Alison Krauss - "Steel Rails"

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  • Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
  • A music video seemingly from her earlier bluegrass years.

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  • @VicDeHaven
    @VicDeHaven  16 лет назад +18

    It's rare for me to visit my own You Tube page any more so I was quite surprised, and pleased, to see that I have made over 26,000 people happy with this clip. It's one of my most treasured.
    Anything that AK does is fine with me but this clip was my first intro to her and every time I see it I go back to being a love-struck teenager. AND the music is great too. I loved her voice best in ths video.
    I certainly hope you all enjoy this video too.
    Vic DeHaven

    • @1UTUBEUSERNAME
      @1UTUBEUSERNAME 3 года назад +3

      26,000 is now 552,000 Great video. So much talent.

    • @swiftgabe1
      @swiftgabe1 2 года назад +1

      15 years 1.8k!

  • @donaldpartee9918
    @donaldpartee9918 3 года назад +2

    i love you Alison Krauss

  • @grizphoto
    @grizphoto 12 лет назад +3

    Ah yes, I feel in love when I saw Allison in this video. She had the voice of an angel and we were about the same age....thank you Allison for all the beautiful music through the years!!

  • @JerryD770
    @JerryD770 4 года назад +2

    I still have my cassett of this song & others of her songs hard to believe this music is already over 20 years old I must be getting old..

  • @33kubird
    @33kubird 11 лет назад +2

    Goose bumps abound hearing this great BG tune by one'a tha greatest.
    33 yrs. railroading....I can really relate.

  • @ductjack6782
    @ductjack6782 4 года назад +2

    she is my favorite singer ever

  • @mirkozimmermann4682
    @mirkozimmermann4682 3 года назад +2

    It is my song when travelling with train. Often i travelling from meschede to bad reichenhall with train that is my song than. I love it.

  • @jaxflfreebird
    @jaxflfreebird 10 лет назад +25

    It was songs like this one that just melted me for Alison and her musical ability. Songs like this are like a slice of heaven.

  • @patrickstubbs5564
    @patrickstubbs5564 6 лет назад +13

    I have loved her voice so much I named my daughter after her, thank you Alison for helping me get through an extremely hard time in my life, with your voice, it was all I had, other than my faith in God.

  • @kenyoungblood2
    @kenyoungblood2 5 лет назад +6

    Such a beautiful young lady and one of the sweetest voices of all times 💖

  • @firewaterbydesign
    @firewaterbydesign 4 года назад +8

    I remember when this song first came out. It seems like a lifetime ago now, as my children were only babies back then and they are all grown now with babies of their own. Alison has such a beautiful and distinctive voice that her talent has lasted for years in an industry that can be fickle with new artists. She is an amazing talent and I enjoy listening to her as much today, as I did when she first hit the scene so many years ago. This still remains one of my favorite songs from her.

  • @denniswalker8611
    @denniswalker8611 10 лет назад +10

    Steel Rails got me very close to Bluegrass Music where I still am today. Caught Alison and Union Station on live on a cruise ship in 1996. So very good.

  • @Nobleone7777
    @Nobleone7777 9 лет назад +17

    Taking back in time. Just always loved this arrangement. Doesn't get any better.

  • @jgwimmer
    @jgwimmer 14 лет назад +3

    Her voice was unique even before she and Union Station hit it big.....she's just a dream come true.....and my all time favorite female bluegrass performer.

  • @sarahhendrix5733
    @sarahhendrix5733 2 года назад +1

    One of my favs!!!!

  • @Knards
    @Knards 8 лет назад +23

    Really liked this era of her singing

  • @379pete8
    @379pete8 Год назад

    Been in love with this woman all my life. Love her voice. Nothing like it.

  • @StormyTideSage
    @StormyTideSage 2 года назад +1

    Going through a rough breakup. This song helps me deal with the sadness. I have to keep moving forward and not allow myself to be mired in the past. Life is too short for regrets.

