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[[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] is an American [[country rock]] band. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in [[Long Beach, California]], in 1966.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|pages=905/6}}</ref> The band’s membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded as the '''Dirt Band'''. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.
[[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] (NGDB) is an American [[country rock]] band. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in [[Long Beach, California]], in 1966.<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|pages=905/6}}</ref> The band's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period when the band performed and recorded as the '''Dirt Band'''. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.


The band's successes include a [[cover version]] of [[Jerry Jeff Walker]]'s "[[Mr. Bojangles (song)|Mr. Bojangles]]". Albums include 1972's ''[[Will the Circle be Unbroken (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)|Will the Circle be Unbroken]]'', featuring such traditional country artists as [[Maybelle Carter|Mother Maybelle Carter]], [[Earl Scruggs]], [[Roy Acuff]], [[Doc Watson]], [[Merle Travis]], and [[Jimmy Martin]]. A follow-up album based on the same concept, ''[[Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two]]'' was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two [[Grammy Award|Grammys]], and was named [[Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[Country Music Association Awards]].
The band's successes include a [[cover version]] of [[Jerry Jeff Walker]]'s "[[Mr. Bojangles (song)|Mr. Bojangles]]". Albums include 1972's ''[[Will the Circle Be Unbroken (album)|Will the Circle Be Unbroken]]'', featuring such traditional country artists as [[Maybelle Carter|Mother Maybelle Carter]], [[Earl Scruggs]], [[Roy Acuff]], [[Doc Watson]], [[Merle Travis]], and [[Jimmy Martin]]. A follow-up album based on the same concept, ''[[Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two]]'' was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two [[Grammy Award|Grammys]], and was named [[Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[Country Music Association Awards]].


