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Barry Bales
Kingsport, United States
Barry Bales is credited on 110 releases across 105 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1989–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
110
Pressings credited
105
Albums
5
Decades active
208
In collections
Biography
Barry Turner Bales (born August 23, 1969) is an American musician best known as the long time bass player and harmony vocalist for Alison Krauss and Union Station. He has been in the band since 1990. The 2012 Grammy was awarded as a member of the Union Station band on Paper Airplane. He is also a member of The Earls of Leicester.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
110 releases · 105 albums · active 1989–2026
- Performance · 332
- Other credits · 6
- Production · 2
Studios: Homeplace Studio · Suite 2000 · Soundshop Recording Studios · Treasure Isle Recorders
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture)
2000
Traveller
2015
Barton Hollow
2011
The Civil Wars
2013
Live
2002
A Beautiful Time
2022
Little Sparrow
2001
New Favorite
2001
So Long So Wrong
1997
Now That I've Found You: A Collection
1995
Bluegrass
2023
Ride Me Back Home
2019
Johnny Cash Forever Words
2018
Blue Smoke
2014
Arkansas Traveler
1992
God's Problem Child
2017
Life On A Rock
2013
Paper Airplane
2011
The Border
2024
Willie Nelson And The Boys - Willie's Stash Vol. 2
2017
Blue Mountain
2012
Walk The Line (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2005
Forget About It
1999
Nothin' But The Taillights
1997
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Alison Krauss & Union Station
- Alison Krauss
- Alison Krauss And Union Station
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Tony Trischka
- Dolly Parton
- Dan Tyminski
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