Jim Lauderdale at IBMA - Bluegrass Today

We reported last week that Nashville singer/songwriter Jim Lauderdale had a new CD, Carolina Moonrise, which was released this past Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Jim sat with us to talk about the record, and how he came to write with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter.

Jim also spoke about his background as a bluegrass musician, and why he took a turn towards country, ending up back in the bluegrass again.

Author: John Lawless

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