==Studio albums==
==Studio albums==
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* Release date: June 1980
* Release date: June 1980
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* Release date: March 8, 2022
* Label: NGDB Records
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! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]
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! scope="row"| ''[[Will the Circle be Unbroken (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album)|Will the Circle Be Unbroken]]''
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* Release date: October 1972
* Release date: October 1972
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! scope="row"| "Jamaica (Say You Will)"
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! scope="row"| "[[High Horse]]"
! scope="row"| "[[High Horse (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song)|High Horse]]"
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===1990s===
===1990s onward===
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| style="text-align:left;"| ''Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two''
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! scope="row"| "[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They Are a-Changin']]"<br />{{small|(with [[Rosanne Cash]], [[Steve Earle]],<br />[[Jason Isbell]], and [[The War and Treaty]]}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/2021/02/05/nitty-gritty-dirt-band-bob-dylan-jason-isbell-rosanne-cash-war-treaty-steve-earle/4275612001/ | title=Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covers Bob Dylan with Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash and more | publisher=The Tennessean | date=February 5, 2021 | accessdate=November 5, 2024}}</ref>
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*A<span id="endnote_A" ></span>'''[[#ref A|^]]''' "Some of Shelly's Blues" did not chart when first issued on Liberty. United Artists reissued the title in 1971, at which time it charted.
*A<span id="endnote_A" ></span>'''[[#ref A|^]]''' "Some of Shelly's Blues" did not chart when first issued on Liberty. United Artists reissued the title in 1971, at which time it charted.
*B<span id="endnote_B" ></span>'''[[#ref B|^]]''' "Make a Little Magic" also peaked at number 26 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
*B<span id="endnote_B" ></span>'''[[#ref B|^]]''' "Make a Little Magic" also peaked at number 26 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0227.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 AC Singles - August 30, 1980}}</ref>
*C<span id="endnote_C" ></span>'''[[#ref C|^]]''' The recording of "Fire In The Sky" that charted in 1986 and appeared on the ''Twenty Years of Dirt'' album is the same recording that had previously been issued on the Liberty label in 1981. Both the reissued single and aforementioned album ascribe phonographic copyright to Liberty Records.
*C<span id="endnote_C" ></span>'''[[#ref C|^]]''' The recording of "Fire In The Sky" that charted in 1986 and appeared on the ''Twenty Years of Dirt'' album is the same recording that had previously been issued on the Liberty label in 1981. Both the reissued single and aforementioned album ascribe phonographic copyright to Liberty Records.
*D<span id="endnote_D" ></span>'''[[#ref D|^]]''' "Bang, Bang, Bang" was originally released by [[Rising Tide Records]] before that label closed; the re-release of the song in 1999 was under [[DreamWorks Records]].
*D<span id="endnote_D" ></span>'''[[#ref D|^]]''' "Bang, Bang, Bang" was originally released by [[Rising Tide Records]] before that label closed; the re-release of the song in 1999 was under [[DreamWorks Records]].
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| "Partners, Brothers and Friends"<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSUEAAAAMBAJ&q=gary+gutierrez+nitty+gritty+dirt+band&pg=PA46|title=Billboard - May 31, 1986 - Google Books Result|date=31 May 1986|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref>
| "Partners, Brothers and Friends"<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CSUEAAAAMBAJ&q=gary+gutierrez+nitty+gritty+dirt+band&pg=PA46|title=Billboard - May 31, 1986 - Google Books Result|date=31 May 1986|access-date=2017-01-16}}</ref>
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| Gary Gutierrez
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| 1987
| "Fishin' in the Dark"
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| 1988
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| 1969
| 1969
| "Paint Your Wagon" soundtrack<br />on "Hand Me Down That Can O' Beans"
| ''Paint Your Wagon'' soundtrack, by various artists
| "Hand Me Down That Can O' Beans"
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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| 1971
| ''[[Jackson Browne (album)|Jackson Browne]]'' by Jackson Bowne
| Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
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| 1971
| "Sweet Country Suite" by Larry Murray
| John McEuen - mandolin<ref name="AllMusicMcEuen">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-mceuen-p28094/credits |title=John McEuen |publisher=AllMusic |date=1945-12-19 |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
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| 1972
| "I Saw the Light with Some Help from My Friends "<br /> by Earl Scruggs
| John McEuen - vocals (background), banjo
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| 1973
| ''[[Don't Cry Now]]'' by Linda Ronstadt
| Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
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| 1974
| ''[[Highway Call]]'' by Richard (Dickey) Betts
| Jeff Hanna - acoustic guitar
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| 1974
| "Monkey Grip " by Bill Wyman
| John McEuen - mandolin, banjo
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| 1974
| ''[[Heart Like a Wheel]]'' by Linda Ronstadt
| Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
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| 1975
| ''[[Windsong]]'' by John Denver
| Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
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| 1975
| "Blue Sky - Night Thunder " by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - banjo<br />Jeff Hanna – background vocals<br />Jimmy Ibbotson – background vocals
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| 1975
| 1975
| banjoman soundtrack by Various Artists
| ''Banjoman'' soundtrack, by various artists
| Live version of "Battle Of New Orleans" and "Diggy Liggy Lo"
| Live version of "Battle Of New Orleans" and "Diggy Liggy Lo"
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| 1976
| "Flowing Free Forever" by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - violin, mandolin, banjo, guitar, fiddle
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| 1976
| "Long Hard Ride" by The Marshall Tucker Band
| John McEuen - banjo, mandolin
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| 1976
| "Swans Against the Sun" by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - Dobro, slide guitar, banjo, fiddle, violin, guitar<br />Jeff Hanna — vocals
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| 1977
| "Great Rush" by Timberline
| John McEuen - fiddle, banjo
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| 1978
| 1978
| "Wild And Crazy Guy" by Steve Martin<br />on "King Tut"
| ''Wild And Crazy Guy'', by Steve Martin
| as the Toot Uncommons
| "King Tut", as the Toot Uncommons
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| 1981
| ''[[The Innocent Age]]'' by Dan Fogelberg
| Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
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| 1981
| "Full House: Aces High" by The Amazing Rhythm Aces
| John McEuen - mandolin, banjo
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| 1981
| "Steve Martin Brothers" by Steve Martin
| John McEuen - banjo, guitar, mandolin
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| 1982
| "Best of Michael Martin Murphey" by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - banjo, fiddle
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| 1984
| "Just Divorced" by David Allan Coe
| John McEuen - banjo, mandolin
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| 1986
| 1986
| "Tribute to Steve Goodman Various Artists" by Various Artists
| ''Tribute to Steve Goodman'', by various artists
| Live "Face On The Cutting Room Floor"<br />John McEuen - guitar, guitar (acoustic)<br />Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
| "Face On The Cutting Room Floor", live
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| 1986
| "Fallin for you for years" by Conway Twitty <br /> on ''You Can't Say I Haven't Tried''
| Harmony vocals - Jeff Hanna, Jimmy Ibbotson, Bob Carpenter
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| 1990
| ''[[Version of the Truth]]'' by Foster & Lloyd
| Jeff Hanna - harmony vocals on ''Version of the Truth''
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| 1990
| "Cowboy Songs" by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - mandolin, banjo, fiddle
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| 1991
| "Tilt-A-World" by Runaway Express
| John McEuen - mandolin
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| 1991
| "Wild Jimbos" by Wild Jimbos
| Jimmy Ibbotson
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| 1992
|''Another Country'' by The Chieftains<ref>''Another Country'', The Chieftains, RCAVictor/BMG 09026-60939-2 (1992) CD</ref>
| On ''Happy To Meet You'' Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar, Jeff Hanna - guitar, Jimmie Fadden - drums, harmonica<br />On ''Killbegs'' Jimmy Ibbotson - vocals, guitar, Jeff Hanna - vocals, guitar, Jimmy Fadden - drums, harmonica<br />On ''Finale'' Jimmy Ibbotson - vocals, Jeff Hanna - vocals, guitar, Jimmie Fadden - harmonica
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| 1992
| "Voices In The Wind" by Susie Bogguss
| Jimmy Fadden - harmonica<br />Bob Carpenter - vocals<br />Jimmy Ibottson - vocals<br />Jeff Hanna - vocals
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| 1993
| "Port of Mystery" by Runaway Express
| John McEuen - banjo
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| 1993
| "Cowboy Songs III" by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - banjo
|-
| 1996
| "One Voice" by Various Artists<br />On "You Believed in Me" with Karla Bonoff
| Jeff Hanna - guitar, vocals<br />Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar, mandolin, vocals<br />Jimmie Fadden - harmonica<br />Bob Carpenter - accordion, vocals
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| 1996
| ''[[Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)]]'' by Various Artists<br />on "Maybe Baby"
| Jeff Hanna - slide guitar, vocals<br />Bob Carpenter - Keyboards, vocals<br />Jimmy Ibbotson - mandolin, lead vocal<br />Jimmie Fadden - harmonica, vocals
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| 1998
| "Alligator Tales" by Chief Jim Billie
| John McEuen - guitar (electric), slide guitar, guitar (acoustic), banjo, E-Bow, mandolin, vocals (background)
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| 1998
| "Rusty Old Halo/Where Did the Money Go] by Hoyt Axton
| John McEuen - banjo
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| 1999
| "The Nashville Sessions" by Leftover Salmon and Friends
| "Five Alive" featuring Jeff Hanna
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| 1999
| "Acoustic Christmas Carols: Cowboy Christmas II"<br />by Michael Martin Murphey
| John McEuen - guitar, banjo, mandolin, tambourine, Indian drum
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| 1999
| "A Tribute To Jerry Garcia" by Jonathan McEuen & Phil Salazar
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| 2000
| ''String Alchemy: From Eclectic to Electric'' by Various Artists
| John McEuen - Three Tracks
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| 2000