  • @Warchief01
    @Warchief01 12 лет назад +1

    In my life time there have been very few who could but her eyes mesmerize me.

  • @barryallison5378
    @barryallison5378 2 года назад

    My 1st song I heard that I fell in love with this voice

  • @jamesbohne7147
    @jamesbohne7147 3 года назад +1

    I love this album the whole album is great WOW what a beautiful smile ❣️ it tickles my spine every time I see her smile I have and always will love Alison and her music ♥️

  • @calebw1
    @calebw1 17 лет назад +1

    Saw Alison perform in 1988. Then, a 14 YO fiddle prodigy, touring with young Alison Brown- best known for banjo work-the blond guitarist here. She was friends with the "Cox Family" back when, one member of which is seen here in the sequence out in a field; she's the woman you might almost mistake for Alison. She's certainly been packaged dramatically in recent times from the major weight-loss and maybe even surgery to the toning down of her very piercing voice. Love this song! Love the voice.

  • @dadeeo44
    @dadeeo44 13 лет назад +1

    This has become my favorite bluegrass song. When I first heard it, I also played it several times in a row, its just exceptional! The harmonies and musical arrangement are perfect , and Krauss's voice... well, this has to be on the playlist in heaven!

  • @mikarissanen6598
    @mikarissanen6598 5 лет назад +1

    Oh my god! So powerful but crystal clear voice. I ashamed realized it last month accidentally. I am Led Zeppelin fan but realized him singing wit Alison Krauss yrs ago. Felt bad because Alison Krauss is really really amazing singer with strong voice. Love her all! Cheers from Finland, Europe. I love u Alison!

  • @robertc2204
    @robertc2204 Год назад

    598k in 2021. Good bet for sure. Anything with Kraus's mesmerizing voice will always get a lot of views. Her voice is like therapy for me. My heart melts and my mind is at tota ease!

  • @colleendicks8992
    @colleendicks8992 3 года назад +1

    I saw her on Austin City Limits many years ago. Been hooked ever since. I had her first album on a cassette tape.

  • @kaysandesses
    @kaysandesses 17 лет назад +1

    They are certainly best appreciated live. Two plus hours of perfection.

  • @TheMikefromQuebec
    @TheMikefromQuebec 13 лет назад +1

    First time I heard this was in 1984 when I first got CMT. It was great then, and its just as good today. What a voice.

  • @cowboycb36
    @cowboycb36 2 года назад

    This is the song that got me and my sister hooked on Allison way back in the 80s.

  • @VicDeHaven
    @VicDeHaven  15 лет назад +4

    I'm very glad that everyone is enjoying this post so much.
    It has been quite a while since I checked my RUclips page and I am realy impressed by the number of views that it has received.
    Vic DeHaven Yeah, this IS STILL my favorite AK video.

  • @jobe69
    @jobe69 14 лет назад +2

    She Never Stopped Playing Bluegrass

  • @davidedwards2773
    @davidedwards2773 2 года назад +1

    An absolute beautiful woman. And a voice like an angel.

  • @sharonb314
    @sharonb314 13 лет назад +1

    looked for this for years. Could hear her in my mind singing it.

  • @BobMarshall1952
    @BobMarshall1952 9 лет назад +11

    "Seemingly" from her earlier bluegrass years? Yes, I believe she was 17 when she recorded this. Written by Louisa Branscomb.

  • @larryshomeemail
    @larryshomeemail 13 лет назад +1

    Thanks, I have now played this 16 times in a row. I remember coming home from High School and flipping on CMT trying to catch this video.

  • @caseynicholemusic
    @caseynicholemusic 13 лет назад +1

    How can anyone dislike this awesome song? People don't know real music. Its better than the garbage now days.

  • @ivalwaysbncrazy
    @ivalwaysbncrazy 16 лет назад

    I was in college and came home, heard this on TNN and freaked out. I ran in the livingroom and LOVED her from the first time I heard this in fall 1990. I told my mom I wanted that "cassette" for christmas. I love all the songs on that first record she did.

