We all know famous women singers but often we do not realize the mark that women instrumentalists have made on the music world. Though by no means an exhaustive list, here are 10 of the greatest women instrumentalists whose contribution is such that we cannot imagine the current state of western music without it.
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Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss is perhaps the most critically acclaimed musical that is still unknown. With 27 Grammy awards from 41 nominations, she is the most second to only classical conductor Georg Solti who holds the record for most wins at 31. However, among living artist, she is the most awarded living recipient. Also at the time of her first Grammy award, she was the second youngest winner in Grammy history.
Alison was born in Decatur, Illinois. Her father was a German immigrant and her mother is of German and Italian descent. Her childhood was spent in the college town of Champaign. Alison started her musical journey by learning to play the classical violin at the age of five but soon switched to bluegrass which eventually turned out to be her lover. She made her recording debut in 1985 and from there, her career has known no bounds. At the age of 16, she released he