Ron Block

Ron Block
Ron Block
	Block performing in July 2012
Background information
Birth name	Ronald Franklin Block
Born	Gardena, California, U.S.
Origin	Levelland, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Bluegrass, country
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Instruments	Banjo, guitar, vocals
Years active	1984–present
Labels	Rounder
Associated acts	Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lynn Morris,
Website	ronblock.com

Ronald Franklin Block (born July 30, 1964) is an American banjo player, guitarist, and singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the bluegrass band Alison Krauss & Union Station. He has won 14 Grammy Awards, 6 International Bluegrass Music Awards, a Country Music Association Award, and a Gospel Music Association Dove Award.^[1]

Biography[]

Ron Block heard a variety of music at an early age because his father owned a music store, Hogan's House of Music, in southern California. At home he was drawn to the bluegrass music of Bill Monroe, J. D. Crowe, and The Stanley Brothers. At the age of 13, after seeing Earl Scruggs on TV, he learned to play the banjo. In his teens he also learned acoustic and electric guitar. Later in his career, he recorded a solo album of instrumentals, titled Hogan's House of Music (2015), dedicated to the music store where he spent much of his youth.^[2]

In the 1980s, he co-founded the band Weary Hearts, which included Eric Uglum, Butch Baldassari, and Mike Bub, then played with the Lynn Morris Band before joining Union Station in 1991. During his career, he has also recorded solo albums, produced, and performed on albums by Dolly Parton, Clint Black, Brad Paisley, and Bill Frisell.^[3]

Block has written songs for Union Station and for his own solo albums. His songs have been recorded by Randy Travis, Rhonda Vincent, Michael W. Smith, and The Cox Family.^[3] Block names as two of his favorites "A Living Prayer" and "There is a Reason," both recorded with Alison Krauss & Union Station, both dealing with his Christian faith.^[4]

Awards[]

Grammy[]

(1992) Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Every Time You Say Goodbye
(1996) Best Country Collaboration with Vocals: Vince Gill with Alison Krauss & Union Station - High Lonesome Sound
(1997) Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - So Long So Wrong
(1997) Best Country Instrumental Performance: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Little Liza Jane"
(1997) Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Looking in the Eyes of Love"
(2001) Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - New Favorite
(2001) Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "The Lucky One"
(2001) Album of the Year: Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2003) Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live
(2003) Best Country Instrumental Performance: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Cluck Old Hen"
(2005) Best Country Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Lonely Runs Both Ways
(2005) Best Country Instrumental Performance: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Unionhouse Branch"
(2005) Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Restless"
(2011) Best Bluegrass Album: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Paper Airplane

International Bluegrass[]

(1991) Entertainer of the Year - Alison Krauss & Union Station
(1993) Album of the Year, Alison Krauss & Union Station - Every Time You Say Goodbye
(1995) Entertainer of the Year - Alison Krauss & Union Station
(2001) Album of the Year: Various Artists - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
(2002) Album of the Year: Various Artists - Down from the Mountain
(2003) Album of the Year: Alison Krauss & Union Station - Live

Country Music Association[]

(1995) Single of the Year - "When You Say Nothing at All"

Gospel Music Association[]

(1998) Best Bluegrass Song - "A Living Prayer"^[1]

Discography[]

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Bluegrass
Faraway Land	Release date: August 7, 2001 Label: Rounder Records	N/A
DoorWay	Release date: June 19, 2007 Label: Rounder Records	7
Walking Song	Release date: July 30, 2013 Label: Rounder Records	7
Hogan's House of Music	Release date: September 25, 2015 Label: Hogan's House of Music	2
Carter's Creek Christmas	Release date: November 27, 2015 Label: Hogan's House of Music	N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ron Block Bio". Ron Block. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^ Lawless, John (14 October 2015). "Hogan's House Of Music – Ron Block". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Seida, Linda. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
^ Thompson, Richard (25 November 2015). "Having a Coffee with...Ron Block". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[Official_Site-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Ron Block Bio". Ron Block. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[Hogan's-2] Lawless, John (14 October 2015). "Hogan's House Of Music – Ron Block". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[AllMusic-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Seida, Linda. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[Having_a_Coffee-4] Thompson, Richard (25 November 2015). "Having a Coffee with...Ron Block". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

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