| Jim Lauderdale | |
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Lauderdale at the 2007 Midlands Music Festival Photo: Karen Miller |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 11, 1957 Troutman, North Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Bluegrass, country, Americana |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Labels | Sky Crunch |
| Website | Jim Lauderdale.com |
Jim Lauderdale is a musician & singer-songwriter who performs bluegrass and country music. He has recorded since 1986 and has released nineteen studio albums. Artists who have recorded his material include George Strait and Patty Loveless.
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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. 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 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 Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[1] 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. 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 11th, 2010) was just released on June 21st, 2011. George Strait's last two singles, "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.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Heat | US Bluegrass | ||
| 1991 | Planet of Love | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Pretty Close to the Truth | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Every Second Counts | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Persimmons | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Whisper | — | — | — |
| 1999 | I Feel Like Singing Today | — | — | — |
| Onward Through It All | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | The Other Sessions | — | — | — |
| Point of No Return | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | The Hummingbirds | — | — | — |
| Lost in the Lonesome Pines | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Wait 'Til Spring | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Headed for the Hills | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Bluegrass | — | — | — |
| Country Super Hits Vol. 1 | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Bluegrass Diaries | — | — | 10 |
| 2008 | Honey Songs | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Could We Get Any Closer? | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Patchwork River | 47 | 38 | — |
| 2011 | Reason and Rhyme | — | — | 9 |
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "Stay Out of My Arms" | 86 | Point of No Return |
| 1989 | "Lucky 13" | — | |
| 1991 | "Wake Up Screaming" | — | Planet of Love |
| "Maybe" | — | ||
| 1999 | "Still Not Out of the Woods" | — | Onward Through It All |
| 2000 | "If I Were You" | — | The Other Sessions |
| 2002 | "She's Looking at Me" (with Ralph Stanley) | — | Lost in the Lonesome Pines |
| 2006 | "I Met Jesus in a Bar" | — | Bluegrass |
| 2007 | "Who's Leaving Who?" | — | |
| "There Goes Bessy Brown" | — | ||
| 2008 | "This Is the Last Time (I'm Ever Gonna Hurt)" | — | The Bluegrass Diaries |
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Love's Gonna Live Here" | Tanya Tucker | My Turn |
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Lucky 13" | |
| 1991 | "Wake Up Screaming" | |
| "Maybe" | ||
| 1999 | "Still Not Out of the Woods"[2] | David McClister |
| 2000 | "If I Were You" | |
| 2002 | "She's Looking at Me" (with Ralph Stanley) | |
| 2006 | "I Met Jesus in a Bar" | David McClister |
| 2007 | "Who's Leaving Who?" | Travis Nicholson |
| "There Goes Bessy Brown" | ||
| 2008 | "This Is the Last Time (I'm Ever Gonna Hurt)" | Jarboe |
| First None recognized before
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AMA Song of the Year (Songwriter) 2002 |
Succeeded by Trent Reznor |
| First None recognized before
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AMA Artist of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Johnny Cash |