A new 90-minute documentary film chronicling the life and times of Americana icon Jim Lauderdale will premiere with two special US screenings this December – Saturday December 8 at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and Tuesday December 11 at the Grammy Museum in the L. A. Live district. Watch the trailer here.
Jim
Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts tells the story of the two-time Grammy winner
from his Carolina roots, honing his chops in the 80s country scenes of NY and
LA, false starts and record company frustrations, before George Strait sold six million albums with two of his songs and
catapulted Jim to the A-list of Nashville songwriters, penning hits for Patty Loveless, Gary Allan, the Dixie
Chicks and more.
He pioneered the Americana sound and
became the face of the genre, hosting the Americana
Music Awards for over a decade and producing a prolific series of albums
encompassing country, bluegrass, rock and soul that have won him critical
acclaim and a devoted fanbase around the world.
Jim’s story is told through interviews
with Jim, Buddy Miller, Elvis Costello,
John Oates, Rodney Crowell, Gary Allan, Tony Brown, Randy Kohrs, Sunny Sweeney,
Ketch Secor and more. It also features performances with his country and
bluegrass bands from the start of his career through to recent shows in the
wine country of Australia and Nashville’s legendary Station Inn.
The documentary was shot in iconic
locations such as Nashville’s legendary RCA
Studio A aka Ben’s Studio, the California desert and the 25th annual MerleFest in Wilkesboro, NC. The film
is directed by Australian filmmaker Jeremy
Dylan and produced by Chris Kamen
and Dylan.
“It’s great to announce these
screenings on the 21st anniversary of the release of Jim’s classic Planet of Love album,” said Dylan. “It’s
been an incredible ride making this film and I hope we did justice to Jim’s
story and his music.”
Q&A sessions will be held at both
screenings. The Nashville Q&A with Lauderdale and Dylan will be moderated
by journalist Craig Havighurst and
the Los Angeles Q&A with Lauderdale will be moderated by Vice President of The GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares, Scott Goldman.
The screenings will cap off a busy
year for Lauderdale. He released his twentieth album Carolina Moonrise in September and December will see the release of
the long-awaited Buddy and Jim, a
duets album with long-time friend and collaborator Buddy Miller, through New West records.
Tickets for both screenings are on
sale. Visit countrymusichalloffame.org
and grammymuseum.org respectively to
get yours now.
For more information on the film,
visit jimlauderdalemovie.com and facebook.com/jimlauderdalemovie
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