| ''Seminole Fire'' by Chief Jim Billie
| John McEuen - mandolin, fiddle, synthesizer, banjo, guitar
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| 2002
| "American IV: The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash
| Jeff Hanna - acoustic guitar on "Desperado"
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| 2003
| 2003
| "[[Tennessee Stud]]" by Doc Watson
| ''[[Tennessee Stud]]'', by Doc Watson
| "Tennessee Stud"
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|-
| 2003
|''Further Down the Old Plank Road'' <br />by The Chieftains<ref>''Further Down The Old Plank Road'', The Chieftains, Victor 82876 52897 2 (2003) CD</ref>
| on ''The Squid-Jiggin' Ground / Larry O'Gaff'' Jeff Hanna - vocal, guitar, Jimmie Fadden - harmonica, drums, Jimmie Ibbotson - guitar
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| 2003
| "Return to Mu" by Merrell Fankhauser<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lancerecords.com/returnto.htm |title=Return to Mu – Merrell Fankhauser |publisher=Lancerecords.com |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| John McEuen – mandolin, guitar, background vocal <ref name="AllMusicMcEuen" />
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| 2003
|"Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip Original Soundtrack"
| John McEuen - banjo, slide guitar, producer, guitar (acoustic), mandolin <ref name="AllMusicMcEuen" />
|-
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| 2004
| 2004
|"This Is Americana"<br />on Gold Watch & Chain
| ''This Is Americana'', by various artists
|The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Kris Kristofferson <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002JP51S |title=This Is Americana: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| "Gold Watch & Chain", with Kris Kristofferson <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002JP51S |title=This Is Americana: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2004
| 2004
| "The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family"<br />on Gold Watch & Chain
| ''The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family'', by various artists
|The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Kris Kristofferson <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002IPZFU |title=The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family: VARIOUS ARTISTS, Carter Family: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| "Gold Watch & Chain", with Kris Kristofferson <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002IPZFU |title=The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family: VARIOUS ARTISTS, Carter Family: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
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| 2004
| 2004
| "Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003" by Various Artists<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00021985A |title=Merlefest Live Best of 2003: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| ''Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003'', by various artists
| "American Dream"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00021985A |title=Merlefest Live Best of 2003: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| American Dream Live by NGDB
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| 2004
| "Chasin' Wild Trains" by Kim Carnes
| Jeff Hanna - slide guitar
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|-
| 2005
| 2005
|"Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 30 Years"<br />on ''Fishin In The Dark'' live
| ''Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 30 Years'', by various artists
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009MAOGE |title=Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Thirty Years: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| "Fishin' In The Dark", live<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009MAOGE |title=Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Thirty Years: Various Artists: Music |website=Amazon |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
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| 2005
| I'm Going Back There Someday <br />by Paul Williams <ref>[http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/paul_williams.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221082506/http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/paul_williams.html |date=December 21, 2010 }}</ref>
| John McEuen - banjo
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| 2006
| Easy to Be Free: The Songs of Rick Nelson<br />on Believe What You Say <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantingseedsrecords.com/catalog/psr046.html |title=Various: Easy to be Free: The Songs of Rick Nelson |publisher=Planting Seeds Records |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| John McEuen - banjo, mandolin
|-
| 2007
| "Blindside" by Jock Bartley
| John McEuen - mandolin, fiddle<br />Jimmie Fadden - harmonica, maracas
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| 2007
| ''Road to Vegas'' by Phish <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/road-to-vegas-r1292092/credits |title=Road to Vegas - Phish |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2012-03-03}}</ref>
| John McEuen - slide guitar
|-
| 2007
| Music of the Wild West <br />Original TV Soundtrack <ref name="AllMusicMcEuen" />
| John McEuen - banjo, strings, guitar, bowed piano, mandolin, fiddle, tuba
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| 2007
| "The Heartbeat Of Love" by Richie Furay
| Jeff Hanna
|-
| 2007
| Another Time Brand New Opry <ref>[http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/brand_new_opry.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110102051650/http://www.aixrecords.com/catalog/brand_new_opry.html |date=January 2, 2011 }}</ref>
| John McEuen - mandolin, banjo
|}
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:18, 14 November 2024

