Prolific Singer-Songwriter Lauderdale Nominated for Grammy

Broadcast: Jan 18 2003

 

While you may not recognize his name, Jim Lauderdale is one of the best-selling songwriters in Nashville.

Those hits he's written for artists George Strait, Patty Loveless and The Dixie Chicks have financed his own 11-CD recording¹ career.

His two most recent releases, a solo project titled The ¹⁾Hummingbirds², and Lost in the Lonesome Pines, his second Grammy-nominated ²⁾collaboration³ with bluegrass patriarch Ralph Stanley, show Lauderdale's ability at just about every type of country music from bluegrass to the Bakersfield Sound.

The Hummingbirds is the more modern-sounding of the two, showcasing Lauderdale's usual mastery of melodies and smart lyrics⁴. The optimistic Midnight Will Become Day, opens the album and features harmonies from Emmylou Harris and Julie Miller⁵.

One song on the CD is a departure from that country-tinged sound. Although unexpected, Jim Lauderdale says the song basically wrote itself in that style. It was no problem for him to find the right musicians to play on the track, either.

"This is just one song that came out in one fell swoop⁶ one night," says Lauderdale. " So it's called 'It's A Trap' and it's kind of a departure and I've never really done a swing-type song like that." "I'd wanted to work with Tony Rice for a long while," he continues. "He's a great ³⁾acoustic⁷ guitar player. And Sam Bush, the great mandolin player, and Stuart Duncan on fiddle⁸, and a friend of mine named Tony Garnier on acoustic bass⁹. Tony was the original bass player for Asleep At The Wheel."

On the same day The Hummingbirds was released, Lost In The Lonesome Pines made its debut¹⁰. This is the second collaboration between Jim Lauderdale and Ralph Stanley, and like the first, it has been nominated for the Bluegrass Album of the Year Grammy. Not bad for a recording that had a bit of a rough birth. The songs usually come first, before the producer sets up the recording sessions and brings in the band. Not so with Lost In The Lonesome Pines, which was also produced by Jim Lauderdale. "I'd go in the studio and just have some melodies and titles and a vague idea of what the song would be about," laughs Lauderdale. " And I'd just have to go in another room and stall them. Or send them to lunch, or whatever. You know, I'd keep thinking 'OK, I'll do this the night before.' Or 'I'm too sleepy tonight, I can't do this. I'll get up really early, I just can't write anymore. It's not coming out.' " Despite its unusual beginning, Lost In The Lonesome Pines is an album worthy¹¹ of its Grammy nomination¹². It showcases Jim Lauderdale's ability to come up with songs like Quit That, tunes¹³ that sound more like they were recently-rediscovered, than recently-written.

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1)    hummingbird[5hQmINb\:d]n. 蜂雀

2)    collaboration[kE7lAbE5reiFEn]n. 协作, 通敌

3)    acoustic[E5ku:stIk]adj. 有关声音的, 声学的, 音响学的

 

 

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 hummingbirds   

n.蜂鸟( hummingbird的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious. 蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。
• Why do hummingbirds and gorillas both have backbones? 为什么蜂鸟和大猩猩都有脊骨？

3 collaboration   

n.合作，协作；勾结

参考例句：

• The two companies are working in close collaboration each other.这两家公司密切合作。
• He was shot for collaboration with the enemy.他因通敌而被枪毙了。

4 lyrics   

n.歌词

参考例句：

• music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
• The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。

5 miller   

n.磨坊主

参考例句：

• Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
• The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。

6 swoop   

n.俯冲，攫取；v.抓取，突然袭击

参考例句：

• The plane made a swoop over the city.那架飞机突然向这座城市猛降下来。
• We decided to swoop down upon the enemy there.我们决定突袭驻在那里的敌人。

7 acoustic   

adj.听觉的，声音的；(乐器)原声的

参考例句：

• The hall has a fine acoustic.这个大厅的传音效果很好。
• Animals use a whole rang of acoustic, visual,and chemical signals in their systems of communication.动物利用各种各样的听觉、视觉和化学信号来进行交流。

8 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。

9 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

10 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

11 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

12 nomination   

n.提名，任命，提名权

参考例句：

• John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
• Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。

13 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》