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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

December 13, 2021 • 14 years after their last collaboration, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss are back at Sound Emporium, where they recorded their new album Raise The Roof.

NPR Music's 100 Best Songs of 2021 (80-61)

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NPR Music's 100 Best Songs of 2021 (80-61)

December 2, 2021 • Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss team up again, 14 years later, to 'Raise The Roof'

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss team up again, 14 years later, to 'Raise The Roof'

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November 25, 2021 • In this session, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss discuss their new album, Raise The Roof, and what they love about working together.

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on World Cafe

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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

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New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

November 19, 2021 • Adele's long-awaited 30 tops NPR Music's picks for the best new albums out this week, along with new ones from Snoop Dogg, Makaya McCraven, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and more.

New Music Friday: The top 7 albums out on Nov. 19

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss joined NPR Music's Listening Party for 'Raise the Roof'

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss joined NPR Music's Listening Party for 'Raise the Roof'

November 15, 2021 • Join us in an online listening party for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss' first album together in 14 years, Raise the Roof.

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, 'Can't Let Go'

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, 'Can't Let Go'

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August 12, 2021 • This feels like a warm welcome back from two old friends you haven't seen in a long time. Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' first album together in 14 years, Raise the Roof, is out Nov. 19.

The Year Folk Broke: How Nickel Creek Made Americana The New Indie Rock

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The Year Folk Broke: How Nickel Creek Made Americana The New Indie Rock

March 13, 2020 • Roots music has always had rule-breakers, but its shift this century toward genre-twisting innovation owes a lot to a 2000 album by three kids barely old enough to vote.

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This Is Muscle Shoals: The Playlist

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October 1, 2018 • Listen to a selection of timeless classics recorded at FAME Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.

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Alison Krauss & Union Station On Mountain Stage

April 12, 2018 • Listen to this retrospective, in which the bluegrass legend performs cuts from Lonely Runs Both Ways with her iconic band during a 2005 appearance.

Alison Krauss & Union Station On Mountain Stage

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Encore Week: Celebrating 2017's Studio Sessions

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Encore Week: Celebrating 2017's Studio Sessions

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December 26, 2017 • Listen back to some of the best World Cafe interviews and performances of the past year, including Robert Plant, John Mayer, Hurray For The Riff Raff and many more.

Sessions From 10 Grammy-Nominated World Cafe Guests

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Sessions From 10 Grammy-Nominated World Cafe Guests

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December 2, 2017 • Listen back to sessions from ten nominees who have come through our doors this year.

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The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

July 24, 2017 • NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

Alison Krauss And Buddy Cannon On The Working Relationship Behind 'Windy City'

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Alison Krauss And Buddy Cannon On The Working Relationship Behind 'Windy City'

February 20, 2017 • Krauss' new album is her first solo effort in 18 years, but she and Cannon — who produced Windy City — go back much further than that.

Alison Krauss And Buddy Cannon On The Working Relationship Behind 'Windy City'

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World Cafe Nashville: Alison Krauss

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February 17, 2017 • Krauss discusses her latest solo album, Windy City, and what she's learned about collaboration in the years since her last recording project.

World Cafe Nashville: Alison Krauss

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Review: Alison Krauss, 'Windy City'

February 9, 2017 • Krauss' first solo album since 1999 shows off her intelligence and good humor in versions of classic songs that are delightfully down to earth.

First Listen: Alison Krauss And Union Station, 'Paper Airplane'

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First Listen: Alison Krauss And Union Station, 'Paper Airplane'

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April 3, 2011 • The best-selling, award-winning bluegrass ensemble is back with its first new studio album since 2004. Hear Paper Airplane in its entirety until its release on April 12.

February 9, 2009 • Robert Plant and Alison Krauss took home the highest honor at Sunday's Grammy Awards: album of the year for Raising Sand. The duo also won record of the year for their song, "Please Read the Letter." In all, Plant and Krauss won five Grammys, the most of the night. Coldplay and Lil Wayne each won three Grammys.

Plant, Krauss Win Big At Grammy Awards

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Grammy Preview: Album Of The Year

February 6, 2009 • Ever since the dawn of digital delivery, we've been hearing about how the single-song download is killing the album. But at the Grammy Awards, which take place Sunday night in Los Angeles, there's still a category for Album of the Year. Tom Moon profiles the nominees.

Grammy Preview: Album Of The Year

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Inspired by a Trip to Vegas: 'I'll Fly Away'

June 17, 2008 • BPP producer Dan Pashman returns from a Southwestern vacation with Vegas culture shock and a renewed love of a song.

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Plant and Krauss: Rock and Bluegrass Duets

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February 14, 2008 • Robert Plant has helped establish the iconic image of the "rock god," while Alison Krauss is one of the most accomplished bluegrass musicians of the last few decades. Together, they've recorded Raising Sand, which interprets blues, folk and country songs. Hear an interview.

Plant and Krauss: Rock and Bluegrass Duets

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Plant and Krauss: Rock and Bluegrass Collide

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December 24, 2007 • Robert Plant has helped establish the iconic image of the "rock god," while Alison Krauss is one of the most accomplished bluegrass musicians of the last few decades. Together, they've recorded Raising Sand, which interprets blues, folk and country songs. Hear an interview.

Plant and Krauss: Rock and Bluegrass Collide

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