  • @oklbb101
    @oklbb101 13 лет назад

    Ok so I see a lot of questions in comments. Allison recorded this is 1992 and she was 18 I believe. This song is still known as the song that brought her to a new level. Steel rails was written by Louisa Branscomb and has been recorded in multiple countries. If ya have anymore questions please ask! Oh and Adam Steffey played the mandolin for this song until he left the band. Oh lol this song is definitely bluegrass by all accounts not country. It was a newer sound for the time but it came to be

  • @craiggers688
    @craiggers688 Год назад

    Mine and my kids favorite
    Thank you for posting

  • @shinysideup205
    @shinysideup205 6 лет назад +3

    Twenty Seven Grammy Awards to her name. That's not including the fourteen she received with Union Station. That places her far beyond any single person, living or dead, in any genre of music. Grammy's are not given for ticket sales or albums sold. They are given based solely on the quality of the product. She is by far, the best over all of anyone in music. Only Quincy Jones, as a producer, comes close on the list. Anyone and everyone lines up to record with this lady. The only pathetic thing about this exceptional talent is she is not in the Country Music Hall of Fame. But, she is a member of the Grand Ole Opry. She will definitely have her invite to the Hall of Fame, no doubt. For the record, my favorite recording of hers is "Steel Rails". Her voice vastly outshines her musicianship on the fiddle. But, she is definitely awesome.

  • @mullettjmable
    @mullettjmable 3 года назад +1

    That song is great

  • @elhalcondepresidio6632
    @elhalcondepresidio6632 3 года назад +1

    Muy Bonito Tema.

  • @edwall3728
    @edwall3728 8 лет назад +5

    she is an angel such a powerful. song

  • @rickymack01
    @rickymack01 5 лет назад +1

    I remember when they first started playing this on a local channel around Athens. I love it

  • @laverne899
    @laverne899 11 лет назад +1

    Alison& US have done so much great music but this is absolutely my favorite song of all!
    It appears that Suzanne Cox (from the Cox Family) sang on this video too. She's standing on the right side of alison when they are all singing in the field, the gal with the dark hair.
    I love this video too, thank you!

  • @reddragonready
    @reddragonready 15 лет назад +3

    I heard that on WSM! Wasn't she awesome!!! You were one lucky person to have been there live!

    • @michaelmerck7576
      @michaelmerck7576 3 года назад

      She reminds me of my favorite cousins .just a precious piece of heaven

  • @josephmacdonald8338
    @josephmacdonald8338 5 лет назад +1

    Spot on recording of a great song _ thanks for the the share.

  • @mygrassisblue100
    @mygrassisblue100 14 лет назад

    This was the first video I ever saw of Alison Kruass. I have been a fan since 1986 when I saw it.

  • @bluegrasslovely
    @bluegrasslovely 16 лет назад +1

    I totally agree with you. I've been listening to Alison Krauss since day one, and have always been a great fan. Even though I've got a slight emotional attachment to her early career, I don't think you can say her sound is dictated by money. I think the music she produces today is only a natural progression and a maturing of her tastes in music, it's like nobody elses, it's unique and tasteful. Why reject it because it's not pure bluegrass? And to me So long So wrong is an album of pure magic.

  • @hhlomaxx
    @hhlomaxx 10 лет назад +1

    this was popular in 1991 when I moved from NYC to Atlanta. The lyrics motivated me to keep going and no to turn tail and run...

  • @variasveces
    @variasveces 17 лет назад +1

    I have never seen them live, but I have seen live videos. They are one of those very rare bands who sound as good live as they do on a recording. Look for their guest appearance on "Evening at Pops": The addition of the full Boston Pops orchestra behind them is sublime experience. AKUS is a very fine group of musicinans.

