@stuartk: When you watch the video on Lauderdale I posted you will get the answer to your question, and much more. 😉
You may get an inkling as to why Elvis Costello, Buddy Miller, Lucinda Williams, Rodney Crowell, and many other artists (and I, of course) think as highly of Jim as they do.
When Gurf Morlix resigned as Lucinda’s guitarist, harmony singer, and bandleader, she hired Lauderdale to take his place. I already had all his albums when he joined her for the Car Wheels tour, but hadn’t yet seen him live. Joining them on lead guitar was Kenny Vaughan, now a member of Marty Stuart’s band The Fabulous Superlatives. That they are! IMO, the best band in the land.