The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Latest Release
- Hold On
- October 2023
- • 10 Songs
Top Songs
| 1 | Make A Little Magic | ||
| 2 | I Saw The Light | ||
| 3 | Mr. Bojangles [Remastered] | ||
| 4 | An American Dream | ||
| 5 | Dance Little Jean [Remastered 2001] |
Albums
May 2022 • 1 song
May 2022 • 10 songs
Apr 2022 • 1 song
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About
Biography
Founded in California during 1966, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have lasted longer than virtually any other country-based rock group of their era. Younger contemporaries of the Byrds, they played an almost equally important role in the transformation from folk-rock into country-rock, and were an influence on such bands as the Eagles and Alabama. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's beginnings lay with the New Coast Two, a folk duo consisting of Jeff Hanna (guitar, vocals) and Bruce Kunkel (guitar, washtub bass), formed while both were in high school in the early '60s.
By the time the t...