Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners around

the world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame,

Lauderdale will release his 38th and 39th albums in 2026: Country Super Hits

Volume 2 and a bluegrass collection, The Birds Know. His major label debut,

1991’s Planet of Love, opened the door to international touring and established him

as an A-list songwriter on Music Row. His songs have been recorded by George

Strait, Patty Loveless, George Jones, the Chicks, Old Crow Medicine Show,

Lucinda Williams, Charley Crockett, Dave Edmunds, Solomon Burke, and many

others. Between 2004 and 2013, Lauderdale wrote and recorded six albums with

Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter. His many other collaborators include

Buddy Miller, Elvis Costello, Donna the Buffalo, North Mississippi Allstars, Po’

Ramblin’ Boys, and Ralph Stanley. In 2016, Lauderdale received a Lifetime

Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association; he’s also won two

Grammys in the Best Bluegrass Album category