The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Top Songs

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Fishin' In The Dark [Remastered]
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Make A Little Magic
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Mr. Bojangles [Remastered]
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I Saw The Light
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An American Dream

Albums

  • Workin' Band

    May 2024 • 12 songs

  • Fishin' in the Dark: The Best of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
  • Partners, Brothers and Friends

    Jan 2024 • 10 songs

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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The rise of country-rock in the late 1960s introduced a down-home sound to a younger and hipper audience, and few if any groups hewed closer to country traditions -- and enjoyed a longer career -- than the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. They first emerged as part of the jug band revival that spawned acts like the Lovin' Spoonful and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, adding a dash of vaudeville humor (as evidence by their 1967 album Ricochet), but they matured into a sound informed by classic string bands and bluegrass when they scored their breakthrough hit with 1970's "Mr. Bojangles" (from ...
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