Alison Krauss & Union Station "Steel Rails"
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- Alison Krauss & Union Station performing "Steel Rails". Video was taken from an old VHS tape so the quality is not the best. Be sure to subscribe to me and check out my other music related videos. All comments welcome.
The mandolin is magic. the whole sound is just fantastic mucis.
Marty Raybon said it best at the CMA awards in 1995. "GOD reached down and touched her vocal chords". She is, by far, the most BEAUTIFUL girl I have ever met in real life or have seen on t.v. Her voice is unmatched, and I am still madly in love with her. The Alison in this video is the one I fell in love with. She can change her hair or anything else she wants. She's still a perfect "ANGEL" in my eyes. I love you, Alison. Always.
A national treasure for sure. Allison
And Union Station.
Man, she sing what’s in the Yellow Pages and make it sound amazing!
Absolutely stunning music!! I want my children to know that county and bluegrass are real music ❤️
Do like my dad did, get them listening to it at the earliest age possible and when they’re old enough (but not “too” old, maybe like 7-8ish) get them a bluegrass instrument/instruction. With bluegrass, the younger you start listening/playing, the more you love it/the better a player you’ll be. I thank God every day that my dad did that for me, especially when I’m having a blast pickin’ in some jams! I was playing with toy cars in the sand at my parents’ feet during Alison’s shows every year in Delonega, GA back when she was a lil chunky, way before i was old enough to start playing. I was little enough that i screamed/cried when they tried to give me to her for a picture, i was so used to seeing people go crazy over her, she might as well have been a monster to me at that age. My mom eventually just held me and stood beside her for a picture. But that early exposure makes the difference for sure!
Omg she's is soooo fine yall! No disrespect ment! I saw her my first time in Jacksonville ! She blew me away! Sooo sweet n humble! Love you little darlin!
Wonderful woman who has filled my nights with her extraordinary voice, look how far she has come. An icon in bluegrass.
Every so often you see or hear a talent for the first time and say "wow, what a talent. Stardom is coming." And you remember the moment. That's what I thought years ago when she released this song.
I like the change in Biil Monroe's face.
At the beginning his look is doubtful, what these jeanswearing young people are doing, but when that angels starts singing, it turns into a smile.
What.an.angel.to.ďis.world❤❤❤
It was so fitting Bill Monroe being there to cheer her on like one of his children. He walked away out of respect for the quality he heard because Alison always plays and sings superb.
To me no other female singer on this planet can touch this angel of the Lord! (big smile)
God bless you and her always!!!
Holly in East Tennessee
My feelings exactly.
Privileged to have seen her and Union Station twice at Massey Hall in Toronto. What a treat!
She's from my hometown. I remember playin with Bake and her on stage. Just a shy little girl back then. Sure could saw that fiddle. But didn't seem confident about singing. Glad she changed her mind
Tightest band anywhere
Look at Bill smiling at :21. He was pleased with her sound!
This such a great song. I believe a classic tune. Allison is one of the best bluegrass talents play music in a long time.
My late mother loved her music. It breaks my heart every time i hear her music.
This is the Alison I love with the bluegrass roots. Classic. ! Thanks for sharing. I still on this tape to this day.
Simply one of the greatest songs of all time,sung by a master.thanks.
Alison.what.a.treasure.u
Are.❤❤
This is when I started loving her voice! I had the cassette tape 😁
K you and I are a dying breed!
Cant quit listening to this so soothing
Man,it doesn't get any better than this.
what you really see is Bill Monroe awakening to the realization that this is a spectacular awesome talent performing before his eyes. He,one of the greatest of the greats ,is utterly captivated by Allison Krause's singing voice
I was pretty sure it was Bill Monroe ! Thanks!
This was the song that hooked me on this fine, super-talented lady. That was many years ago and she's added so much pleasure to my life, since.
When I'm dead
And heaven bound
This, I'll have to say;
If the angels don't sing
Like Allison Krauss,
I'll not want to stay!
I like this version. Beautiful!
Most beautiful music!
She was PRETTY in her younger days but she is BEAUTIFUL in her adult days and getting more beautiful as time goes by!
PRETTY ain't a good nuff word to describe what I see and her when I look at her. She's even more stunning in person. I nearly passed out when I walked up to her and spoke. OMG!!
I disagree. I thought she was prettier then before she got work done.
Miracles still happen now and then
What a great version of this song. It's more mellow and sweeter than the studio version. Oh yeah, and what a cutie!
I've been a big fan of her music from the beginning.My finite mind just can't imagine angels sounding any better. If I close my eyes I can almost smell the smoke and the pine needles. I also love hearing her on How's the World Treating You? with James Taylor. Kudos Richie.
Absolutely amazing voice.....
What a gift she has given us all....
This Lady makes it look so effortless to sound like such an angel
I'd give all the iPhones in the world to have more music like this.
