The Robert Plant and Alison Krauss collaboration on the song "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)" has earned the singing duo an award from the Country Music Association.
Their win in the category "Musical Event of the Year" beat out nominations of Josh Turner and Trisha Yearwood; Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney; Sugarland, Little Big Town and Jake Owen; and Kenny Chesney and George Strait
Krauss was also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, an honor that went instead to "American Idol" alumna Carrie Underwood.
Winners were announced last night at the 42nd annual CMA Awards ceremony held at the Sommet Center in Nashville.
Jason Bonham
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Country Music Assocition brands Robert Plant, Alison Krauss 'musical event of the year'
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Steve "The Lemon" Sauer is a writer and musician based in Boca Raton, Fla., who has dedicated a portion of his life researching the history of rock group Led Zeppelin and monitoring the ongoing careers of the band's surviving members. Although he was barely a year old when Led Zeppelin broke up and it took him until his teen years to appreciate the music, it didn't take long to make up for it.
In 2007, Steve launched Lemon Squeezings: Led Zeppelin News to cover the lead-up to the band's reunion concert at the end of that year. Since then, he has closely examined every rumor of a followup tour since then, often dispelling or clarifying misinformation perpetrated by the mainstream media. Using his journalistic training, Steve has also uncovered some facts and accounts previously unreported elsewhere.
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