Barry Bales 是AKUS的低音吉他（即BASS）手和和聲歌手。他在Tennessee州的Kingsport長大。（看來田納西州真不愧是鄉(xiāng)村音樂

　　之都）

　　他對與蘭草和“真正”的鄉(xiāng)村音樂的熱愛來自于他父親--一個吉他和曼陀林琴手。在他10歲那年讓他去學吉他的人也是他爸。

　　15歲那年，Barry已經(jīng)確立了低音吉他方面的愛好，并在同年開始與當?shù)氐臉逢牶献鳌Ｔ谔锛{西州長大的Barry，深受于身邊的鄉(xiāng)村

　　音樂家的影響。也正是如此，他在1990年開始了在 Union Station的低音吉他手生涯。

　　在Barry 與Union station 合作期間，他已經(jīng)成為了蘭草和原聲音樂界最受歡迎的錄音棚演奏家。他曾經(jīng)和Reba McEntire，Merle Haggard, Ronnie Bowman,

　　the Cox Family, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Dan Tyminski, Patti Loveless這樣的著名音樂家/樂隊合作過。

　　不管AKUS有沒有巡演，Barry 都有無數(shù)的表演安排。現(xiàn)在他高超的技巧已經(jīng)被更多的人認同，出品人兼作曲家 T Bone Burnett邀請

　　Barry 加入他的樂團因為他與AKUS的合作獲得了無數(shù)殊榮和贊譽。

　　Barry Bales, bass player and harmony vocalist for Alison Krauss and Union Station, grew up in Kingsport, Tennessee. His love of bluegrass and country music came from his dad, who played guitar and mandolin. It was also his father who inspired him to start learning guitar at the age of 10. By 15, Barry had fallen in love with the bass as his instrument of choice, and had begun playing with various local and regional bands. Growing up in east Tennessee, Barry was surrounded by numerous world-class musicians, many of whom have gone on to make their own mark in bluegrass and country music. It was while performing with many of these musicians that he began traveling in ever-wider musical circles, eventually landing the bass job with Union Station in 1990.

　　Since that time, Barry has become one of the most in-demand session players in bluegrass and acoustic music. He has recorded and performed with such artists as Merle Haggard, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, Clint Black, Patty Loveless, the Chieftains and many others. He is heard on numerous motion picture soundtracks, including "Walk the Line", "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" and "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?" where he had a cameo role in the film as well. In his 20+ years in the music industry, Barry has received 13 Grammy awards, one Country Music Association award, one Academy of Country Music award, and 11 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, including Bass Player of the Year for 2008.