Jim Lauderdale to Perform in Spring Lake this December

Jim Lauderdale is coming to the Seven Steps Up Live Music & Event Venue in Spring Lake on December 8th at 8pm. Advanced Reserved Seats are $25 and Advanced Reserved Table Seats are $35.

Jim Lauderdale is a multiple Grammy® and Americana Music Association Award-winning musician and one of the most respected artists working the Americana, Bluegrass and Country music communities today. His record "Buddy and Jim", which he wrote and recorded with longtime friend and collaborator Buddy Miller, was nominated this year for a Grammy in the Best Americana Album category and several Americana Music Awards, a show which he has hosted since 2002.

Lauderdale has always stayed true to his North Carolina roots but is influenced from the experience of his travels. He first immersed himself in the early country music scenes of both New York City and Los Angeles before breaking through in Nashville as a songwriter. He has helped pave the way of the current Americana Movement recording records and writing songs that cross genres from country, pop, roots, rock, folk and bluegrass. Lauderdale, a master songwriter, has had his work recorded by artists such as Patty Loveless, Shelby Lynne, Solomon Burke, The Dixie Chicks and George Strait, who has had numerous hits with Jim's songs. Lauderdale's music has been featured regularly on the ABC hit show Nashville, and he has several tracks on the soundtrack of the successful film Pure Country.

Lauderdale is often called upon as a player and has toured with the likes of Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rhonda Vincent and Elvis Costello. He also co-hosts a weekly radio show on SiriusXM with Buddy Miller called "The Buddy & Jim Show," which NPR's Fresh Air described as "highly entertaining" Lauderdale is also the host of the popular Music City Roots each week from the Loveless Barn in Nashville and Scenic City Roots monthly in Chattanooga, TN. He frequently collaborates with legends like Ralph Stanley, Elvis Costello and Robert Hunter and is also a critically acclaimed solo artist with dozens of studio releases, including his latest "I'm A Song."

"We're hesitant to use the term 'legendary', but I think Jim Lauderdale qualifies," says venue co-owner Gary Hanks. "Since we announced the show, I've had several calls asking if it's the "real" Jim Lauderdale. One gentleman said he'd seen him a few years ago at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and couldn't believe we were bringing him to Spring Lake."