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 2024.
Studio albums25
Live albums1
Compilation albums4
Singles41
Music videos22
No. 1 singles4

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) is an American country rock band. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California, in 1966.[1] The band's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period when the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.

The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists as Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two Grammys, and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.

Studio albums

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1960s

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Title Details Peak positions
US
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 151
Ricochet
  • Release date: September 1967
  • Label: Liberty Records
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Rare Junk
  • Release date: February 1968
  • Label: Liberty Records
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US Country US AUS[2] CAN
Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
  • Release date: September 1970
  • Label: Liberty Records
 — 66 31 56
All the Good Times — 162 47 —
Stars & Stripes Forever
  • Release date: June 1974
  • Label: United Artists Records
 32 28 93 25
Symphonion Dream
  • Release date: August 1975
  • Label: United Artists Records
 — 66 — —
The Dirt Band
  • Release date: June 1978
  • Label: United Artists Records
 — 163 — —
An American Dream
  • Release date: July 1979
  • Label: United Artists Records
 — 76 82 63
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US Country US CAN Country CAN
Make a Little Magic
  • Release date: June 1980
  • Label: United Artists Records
 — 62 12 64
Jealousy
  • Release date: July 1981
  • Label: Liberty Records
 — 102 — —
Let's Go
  • Release date: June 1983
  • Label: Liberty Records
 26 — — —
Plain Dirt Fashion 8 — 5 —
Partners, Brothers and Friends
  • Release date: July 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
 9 — — —
Hold On
  • Release date: July 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
 14 — — —
Workin' Band
  • Release date: August 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
 33 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s and 2000s

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Title Details Peak positions
US Country
The Rest of the Dream 53
Not Fade Away
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Liberty Records
 —
Acoustic
  • Release date: May 31, 1994
  • Label: Liberty Records
 —
The Christmas Album —
Bang, Bang, Bang —
Welcome to Woody Creek —
Speed of Life
  • Release date: September 22, 2009
  • Label: NGDB Records
 59
Dirt Does Dylan
  • Release date: March 8, 2022
  • Label: NGDB Records
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaborations

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country US CAN Country CAN
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
  • Release date: October 1972
  • Label: United Artists Records
 4 68 — 21
Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two 5 95 3 57
Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III 18 134 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Title Details Peak positions
US
Country 		US
Folk 		US
Bluegrass
Alive
  • Release date: March 1969
  • Label: Liberty Records
 — — —
Live Two Five
  • Release date: July 16, 1991
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
 50 — —
Circlin’ Back: Celebrating 50 Years (CD/DVD)[4]
  • Release date: September 30, 2016
  • Label: Warner Nashville
 11 11 1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country US
Dirt, Silver and Gold
  • Release date: October 1976
  • Label: United Artists Records
 28 77
Twenty Years of Dirt
  • Release date: May 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
 10 —
  • US: Platinum[5]
The Best Of — —
More Great Dirt
  • Release date: January 10, 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
 38 —
Greatest Hits — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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1960s and 1970s

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Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[7] 		US
[8] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
1967 "Buy for Me the Rain" — 45 — 37 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
"Truly Right" — — — — Ricochet
1968 "Collegiana" — — — — Rare Junk
1969 "Some of Shelly's Blues" — — — — Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
1970 "Mr. Bojangles" — 9 15 2
"Rave On" — — — —
1971 "House at Pooh Corner" — 53 — 30
"Some of Shelly's Blues" [A] — 64 — 56
"I Saw the Light" (with Roy Acuff) 56 — — — Will the Circle Be Unbroken
1972 "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" — 84 — — All the Good Times
"Baltimore" — — — —
"Jamaica (Say You Will)" — — — —
"Honky Tonkin'" — — — — Will the Circle Be Unbroken
1973 "Cosmic Cowboy – Part 1" — 123 — — Stars & Stripes Forever
"Grand Ole Opry Song" (with Jimmy Martin) 97 — — — Will the Circle Be Unbroken
"Tennessee Stud" (with Doc Watson) — — — —
1974 "The Battle of New Orleans" — 72 — — Stars & Stripes Forever
1975 "(All I Have to Do Is) Dream" — 66 — — Symphonium Dream
"Mother of Love" — — — —
1976 "Cosmic Cowboy" (re-recording) (as The Dirt Band) — — — — Dirt, Silver and Gold
"Jamaica Lady" (as The Dirt Band) — — — —
"Mother Earth (Provides For Me)" (as The Dirt Band) — — — —
1978 "In for the Night" (as The Dirt Band) — 86 — — The Dirt Band
"For A Little While" (as The Dirt Band) — — — —
1979 "In Her Eyes" (as The Dirt Band) — — — — An American Dream
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

