Nitty Gritty Dirt Band News

 
An appreciation: Doug Dillard was 'my mentor,' John McEuen says
Los Angeles Times
John McEuen, one of the founding members of the Southern California-based Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, helped forge an early bridge in the 1970s between the then-distinct worlds of rock and country music with the group's 1972 triple-record set, ...

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Cape Breton Post
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Asleep at the Wheel come to Renfro Valley
Lexington Herald Leader
But on Saturday, those roads will lead the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Asleep at the Wheel to the same stage at Renfro Valley. The Dirt Band is a veteran act born of a fertile folk and progressive country scene in Southern California during the late ...
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Asleep at the Wheel to play at The Kent StageRavenna Record Courier
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band stands the test of timeCape Breton Post

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PennLive.com (blog)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to play at Whitaker Center
PennLive.com (blog)
By Sean Adams, THE PATRIOT-NEWS With hits such as “Fishin' in the Dark,” “Dance Little Jean” and “Workin' Man,” the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band tapped into some of the iconic elements of American country music and helped to spur the revival of traditional ...

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400 songs and still going strong
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band learned their lesson: stay the hell outta Canada in the winter. Left: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has remained true to their roots over the years, in spite of the many changes to labels they've observed.


 
Los Angeles Times
Influential banjo player Doug Dillard, familiar figure on 'Griffith Show ...
Washington Post
The group influenced and worked with key members of the Southern California rock scene who spread their ideas to bands like The Eagles, The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. John McEuen of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was ...
Banjo great Doug Dillard dies at 75The Tennessean (blog)
Banjo icon Doug Dillard dead at 75UPI.com

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Valley buzzing with activities this summer
Conway Daily Sun
... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; June 2, Stone Mountain Live, with Carol Noonan and the Stone Mountain Boys and special guests: Knots and Crosses; June 7, Don McLean; and June 8; John Lennon Imagined: Beatles and Solo Years featuring The Nutopians; June 9.


 
Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News
The Dirt Band's John McEuen on the Late Doug Dillard
Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News
There would not have been a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with me in it if it had not been for Doug.. consequently, there would not have been a Will the Circle Be Unbroken album if not for him. Thank you Douglas for what you did for me. Doug Dillard.

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