Alison Krauss, Baez to perform at Emmylou Harris tribute show in January in Washington, DC

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FILE - Emmylou Harris, left, Gillian Welch, center, and Alison Krauss rehearse music from the movie "O, Brother, Where Art Thou," for their performance at the 44th Grammy Awards, in this Feb. 25, 2002 file photo taken in Los Angeles. Krauss is set to pay tribute to Emmylou Harris at "The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration" that will take place Jan. 10, 2015 at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Alison Krauss is set to pay tribute to Emmylou Harris at a concert in January.

“The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star Concert Celebration” will take place Jan. 10 at the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

Krauss and Conor Oberst are the latest acts added to the top-billing lineup, which includes Kris Kristofferson, Joan Baez, Sheryl Crow, Lucinda Williams and Mavis Staples.

The 67-year-old Harris also will take the stage.

Other performers include Mary Chapin Carpenter, Martina McBride, John Hiatt, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Patty Griffin, Rodney Crowell and others.

Don Was and Buddy Miller will work as music directors. The concert will be taped and air at a later date.

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