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Infobox musical artist| | name = Jim Lauderdale| image = Jim Lauderdale.jpg| caption = Lauderdale at the 2007 Midlands Music Festival Photo: Karen Miller| image_size =| landscape = yes| background = solo_singer| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = birth date and age|1957|4|11|mf=y|birth_place = Troutman, North Carolina|Troutman , North Carolina , United States | death_date =| instrument = Singing|Vocals , Guitar | genre = Bluegrass music|Bluegrass , country music|country , Americana music|Americana | occupation = Musician , singer-songwriter | years_active =| label = Sky Crunch| associated_acts =| website = http://www.jimlauderdale.com Jim Lauderdale.com| notable_instruments = Jim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass music|bluegrass and country music . He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait , Vince Gill and Patty Loveless .
Biography
James Russell Lauderdale was born in Troutman, North Carolina on April 11, 1957. His father, the late W.C. Lauderdale, was a minister and his mother, the late Barbara Lauderdale a retired music teacher. Growing up in Due West, South Carolina The Encyclopedia of Country Music - Oxford Univ. Press 2012 edit., he played drums in high school, attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC (in the Drama Department as an actor) and after he graduated, he decided to become a solo performer in New York. He began singing backing vocals for various artists including Carlene Carter and Dwight Yoakam before scoring it big in Nashville after writing hits for George Strait , the Dixie Chicks , Patty Loveless , and more. His solo 1990s recordings have gained him much critical acclaim and a loyal cult following. In 2003, Lauderdale was joined by roots/jam band Donna the Buffalo on the album ''Wait 'Til Spring .
Jim Lauderdale has hosted the Americana Music Association|Americana Music Awards for the last nine years, and won their first Artist of the Year and Song of the Year awards in 2002. He was also a judge for the 2nd and 10th annual The Independent Music Awards|Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards - Past Judges He is also Honorary Chairperson for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest each April at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC. His 2002 album, Lost in the Lonesome Pines , a collaboration with Ralph Stanley , won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album that year. His The Bluegrass Diaries won the same award in 2008. In 2007, he began a collaboration with Larry Campbell , the band Olabelle and others in the "American Beauty Project", a loose collection of musicians dedicated to reimagining in performance the Grateful Dead 's two classic 1970 albums, '' Workingman's Dead and American Beauty (album)|American Beauty ''. His 2009 release "Could We Get Any Closer? " was also nominated for a Grammy at the 52nd Grammy Awards in Jan. of 2010. His first collaboration with Dr. Ralph Stanley "I Feel Like Singing Today" was also Grammy nominated as was his solo album "Bluegrass". His current release, "Reason and Rhyme" (his third collaboration with Grateful Dead lyricist, Robert Hunter, the first being "Headed for the Hills" and the second being "Patchwork River" from May 11, 2010) was just released on June 21, 2011. George Strait's last two singles, " Twang (song)|Twang " and " I Gotta Get to You " (TWANG, MCA) were written by Jim. In 2011, Lauderdale toured with Hot Tuna , an ensemble act including Jorma Kaukonen , Jack Casady , Barry Mitterhof , G.E. Smith , and, for a time, Charlie Musselwhite . He has also toured with such as Elvis Costello, Rhonda Vincent and Mary Chapin Carpenter just to name a few.
He hosts "The Jim Lauderdale Show" Wednesdays at 2 PM (Central Time) on WSM Radio AM 650, and also www.wsmonline.com. Lauderdale is also a frequent host and performer on "Music City Roots: Live from the Loveless Cafe", a weekly Americana music show broadcast live on WSM from the Loveless Barn on Highway 100 in Nashville.
A Town South of Bakersfield Vol. II (1988) - "What Am I Waiting For"
Happy Birthday, Buck& #33; A Texas Salute to Buck Owens (2002) - "Sweet Rosie Jones"
Touch My Heart: A Tribute to Johnny Paycheck (2005) - "I Want You To Know"
Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins (2008) - "Easy Times"
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External links
http://www.jimlauderdale.com Jim Lauderdale's Official Site
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