#49: She Returns to Bluegrass With the Album The Grass Is Blue in 1999
In 1999, she released The Grass Is Blue, beginning a critically praised return to bluegrass and roots music. After years of pop crossover, film roles, television projects, and business expansion, the album brought attention back to her Appalachian musical foundations.

The project reminded listeners that her career had started with mountain sounds, family harmonies, and traditional country influences. It also showed that she could reinvent herself without abandoning her origins, and the industry soon responded with major honors.