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Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
US Country
[7] 		US
[8] 		AUS[2] CAN Country CAN
1980 "An American Dream" (as The Dirt Band) 58 13 45 — 3 An American Dream
"Make a Little Magic" (as The Dirt Band)[B] 77 25 — — 52 Make a Little Magic
"Badlands" (as The Dirt Band) — 107 — — —
"High School Yearbook" (as The Dirt Band) — — — — —
1981 "Fire in the Sky" (as The Dirt Band) — 76 — — — Jealousy
"Jealousy" (as The Dirt Band) — — — — —
"Too Close For Comfort" (as The Dirt Band) — — — — —
1983 "Shot Full of Love" 19 — — — — Let's Go
"Dance Little Jean" 9 — — 39 —
1984 "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" 1 — — 2 — Plain Dirt Fashion
"I Love Only You" 3 — — 3 —
1985 "High Horse" 2 — — 2 —
"Modern Day Romance" 1 — — 2 — Partners, Brothers and Friends
"Home Again in My Heart" 3 — — 1 —
1986 "Partners, Brothers and Friends" 6 — — 3 —
"Stand a Little Rain" 5 — — 3 — Twenty Years of Dirt
"Fire in the Sky" (re-release)[C] 7 — — 5 —
1987 "Baby's Got a Hold on Me" 2 — — 2 — Hold On
"Fishin' in the Dark" 1 — — 1 —
  • US: Platinum[9]
"Oh What a Love" 5 — — — —
1988 "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" 4 — — 6 — Workin' Band
"I've Been Lookin'" 2 — — 1 —
"Down That Road Tonight" 6 — — — —
1989 "Turn of the Century" 27 — — 24 — Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two
"And So It Goes" (with John Denver) 14 — — 29 —
"When It's Gone" 10 — — 11 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s onward

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Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country
[7] 		CAN Country
1990 "One Step Over the Line"
(with Rosanne Cash and John Hiatt) 		63 47 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two
"From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" 65 66 The Rest of the Dream
"You Made Life Good Again" 60 33
"The Rest of the Dream" — —
1991 "Cadillac Ranch" — — Live Two Five
"Mr. Bojangles" (re-recording) — 68
1992 "I Fought the Law" 66 — Not Fade Away
"One Good Love" 74 85
1993 "Little Angel"[10] — —
1994 "Cupid's Got a Gun"[11] — — Acoustic
1996 "Maybe Baby"[12] — — Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)
1998 "Bang, Bang, Bang"[D] 52 44 Bang, Bang, Bang
1999 "Bang, Bang, Bang" (re-release) 63 67
2021 "The Times They Are a-Changin'"
(with Rosanne Cash, Steve Earle,
Jason Isbell, and The War and Treaty[13] 		— — Dirt Does Dylan
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

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Christmas singles

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Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[7]
1983 "Colorado Christmas" 93 A Christmas Tradition
1988 "Colorado Christmas" (re-release) — Sessions Presents: Christmas Wishes

Notes

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  • A^ "Some of Shelly's Blues" did not chart when first issued on Liberty. United Artists reissued the title in 1971, at which time it charted.
  • B^ "Make a Little Magic" also peaked at number 26 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[14]
  • C^ The recording of "Fire In The Sky" that charted in 1986 and appeared on the Twenty Years of Dirt album is the same recording that had previously been issued on the Liberty label in 1981. Both the reissued single and aforementioned album ascribe phonographic copyright to Liberty Records.
  • D^ "Bang, Bang, Bang" was originally released by Rising Tide Records before that label closed; the re-release of the song in 1999 was under DreamWorks Records.