It's out there...look for it. Sarah Jaroz for one.
The McPeak Brothers did the first version of this song in the 70's, a much slower version and it too is a fantastic song...both versions are awesome
Lyrics :
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
Thanks for sharing! Just a couple of mini corrections:
- It's not the first time I've found myself alone *at dawn*
- I've lost count of the hours, days, and *time*
Alison likely misheard an old recording as the original line is:
- Blinding my mind to the things I've known before
John R. Bowman sure brings the harmony in!
I’ve seen her twice.. amazing talent ❤️
If this is from her first Opry appearance, and it appears it is, right down to where Bill Monroe is standing, I was there for my first and only time at the Opry. The crowd was stunned by her fiddle playing and her amazing voice.
I'm with some of the rest of you. I wonder if Bill had ever seen or heard them. He had a brief look of shock and awe on his face.
I love Raising Sands (the Robt Plant "stuff"...either you get it or you don't...glad I am blessed with an open & welcoming mind : )
Awesome! Lovely voice of gold!
@banjohombre Yep, when Brother Bill smiled at your music, that was the ultimate stamp of approval! Nice video showing the father of Bluegrass along with the future star!
Wow, everyone was so young! And John Bowman, did not realize he played in Union Station for a bit...
Imagine getting that kind of approval from Bill freaking Monroe
Thanks for posting. I caught about half of this on my VCR when it was on years ago. Always wanted to see the whole thing. Always thought that big guy on her left harmonized well with her voice.
There,s no dout about it she, the best in bluegrass love you Allison.
She’s so great I love her so much makes me weep my angel the best of the very best
This is so wonderful thank you for the up-load
The one and only Adam Steffey on Mandolin!
Nice little surprise for Mr. Bill fans! Check out the beginning! Thanks for this Richie!
So much talent
Bill Monroe at :32 awesome to see his presence and he's sure this young lady will carry his work forward !
awsome song alison shure did a good with that one love ittttttt thank you for sharinggggggggg good stuffffffffffffffff lol
Alison spoke in the past of having, as a child, sat at the same picnic table with Bill. He would tease her by telling everyone: you know what Alison told me? She told me to leave my mandolin at home! Bill HAD to have known what an angelic voice Alison had.
@alisonprvt1 Who is this?
Ole Bill is like " oh heavenly Lord this girl can sing"!!
I saw Alison many times when she was young and just doing bluegrass. While I love everything she as done (except the stuff with Robert Plant), I will always cherish her early music the most.
YAY! and I thought it was just me...(I so wish she had never even met Robert Plant...)
I love the pace of this version.The recording,IMHO,is too fast.Also,seeing the late Bill Monroe in this clip helps make it wonderful.Thanks for posting.
THANK YOU.
👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏❤️
I like it when she really belts it out but she doesn't do it very often.
Didn't they know they need to destroy their vocal chords by screaming into the microphones in order to be successful? Not when you're harmonies are so tight they squeak like this! Awesome is an overused word these days that should be reserved for Alison Krauss & Union Station.
C'mon now, Alison has the voice of an angel but that doesnt negate the value of metal/screamo singing. Different strokes for different folks/moods and there's plenty of technique that goes into both (try screaming with no technique, you'll be voiceless in a week)
@EcoLibertarian and of course Ron and Barry are still with her
God damn look at BILL!!!!!!! Great find. alison is so killer, Barry bales FTW
What show is this from? Is that Bill Monroe in the beginning shot?
Grand Ole Opry Live, yes that's Bill Monroe
baby girl
good stuff ... back when music meant more to Alison than expensive makeup.
They had a slightly more up-tempo version of this that I think I liked a little better. Still good though.
I meant on her right.
Barry, Ron and Adam had no idea to what heights this Angelic voice would take them in the following days......What year was this and who is the co-singer, would it be Allison's brother?
I don't know who the co-singer is but it's not Alison's brother Viktor
Dan Tyminski.
No it’s John Bowman.
Is that John Bowman on guitar/harmony?
I've wondered this as well. I have an album by Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver with a picture of John Bowman on it and it looks very much like him. There is also a YT video of Alison singing "Every Time You Say Goodbye" with John Bowman on guitar.
I read somewhere in the comments that John Bowman played with US for a short time just before Dan Tyminski joined.
Check out Doyle Lawson's album "Treasures Money Can't Buy" and you'll find John Bowman's picture on the cover.
Yes.
Derek Oldfield there’s no question that he is, that beautiful tenor part he brings to the table is unmistakable.
Did John Bowman used to be in Union Station?
Don't know what happened after that
who wrote this beautiful song ?
Louisa Branscomb
I always thought she was a natural blonde, but actually a brunette, as I discovered on older video footage.
always a lady
I like the song, but the video is old and terrible quality.😒💒
This video was taken from an old VHS tape, your lucky the quality is as good as it is.
always a lady