Jim Lauderdale My Favorite Place LP

At any given time, you're likely to find Jim Lauderdale making music, whether he's laying down a new track in the studio or working through a spontaneous melody at his home in Nashville. And if he's not actively crafting new music, he's certainly thinking about it. "It's a constant challenge to try to keep making better and better records, write better and better songs. I still always feel like I'm a developing artist," he says. This may be a surprising sentiment from a man who's won two Grammys, released 36 full-length albums, and taken home the Americana Music Association's coveted Wagonmaster Award. But his 37th album My Favorite Place is convincing evidence that the North Carolina native is only continuing to hone his craft.

Jim Lauderdale is a consummate entertainer, a sharp dressed man as well, a terrific songwriter and a great singer.

He's my favorite part of Americana music

He's a man of great style, an exceptional songwriter and tremendous singer

Jim Lauderdale could easily be called a renaissance man. He's a great singer, great guitar player and there's no way you could miss his work as a songwriter.