Music videos

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Year Title Director
1981 "Fire in the Sky"
1985 "Modern Day Romance" Gary Amelon
1986 "Partners, Brothers and Friends"[15] Gary Gutierrez
1988 "I've Been Lookin'"
1989 "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" Bill Pope
"When It's Gone" Joanne Gardner
1990 "You Made Life Good Again"
"The Rest of the Dream"
1991 "Mr. Bojangles" (live) Gerry Wenner
"Cadillac Ranch" (live)
1992 "One Good Love"
1993 "Little Angel"
1994 "Cupid's Got a Gun" Roger Pistole
1996 "You Believed in Me"
(with Karla Bonoff)
"Maybe Baby"
1997 "Silent Night"
1998 "Bang, Bang, Bang" Michael McNamara
2002 "The Lowlands" Wes Edwards
2022 "I Shall Be Released"[16]
(featuring Larkin Poe)
"Forever Young"
"Country Pie"

DVD & VHS

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Year Title
1982 "The Dirt Band Tonight"[17]
1991 "Twenty Years of Dirt"[18]
1993 "Northern Circle The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Plays Alaska"[19]
2003 Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along[20]
2007 "Country Legends Live Mini Concert"[21]
2016 "Circlin’ Back: Celebrating 50 Years" (CD/DVD)[4]

NGDB as contributing artists

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[22]

Year Album Title by Artist Contribution
1969 Paint Your Wagon soundtrack, by various artists "Hand Me Down That Can O' Beans"
1975 Banjoman soundtrack, by various artists Live version of "Battle Of New Orleans" and "Diggy Liggy Lo"
1978 Wild And Crazy Guy, by Steve Martin "King Tut", as the Toot Uncommons
1986 Tribute to Steve Goodman, by various artists "Face On The Cutting Room Floor", live
2003 Tennessee Stud, by Doc Watson "Tennessee Stud"
2004 This Is Americana, by various artists "Gold Watch & Chain", with Kris Kristofferson [23]
2004 The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family, by various artists "Gold Watch & Chain", with Kris Kristofferson [24]
2004 Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003, by various artists "American Dream"[25]
2005 Telluride Bluegrass Festival: 30 Years, by various artists "Fishin' In The Dark", live[26]

References

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  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 905/6. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 91 & 219. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "American album certifications – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Will the Circle be Unbroken". Recording Industry Association of America.
  4. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band > Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "American album certifications – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Twenty Years of Dirt". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "American album certifications – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – More Great Dirt". Recording Industry Association of America.
  7. ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 300–301. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  8. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Fishin%27 in the Dark". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 10, 1993.
  11. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. July 30, 1994.
  12. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cashbox. June 29, 1996.
  13. ^ "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covers Bob Dylan with Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash and more". The Tennessean. February 5, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  14. ^ "RPM Top 50 AC Singles - August 30, 1980" (PDF).
  15. ^ Billboard - May 31, 1986 - Google Books Result. 31 May 1986. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
  16. ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (April 7, 2022). "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Announces New Album 'Dirt Does Dylan' & Shares New Single Feat. Larkin Poe". Rock and Blues Muse. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  17. ^ "The DIrt Band Tonight", The Dirt Band, Thorn EMI VideoTVD 1812 (1982) VHS
  18. ^ "Twenty Years of Dirt", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Warner Reprise Video 38264-3 (1991) VHS
  19. ^ "Northern Circle The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Plays Alaska", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Teton Productions (1993) DVD
  20. ^ Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Special Guest, Capital 7243-4-90416-9-1 (2003) DVD
  21. ^ "Country Legends Live Mini Concert", Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Timeless Media Group TMG 63494 (2007) DVD
  22. ^ NGDB as contributing artists information from album liner notes
  23. ^ "This Is Americana: Various Artists: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  24. ^ "The Unbroken Circle - The Musical Heritage Of The Carter Family: VARIOUS ARTISTS, Carter Family: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  25. ^ "Merlefest Live Best of 2003: Various Artists: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
  26. ^ "Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Thirty Years: Various Artists: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
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