Jim Lauderdale
38th + 39th album out now
Country Super Hits volume 2 - Out now
Entertainment Focus - “Jim Lauderdale isn't riding that wave—he helped build it.”
Country Universe - "Heroic."
Americana UK — Jim Lauderdale is in top form, his voice as good as ever.
Jim Lauderdale - Country Super Hits Vol 2 - out now
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.
Jim Lauderdale & The Po Ramblin Boys - The Birds Know
"Since I first saw them at MerleFest several years ago, and after we did our first album together, I really wanted us to do a follow-up. These songs were all written just for this album. The Po' Ramblin' Boys keep the sound of traditional bluegrass alive, but they really bring it into the present day. I'm so happy with the way this record turned out and I’m looking forward to performing with them in the coming years. I love working with them so much."
MY FAVORITE PLACE
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my favorite place - Jim Lauderdale’s 37th studio album is officially here!
REVIEWS
JIm Lauderdale - You’ve Got a Shine | stream now
Jim Lauderdale is the Grammy Award Winning Singer, Songwriter and Performer known as one of Americana’s most steadfast champions.His new single "You've Got to Shine" is a thank you to those people that we know who shine bright inside and light up our world.
Folk Alley - You’ve got a shine added to - Best of: Hear the Best New Folk Music with Fresh Cuts Friday
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BGS Premieres JIM LAUDERDALE & THE PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS, “DROP THE HAMMER DOWN”
NO Depression REVIEW Jim Lauderdale and Po’ Ramblin’ Boys Pair Up for a Generation-Spanning Bluegrass Blend
“…There are strong bonds of appreciation and admiration that hold a work like this together, and those are clearly at the heart of Lauderdale’s friendship with the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys. What’s also obvious is the shared set of musical references and a deep respect for the genre’s traditions…”
The Long Lonesome Letting go | MERCH | FREE STICKER WITH EVERY ORDER!
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GAME CHANGER REVIEWS:
The traditional country that stems from these dozen tracks is arguably the sound closest to his heart. HOLLER
Country songs don’t get any better than this one… Glide Magazine
GAME CHANGER is chock full of the clever wordplay that we expect from him, and the similarly low-key delivery that has marked his music for more than 40 years… Alan Cackett
Game Changer is Americana icon Jim Lauderdale’s 35th album, a body of work whose quality and quantity clearly mark him as a Nashville institution… Americana Highways
Jim Lauderdale live at Paste Studio on the Road:
Nashville @ Jaan's House
NEW SINGLE - Friends Again - OUT NOW
Just in time for National Friendship Day on August 7th new single “Friends Again,” from the upcoming Game Changer—out August 26th is out now celebrating the grateful feeling of reconnecting with a lost confidant “This song is a celebration of that wonderful time of reconciliation between people who were once close and can rekindle that bond between them,” says Lauderdale. Complete with tremolo Telecaster hooks and sweet pedal steel interplay! Hear and watch the lyric video here…