Jim Lauderdale

Recording Artist · Active 1991–present · Troutman · Also a musician
Folk / Americana

Jim Lauderdale is a North Carolina-born singer, guitarist, and songwriter whose two Best Bluegrass Album Grammys (with Ralph Stanley for "Lost in the Lonesome Pines," 2002; and "The Bluegrass Diaries," 2008) sit alongside cuts by George Strait, Patty Loveless, and the Dixie Chicks — one of the most prolific Americana songwriters of his generation.

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  • Born April 11, 1957 in Troutman, North Carolina; raised in Due West, South Carolina.
  • Won Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2002 with Ralph Stanley for "Lost in the Lonesome Pines."
  • Won a second Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2008 for "The Bluegrass Diaries."
  • Has released 31+ studio albums since his 1986 debut, spanning country, bluegrass, and Americana.
  • Songs recorded by George Strait, Elvis Costello, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, and Blake Shelton.
  • Long-running collaborator with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and singer/producer Buddy Miller.
  • Won Americana Music Association Artist of the Year and Song of the Year in 2002.
  • Inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame and the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame.

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