Jim Lauderdale & Walt Sample

"Jim is a master of teaching melody and one cool dude." 

Walt Sample, Big Mule Music

“Jim thrives on chaos” 

Odie Blackmon, Grammy-nominated songwriter/producer

“I think Jim’s a very good example of someone who’s following his instincts and his love of music and it’s led him to all these different collaborations – and he’s built up a tremendous body of work as a consequence.”

 Elvis Costello

“I learned so much [from Jim] about writing songs and making records. It was just like going to school” 

Buddy Miller 

“To this day, I still don’t know why he is not a mainstream country star” 

legendary Grammy-winning producer Tony Brown

“He’s my favorite part of Americana music”

 Ketch Secor, Old Crow Medicine Show

“It’s very cool to see that coming around again – from a Jim Lauderdale and Buddy Miller to Gillian Welch and David Rawlings to Old Crow Medicine Show to The Avett Brothers to Mumford and Sons. I see a direct line, and one wouldn’t happen without the other.” 

Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association

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