RON BLOCK has been banjoist guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for Alison Krauss & Union Station since 1991. He wrote many of the band's gospel songs: There is a Reason, In the Palm of Your Hand, Jesus, Help Me to Stand, and his playing has been featured on albums by Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley, Fernando Ortega, and others. He's received 14 Grammy Awards for his work with Alison Krauss, Vince Gill, and the O Brother, Where Are Thou soundtrack, and received a Dove Award for his song A Living Prayer. He has also written on spiritual and musical topics for the Rabbit Room website since its inception in 2007, rabbitroom.com.

He married Sandra in 1988 and they live in rural Tennessee. They have two grown children, Ethan and Erica.