  • @folkengames
    @folkengames 14 лет назад +1

    Whoa 80s, classic song by a great band. LoL @ her hair and canadian tuxedo....

  • @VicDeHaven
    @VicDeHaven  17 лет назад

    Thanks a bunch MusicFreak3993 for giving us this piece of history behind Alison's "Steel Rails".
    I NEVER get tired of hearing this song.
    Every time I have the opportunity, I listen to it all the way through.
    Maybe it's because of the curly haired girl I knew from Apalachia a long time ago.
    Or else it's because I just love Alison, especially in her fresh faced youth..
    Either way, I'll always be one of her most loyal fans.

    • @tom3639
      @tom3639 7 лет назад

      VicDeHaven
      Steel rails, chasing sunshine round the bend
      Winding through the trees, like a ribbon in the wind
      I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
      Cause I'm looking out ahead, to keep my mind from turning back
      It's not the first time I've found myself alone and known
      If I really had you once, then I'd have you when I'm gone
      Whistle blows, blowin' lonesome in my mind
      Calling me along that never ending metal line
      Steel rails, chasing sunshine round the bend
      Winding through the trees, like a ribbon in the wind
      I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
      Cause I'm looking out ahead, to keep my mind from turning back
      Sun is shining, through the open boxcar door
      Lying in my mind with the things I've known before
      I've lost… Ful

  • @sgcdub
    @sgcdub 15 лет назад

    Love the classic feel to her/their older material. Granted, it all sounds great but music like this really brings your imagination into play. You can almost imagine yourself on the train looking out at the landscape and daydreaming.

  • @jamiecurtis2653
    @jamiecurtis2653 12 лет назад +1

    i love this song:)

  • @musicianforjesus
    @musicianforjesus 17 лет назад

    I saw them live in August and I'll never forget it.

  • @grackle67
    @grackle67 16 лет назад

    Still remember seeing this video for the first time and falling in love with that voice...I didn't find out who it was till years later when Now that I have found you was released. Great to see this video once again!

  • @rickkilimun5430
    @rickkilimun5430 6 лет назад +3

    Goosebumps and tears... whatever happened to music like this?

  • @randytrevathan2861
    @randytrevathan2861 5 лет назад +1

    Awesome

  • @sharonb314
    @sharonb314 13 лет назад

    Looked for this and today hit pay dirt. Thank you.

  • @pa42501
    @pa42501 13 лет назад

    I think you may have the songwriter wrong on this one. Sidney Cox from Cotton Valley, Louisiana wrote it. He is a friend of mine and my late husband's. Also when Sidney wrote it, James did the Dobro in the demo tape. Sidney did sell it to Allison. Sidney and his family used to tour with Allison, back in the day. The were just known as the Cox Family. You may want to check in to this.

  • @gurlsingerfan
    @gurlsingerfan 14 лет назад

    I would say more "newgrass" than bluegrass, because it is a string band song, no percussion...this was the first Alison Krauss song I heard so many years ago, and I realized after the first hearing of it that the nature of bluegrass/country had changed for good and I was seeing one of the great legendary performers. I have been a fan since.

  • @kaysandesses
    @kaysandesses 17 лет назад

    " I'm not familiar with Adam Steffey."
    Steffey was a member of AKUS for quite a few years. He left about the same time JD became a "regular".
    "My guess is the video was made after the recording was made"
    I agree. Yesterday I looked at their bios on their website and it said Bales joined in 1990. I noticed the release date was 01/01/90.
    Have you ever seen AKUS live?

  • @Anewday1979
    @Anewday1979 14 лет назад +1

    Oh the BEAUTY of "The Cox Family", Evelyn if you see this post, I LOVE and miss you!!!!
    -Royce : )

  • @ISleepAndIKnowThings
    @ISleepAndIKnowThings 12 лет назад +2

    @oklbb101 Actually, this is on her 1990 album, I've Got That Old Feeling. She was 19 when the album came out.

