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Jim Lauderdale's official discography begins with his 1991 album Planet of Love, but he had at least two other albums in the can at that point that hadn't been released. A short-lived deal with CBS resulted in an LP called Point of No Return that finally came out in 2001, and in 1979, Lauderdale decided to pay a visit to visit to one of his musical heroes, mandolin picker Roland White, who had played with the Kentucky Colonels and the Nashville Grass. White became a mentor to the 22-year-old Lauderdale, and realizing the kid had talent, White arranged to cut an album with him in Earl Scruggs' home studio with a band that included Marty Stuart on guitar, Gene Wooten on Dobro, Johnny Warren on fiddle, and of course White on mandolin. Lauderdale couldn't find a label to release the album, and the tapes were thought to be lost until 2017, and now Lauderdale's first first album has finally seen the light of day. Jim Lauderdale & Roland White is a straightforward bluegrass session without a lot of frills, but there's plenty of talent on board. At 22, Lauderdale was a already a strong and personable singer, and he delivers these songs with an engaging warmth and solid technique. White's mandolin isn't always high up enough in the mix to merit his co-star billing, but when he comes to the fore he more than delivers, and his harmonies with Lauderdale are in the best close-harmony bluegrass tradition. And though there are plenty of bluegrass standards in the set list, Lauderdale and White also take chances on Donovan's "Try and Catch the Wind" and Gordon Lightfoot's "(That's What You Get) For Loving Me" and make them shine in these acoustic interpretations, while Lauderdale's two originals, "Forgive and Forget" and "Regrets and Mistakes," demonstrate he was already a songwriter to watch. Jim Lauderdale & Roland White is something short of a lost classic, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable set of contemporary bluegrass circa 1979 with great singing and even better picking, and Lauderdale's pride in this lost session is more than justified -- he might have become a bluegrass star if this had come out the year it was recorded.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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JIM LAUDERDALE, Composer, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Laudersongs/Bluewater Music (SESACE), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Laudersongs/Bluewater Music (SESACE)
JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Mike Curb Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - Shirley W. Legate, Composer
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Mike Curb Music (BMI)
JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Fort Knox Music, Inc, Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Don Reno, Red Smiley, Buddy Smith, Composer
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Fort Knox Music, Inc, Trio Music Company, Inc. (BMI)
Clyde Moody, Composer - JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Peer International Corp (BMI), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Peer International Corp (BMI)
JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Leroy Mack, Composer - BMG Platinum Songs o/b/o Loredo Publications (BMI), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 BMG Platinum Songs o/b/o Loredo Publications (BMI)
Donovan Leitch, Composer - JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Songs of Peer, LTD. (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Rebe Gosdin, Composer - Sony ATV / Acuff Rose Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Sony ATV / Acuff Rose Music (BMI)
JIM LAUDERDALE, Composer, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Wudang Mountain Songs / BMG SESAC, MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Wudang Mountain Songs / BMG SESAC
Shel Silverstein, Composer - JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Evil Eye Music Inc./TRO-Essex Music (BMI), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Evil Eye Music Inc./TRO-Essex Music (BMI)
Gordon Lightfoot, Composer - JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - WB Music Corp (ASCAP), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 WB Music Corp (ASCAP)
JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Composer - Unichappel Music, Inc./VIdor Publications Inc.(BMI), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Unichappel Music, Inc./VIdor Publications Inc.(BMI)
JIM LAUDERDALE, MainArtist - Roland White, MainArtist - Alton Delmore, Rabon Delmore, Composer - Unichappel Music, Inc./VIdor Publications Inc.(BMI), MusicPublisher
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Unichappel Music, Inc./VIdor Publications Inc.(BMI)
Album review
Jim Lauderdale's official discography begins with his 1991 album Planet of Love, but he had at least two other albums in the can at that point that hadn't been released. A short-lived deal with CBS resulted in an LP called Point of No Return that finally came out in 2001, and in 1979, Lauderdale decided to pay a visit to visit to one of his musical heroes, mandolin picker Roland White, who had played with the Kentucky Colonels and the Nashville Grass. White became a mentor to the 22-year-old Lauderdale, and realizing the kid had talent, White arranged to cut an album with him in Earl Scruggs' home studio with a band that included Marty Stuart on guitar, Gene Wooten on Dobro, Johnny Warren on fiddle, and of course White on mandolin. Lauderdale couldn't find a label to release the album, and the tapes were thought to be lost until 2017, and now Lauderdale's first first album has finally seen the light of day. Jim Lauderdale & Roland White is a straightforward bluegrass session without a lot of frills, but there's plenty of talent on board. At 22, Lauderdale was a already a strong and personable singer, and he delivers these songs with an engaging warmth and solid technique. White's mandolin isn't always high up enough in the mix to merit his co-star billing, but when he comes to the fore he more than delivers, and his harmonies with Lauderdale are in the best close-harmony bluegrass tradition. And though there are plenty of bluegrass standards in the set list, Lauderdale and White also take chances on Donovan's "Try and Catch the Wind" and Gordon Lightfoot's "(That's What You Get) For Loving Me" and make them shine in these acoustic interpretations, while Lauderdale's two originals, "Forgive and Forget" and "Regrets and Mistakes," demonstrate he was already a songwriter to watch. Jim Lauderdale & Roland White is something short of a lost classic, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable set of contemporary bluegrass circa 1979 with great singing and even better picking, and Lauderdale's pride in this lost session is more than justified -- he might have become a bluegrass star if this had come out the year it was recorded.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:32:04
- Main artists: Jim Lauderdale Roland White
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Yep Roc Records
- Genre: Country
2018 Sky Crunch Productions, Inc. under exclusive license to Yep Roc Records 1979 Laudersongs/Bluewater Music (SESACE)
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