Jim Lauderdale

James Russell Lauderdale, known as Jim Lauderdale, was born on April 11, 1957, in Troutman, North Carolina. He is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist influenced by bluegrass music and artists like Ralph Stanley. After studying theater at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Lauderdale moved to Nashville in 1979 to pursue a recording deal. His solo debut album Planet of Love was released in 1991. Lauderdale gained significant recognition for his collaborations, including Lost in the Lonesome Pines (2002) with Ralph Stanley, which won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album. Subsequent albums such as The Bluegrass Diaries (2007), and Could We Get Any Closer? (2009) further solidified his reputation in the country and bluegrass genres. Lauderdale has also collaborated with artists like Elvis Costello, Rhonda Vincent, and Mary Chapin Carpenter. In 2018, he signed to Yep Roc Records and released the album Time Flies.