  • @HEELINGFREE
    @HEELINGFREE 11 лет назад +1

    Thanks for posting this Vic. Great song, great voice and a good reminder to "keep looking out ahead to keep my mind from looking back."
    Harold Hansen (Heelingfree)

  • @bluegrasslovely
    @bluegrasslovely 16 лет назад

    seems like I've met my match as an all time Alison Krauss fan ! I fell in love with her voice age 4 when I first heard Too late to cry ...
    I've checked out a few of the recently posted lives of her present tour and was pleased to see Stuart Duncan was part of the trip, as you say, bluegrass is really one big sharing family !
    There's a video on here of her at the american music shop, her & Stuart Duncan play twin fiddle on New Fool I think, or some other song from Every Time you say Goodbye ...

  • @Justyna8097
    @Justyna8097 5 лет назад +1

    Steel rails, chasing sunshine round the bend
    Winding through the trees, like a ribbon in the wind
    I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
    Cause I'm looking out ahead, to keep my mind from turning back
    It's not the first time I've found myself alone and known
    If I really had you once, then I'd have you when I'm gone
    Whistle blows, blowin' lonesome in my mind
    Calling me along that never ending metal line
    Steel rails, chasing sunshine round the bend
    Winding through the trees, like a ribbon in the wind
    I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
    Cause I'm looking out ahead, to keep my mind from turning back
    Sun is shining, through the open boxcar door
    Lying in my mind with the things I've known before
    I've lost count of the hours, days, and nights
    The rhythm of the rails keeps the motion in my mind
    Steel rails, chasing sunshine round the bend
    Winding through the trees, like a ribbon in the wind
    I don't mind not knowing what lies down the track
    Cause I'm looking out ahead, to keep my mind from turning back
    Cause I'm looking out ahead, to keep my mind from turning back

  • @kaysandesses
    @kaysandesses 17 лет назад +1

    It's imperative that you see them live. Never a missed cue, note, or pitch.

    • @sarahhendrix5733
      @sarahhendrix5733 2 года назад

      They sound even better live than over cds etc... which is VERY unusual!

  • @cardog666
    @cardog666 11 лет назад +1

    Inspired me back in the day.. Thought she sounded like an angel then, know she sounds like one now.

  • @1pupblacky
    @1pupblacky 12 лет назад +1

    @GoodPuppyDog i wondered what happened to adam. i know he played with the dixie chicks.he was the bomb. he used to speak to the audience when allison was young. i miss his great mandolin . it took me awhile to accept jerry douglas. steffey--the best mandolin i have ever heard. what a loss for akus and union station.

  • @bluegrasslovely
    @bluegrasslovely 16 лет назад

    Thanks for the info ! I had sort of guessed that she'd made the clip as a sort of after thought with her current band after the release of the album.
    I had of course recognised Jerry Douglas on dobro, he's one of the main features of this album which I love. I also adore the excellent choice of songs and beautifully emotional vocals from Alison when she still had that subtle vibrato in her voice that went straight to the heart ... No matter how many times I listen to it, I never get bored !

  • @tomnorman457
    @tomnorman457 17 лет назад

    I just pulled out my CD. The CD, "I've Got That Old Feeling", was produced by Bil VornDick and Jerry Douglas. On that song it lists JD on dobro, Stuart Duncan on mandolin, Jeff White on guitar, Dave Pomeroy on bass, and Suzanne Cox on harmony vocals. Great CD by the way.

  • @hancock1475
    @hancock1475 14 лет назад +1

    One of her best songs is THAT MAKE ONE OF US.

  • @laverne899
    @laverne899 11 лет назад +1

    I had posted that I saw Suzanne Cox and now I read your post! Nice!

  • @schiu22910
    @schiu22910 12 лет назад +1

    Sweet smile.

