James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter.Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and Donna the Buffalo. A "songwriter's songwriter," his songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, notably George Strait, Gary Allan, Elvis Costello, Blake Shelton, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, and Patty Loveless.
The Game Changers! Lillie Mae, Craig Smith, , Dave Racine, Jay Weaver and Frank Carter Rische.
For a man about to put out his 37th album, Jim Lauderdale still has the glimmer in his eye of the young man who first made his way to Nashville back in 1979.
Actively writing and recording music for the past four-plus decades, Mr. Americana—as Lauderdale has grown to be known around town—has fine-tuned his brand of country music, taking influences from his upbringing in the Carolinas, the bluegrass and string music of surrounding Appalachia, the folk and Grateful Dead catalog of the 60s and beyond, and the twanging, honky tonk of the town he’s long called home and distilling them into a sound distinctively his own.
"He's a man of great style, an exceptional songwriter and tremendous singer." Elvis Costello
"He's my favorite part of Americana music." Keith Secor, Old Crow Medicine Show
