Phish was slated to play at the intimate The Veranda At Starwood, a venue where they performed the previous summer, but the show was moved to the much larger amphitheater due to rain. The four-piece utilized Hank Williams Jr. The bluegrass singer received a huge ovation when she stepped to the mic. On February 12, in Pittsburgh during a solo acoustic show, Trey Anastasio told the story of how Phish convinced Krauss to contribute to Hoist.
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It was a hit song for three different performers: Keith Whitley , who took it to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on December 24, ; Alison Krauss , whose version was her first solo top country hit in ; and Irish pop singer Ronan Keating , whose version was his first solo single and a chart-topper in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and New Zealand in Strumming a guitar, trying to write their next song, they were coming up empty. They thought the song was OK, but nothing special. The former song already had hit No. As of February , the song has sold , digital copies in the US after it became available for download. After Krauss's cover began to receive unsolicited airplay, BNA Records , the label that had released the album, issued Krauss' version to radio in January Its success, as well as that of the album, caught Krauss by surprise. We haven't had anything really chart before. At all. Isn't it funny though?
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