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By genre: Blues, Bluegrass and Country

Alison Krauss

Rounder Records signed Alison Krauss as an artist when she was 14 years old, after gaining attention for her skill as a vocalist and instrumentailist. In the years in between, she has taken home 26 Grammy awards, more than any other woman in history. After launching her recording career with the 1987 album, Too Late to Cry, Krauss introduced her band, Union Station, on the 1989 release Two Highways. She joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1993 at the age of 21. Her Grammy-winning collaboration with EverGreen writer Sidney Cox remains some of the finest work of her career. Krauss continues to write, record, perform, and produce, and she has been highly involved in the soundtrack world, most notably the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou?

 Alison Krauss
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Bill Monroe

The "Father of Bluegrass Music", Bill Monroe spearheaded the genre's growth across America and later internationally through his famous mandolin playing, relentless touring schedule and mentoring of other musicians for more than six decades beginning in the 1930s until his death in 1996. This hard-edged style of country music with a fast, driving tempo and woeful lyrics is epitomized in many of Monroe's legendary songs such as Blue Moon of Kentucky, Uncle Pen, Rawhide, and Big Mon. Other hits such as Kentucky Waltz and Walk Softly On This Heart Of Mine, slower in tempo, evoke the bittersweet and somewhat tragic lament of bluegrass music. His project, Southern Flavor, won a GRAMMY for Best Bluegrass Album in 1988, more than fifty years after his musical career began.

 Bill Monroe
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Dirty Dozen Brass Band

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band revolutionized the New Orleans brass band style by incorporating funk and bebop into the traditional New Orleans style, and have been a major influence on the majority of brass bands and beyond since their inception in 1977. The group is well known for their powerful live show and diverse list of studio collaborations, including Dr. John, Dizzy Gillespie, Branford Marsalis, Elvis Costello, Norah Jones and Widespread Panic.

 Dirty Dozen Brass Band
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Heather Davis

Heather Davis had established herself as a professional musician by the time she was only 8 years old.  Her voice and career soon prompted her to leave her home state of Texas to Nashville.  After learning several new instruments and writing with local songwriters, one of her songs found its way into the hands of RCA label executives, and she was signed to the label at age 13.  Heather continues to write and perform, receiving a standing ovation at country music’s biggest stage, the Grand Ole Opry. EverGreen Copyrights signed her as a staff writer to the company in late 2007.

 Heather Davis
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J.J. Cale

Known for his laid-back, rootsy style, J.J. Cale's distinctly loping sense of rhythm and shuffling boogie became the blueprint for the adult-oriented roots-rock of Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton, who has long performed many of Cale's songs. His songs from the late 1960s through the present day have an underlying poignancy prevalent in the blues/rock genre of music, and include the high profile hits Cocaine, Travelin' Light, I Got The Same Old Blues, Cajun Moon, and Sensitive Kind among others. In 2006, Cale teamed up with Eric Clapton on a new album, Road to Escondido.

 J.J. Cale
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Mark Nesler

Country singer/songwriter Mark Nesler's music has been described as "neo-traditionalist" - he pairs classic country melodies with modern lyrics, often sung with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. From the mid-1990s through the present day, Nesler has penned many hits including Tim McGraw's Just To See You Smile, which stayed at #1 on the country charts for more than six weeks, Living And Living Well (George Strait), Go On (George Strait), Just Let Me Be In Love (Tracy Byrd) and I Miss My Friend (Darryl Worley).

 Mark Nesler
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Marty Robbins

Marty Robbin's musical accomplishments include the Grammy Award for his 1959 hit and signature song El Paso, taken from his album Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. El Paso was the first song to hit #1 on the pop chart in the 1960s. It was followed up, successfully, by Don't Worry, which reached #3 on the pop chart in 1961, becoming his third Top 10 hit. He won the Grammy Award for the Best Country & Western Recording 1961, for his follow-up album More Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, and was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1970, for My Woman, My Woman, My Wife. Robbins was named "Artist of the Decade" (1960-69) by the Academy of Country Music, was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1982, and was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1998 for his song El Paso. Robbins was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975. For his contribution to the recording industry, Robbins has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6666 Hollywood Blvd.

 Marty Robbins
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Nation Beat

Melding Brazilian maracatu drumming, New Orleans second-line funk, and even elements of rock and bluegrass, Nation Beat have earned their reputation as the most original and alluring fusion group today. Led by the invigorating rhythms of Skott Kettner, the inspiration for Nation Beat has its roots in the slums of Brazil, where Kettner studied drumming and first noticed the similarities between Brazilian and American music.  Since 2003, Nation Beat has been bringing their audacious and infectious energy to people all over the world, appealing to fans of many genres, and especially to those who like to dance.  Highlights include the raucous bluegrass-funk of Nago Nago, the tribal thump of  O Povo, and the high-energy country strut of A Cowboy In Brazil.

 Nation Beat
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Roger Brown

A Texas native, Roger Brown's songwriting credits include Trace Adkins' All Hat, No Cattle, Kenny Chesney's She Gets That Way, Randy Travis' That's Where I Draw The Line, Tanya Tucker's Fool, Fool Heart, Nanci Griffith's I Knew Love, Barbara Streisand's We Must Be Loving Right, Gary Allan's Adobe Walls, Patty Loveless' Born Again Fool and George Strait's Need I Say More and We Must Be Loving Right. Roger serves on the NSAI Legislative Committee, has lobbied with NSAI in Washington, D.C., and was instrumental in securing private health insurance for songwriters. Roger also serves as an NSAI "Washington, D.C., Team Captain."

 Roger Brown
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Sidney Cox

Sidney Cox got his start in 1976 performing with The Cox Family. The family band was a popular draw at fairs and festivals, mixing country, bluegrass, and gospel styles. Sidney’s career took off in the early ‘90s when Alison Krauss brought them to the attention of Rounder Records. Krauss recorded several of Sidney’s songs, which appeared on three of her Grammy-winning albums. The Cox Family recorded two records of their own on Rounder Records, which earned them a Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album. The Cox Family recoded three songs for the blockbuster sound track O Brother, Where Art Thou? and also appeared in the movie.

 Sidney Cox
The Cox Family wiki
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Steve Diamond

Emmy award winning writer Steve Diamond has written many worldwide hits including I Can Love You Like That, which was recorded for both pop and country audiences by All 4 One and John Michael Montgomery. The song went to #1 on both charts for three weeks for each of these artists, and was nominated for four GRAMMY awards. It garnered Song of the Year at the ASCAP, BMI and NSAI Awards, and Steve was named Songwriter of the Year by American Songwriter Magazine. Diamond has had more than 35 songs featured in movies; his #1 hit for Faith Hill, Let Me Let Go, appeared in the hit film Message In A Bottle, and is featured on Faith Hill – The Hits collection. Superstar Hannah Montana recorded Steve’s I Learned From You with her father Billy-Ray, which has sold in excess of 3 million copies. The song was also featured as the end title to the film Bridge To Terabithia and appeared on the soundtrack. Most recently, Diamond co-wrote According to You, the hit single by pop star, Orianthi. Diamond has also had songs recorded by Britney Spears, Lonestar, Backstreet Boys, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, 98˚, Nick Lachey, Brooks & Dunn, Faith Hill, Pussycat Dolls among others. Current artists that Diamond is excited to be working with include Sweedish pop star, Agnes Carlsson and Filipina musician, Charice.

 Steve Diamond
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