Alison Krauss Coming to Riverbend

Grammy Award Winner Alison Krauss will be the headline performer at Riverbend on the Coca-Cola Stage, Saturday June 12th.

Signed to Rounder Records as a 14-year-old fiddler from Champaign, Illinois, she has become the most recognized face in contemporary bluegrass, a critically acclaimed artist who has brought modern sophistication to the genre while respecting its traditions. She has also sold upwards of 11 million records and garnered 2 Oscar nominations as well as a record 27 Grammy Awards, the most for any female artist in Grammy history!

Also impressive is Krauss’ unwavering commitment to being an independent-label artist who has succeeded far beyond the scope of many major-label artists. She has circulated freely within pop, mainstream country and roots music circles, creating impeccably produced records that appeal to an equally wide-ranging and inquisitive audience. Krauss has continued doing things the old-fashioned way, following her heart and whatever path the music takes her on.

“This is shaping up to be the very best lineup I have seen in my 11 years at Riverbend” – D.C. (Chip) Baker Executive Director said.

Funky Blues, Soul, and Rock Band Grace Potter and The Nocturnals at Riverbend 2010 Friday June 11th

The Vermont based band gained national attention with its most recent album, This Is Somewhere. In 2010, the band appears on the soundtrack for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland with a live cover of Jefferson Airplane's White Rabbit. The band has independently recorded and released two albums. They are anxiously awaiting the release of their third album for Hollywood Records with the lead single Tiny Light on June 8th, just three days prior to their performance at Riverbend.

Jimmy Webb at Riverbend 2010- A professional American rock songwriter, Jimmy Webb is the only artist to ever receive Grammy Awards for lyrics, music, and orchestration. He is a member of the National Academy of Popular Music Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and, according to BMI, his By The Time I Get To Phoenix has been the third most performed song in the last fifty years, with Up, Up and Away on the same list in the top thirty.