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Rosebud Signs Two Time Grammy Winner Jim LauderdaleOctober 2008, Rosebud News The Rosebud Agency has signed Jim Lauderdale for exclusive worldwide representation. Jim is one of the premier Americana and Bluegrass artists in music today. Patty Loveless, The Dixie Chicks, Mark Chestnut, Vince Gill, and George Strait are just a handful of the artists who have recorded Jim's songs. His Bluegrass Diaries CD won Jim his second Grammy award this year. He followed up quickly this year with Honey Songs with The Dream Players, a band that features Jim with legendary guitarist James Burton (Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash) and renowned sessionman Al Perkins (The Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, James Taylor). The release lead to national television appearances for the band on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jim's most recent collaborations appear on new releases from Lucinda Williams and George Jones. He just hosted the Americana Awards for the 6th time where he was nominated again for Americana Artist of the Year, an award he won, along with Song of The Year, in 2002. He was also just featured in Elvis Costello's group (along with Emmylou Harris) at San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival prior to heading to Japan for a tour there. Watch for extensive 2009 touring for both Jim Lauderdale, The Dream Players and Jim's bluegrass band.
Information is coming soon on this site. In the meantime, please check Jim Lauderdale's official website. Thank you!
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