Jim Lauderdale salutes George Jones on Cayamo
Jim Lauderdale dropped in on Buddy Miller’s first show on Cayamo, a music festival on a cruise ship.
Dressed in bright red slacks and shirt worthy of the Opry, Lauderdale apparently inspired Miller to do a three-song tribute to George Jones, a man both artists admire. Lauderdale even portrayed Jones in a production at the Ryman in Nashville a few years back.
The two performed “Why Baby Why,” “The Race Is On” and “She Thinks I Still Care.” Lauderdale followed with his own “King of Broken Hearts,” a nod to Gram Parsons.
Lauderdale also announced that he and Miller will soon be co-hosting a show on Sirius-XM’s “Outlaw Country.”