky One" is the first single from bluegrass artist, Alison Krauss' album, New Favorite.

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The Stanley Brothers

The Stanley Brothers were an American bluegrass duo of singer-songwriters and musicians made up of brothers Carter Stanley (1925–1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927–2016).

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Union Station (band)

Union Station is a bluegrass / country band associated with singer Alison Krauss.

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When You Say Nothing at All

"When You Say Nothing at All" is a country song written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Block

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