  • @user-fu3mp6hy6y
    @user-fu3mp6hy6y 7 лет назад +1

    Я ЛЮБЛЮ ЭЛИСОН КРАУС ОЧЕНЬ ЛЮБЛЮ

  • @LB-eh5fz
    @LB-eh5fz 3 года назад +1

    I just subscribed because of this song ✨❤️✨

  • @iamdanaj
    @iamdanaj 16 лет назад

    I like now and then Alison - - she is evolving like we all do... I have been a fan since around 94.....love the new collaberation with Robert Plant... how more honest do you want?

  • @richintalent
    @richintalent 17 лет назад

    weeping... weeping...

  • @user-pu3ur9rz8s
    @user-pu3ur9rz8s 8 лет назад +1

    замечательный голос. чарующий)

  • @hippielewis4768
    @hippielewis4768 4 года назад +1

    Great song-voice-got to see her at DOLLYWOOD

  • @tomnorman457
    @tomnorman457 17 лет назад

    Indeed, that's him! He's been with her from the beginning.

  • @gzyyy6
    @gzyyy6 15 лет назад

    shes great GODBLESS*****************S

  • @stacywv
    @stacywv 16 лет назад +4

    What does it matter if she lost weight? I strongly disagree that her style changed as a means to sell albums...let's remember how young she was when she started...it's only natural that her sound would evolve and she would change it up from the age of 14 to the age of 36. But her weight has no bearing on anything. If someone would've flipped that comment around and said that they preferred her back when she was skinny instead of chubby like she is now, they would've been lamblasted.

    • @lariler2
      @lariler2 4 года назад

      I don't like skinny women either! She looked better back then before she went all Lohan & Jolie!

  • @ehrldawg
    @ehrldawg 5 лет назад +1

    Champaign represent !!

    • @ehrldawg
      @ehrldawg 3 года назад

      @Alison Krauss Sure,I can share this info with law enforcement.

  • @conniebritt3239
    @conniebritt3239 8 лет назад +1

    good song

  • @comrabure
    @comrabure 16 лет назад

    great song!

  • @jasonjasper4
    @jasonjasper4 3 года назад +2

    So fucking beautiful

  • @jugmongers
    @jugmongers 15 лет назад

    Howdy! I'll tell you what, blonde or what not .. Alison is the best! Bluegrass or newgrass, it don't make no difference to me. All the best to all her fans, - Judd Jugmonger

  • @starr522
    @starr522 15 лет назад

    What a voice and performer. Common girl but sexy as hell. She and Union Station brought Bluegrass back, But Damn, Whiskey Lulabye. What a classic. Bill Anderson wrote it and Rick Scroder ( I know I didn t spell that right ) directed it. Great piece of work for all involved.

  • @rosemaryhearn-rea7227
    @rosemaryhearn-rea7227 4 года назад +1

    Love your voice named my niece after you

  • @mauwalker
    @mauwalker 6 лет назад +1

    This was popular about 1992, I remember it.

  • @mareverte
    @mareverte 16 лет назад

    Man, what happened here? This is what I think about when I think of bluegrass...I feel like she's made the proverbial shift into prima donna bluegrass/country...love this song!

  • @tonirose2312
    @tonirose2312 7 лет назад

    baby alison

  • @TheKebmeister
    @TheKebmeister 14 лет назад

    Not to argue, kkllkklklk...but Dan Tyminski plays mandolin for AKUS sometimes, and that is one bad dude....Dan is an absolutely incredible musician. And yes, she is a porcelein doll, and yes, the sweetest voice in music.....

  • @bowserbros7633
    @bowserbros7633 9 лет назад +2

    awesome

  • @nordsiberia434
    @nordsiberia434 9 лет назад +3

    Alison, in love with you immensely! And nothing I can do - I feel too overwhelmed !!! Sorry, but it's true.

  • @jambiskywalker
    @jambiskywalker 15 лет назад

    She was so cute!

  • @gzyyy6
    @gzyyy6 13 лет назад

    looking back you never get to the morrow Father is on that straight road ahead blessing****s