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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band X
1989-1999 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band X
1989-1999 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band X
1989-1999 |
Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals//washboard/percussion/bass
Jimmie Fadden - drums/guitar/harmonica/vocals
Bob Carpenter - keyboards/accordion/bass/vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar/keyboards/mandolin/base/vocals |
"Bang! Bang!
Bang!"
Dreamworks (1999)"The Christmas
Album"
Rising Tide (1997)
"Acoustic"
Liberty Records (1994)
"Not Fade Away"
Liberty Records(1992)
"The Rest of the Dream"
MCA (1991)
"Live Two-Five"
Capitol (1991)
"Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol.
II"
Universal (1989)
"More Great Dirt"
Warner Brothers 1989
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The Group Releases More Great Dirt, the second authorized
Greatest Hits LP. Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. II is hailed internationally for
uniting old and new singers, such as Roy Acuff, Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Bruce Hornsby,
John Hiatt, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, and others. Circle II goes gold in the US and
Canada, and wins 3 Grammy's and the CMA Album of the Year. A long-form video documentary
"The Making of Will the Circle be Unbroken II" is released on Cabin Fever
Entertainment. The Dirt Band returns to the Soviet Union for 3 sold out performances, and
national Soviet TV appearances. The Rest of the Dream is released in June 1990, produced
by the band and Randy Scruggs, who produced Circle II. In late 1990, the band goes on a
major tour including Canada, Europe, and Japan. Nitty
Gritty Dirt Band commemorates their 25th anniversary by recording a live album Live Two
Five in Red Deer, produced by T-Bone Burnett. They return to their original label, Liberty
Records, to record Not Fade Away in August 1992. The prestigious Aspen School of Music
creates their first scholarship honoring a pop group in the band's name. 20 Years of Dirt
is certified gold at the end of 1993. In early 1994, the band returns to the studio and
their origins, recording Acoustic, a self-penned, self-produced project that spotlights
the "wooden" sound they have championed for years. Uncle Charlie and Will The
Circle Be Unbroken, tow historical records, are released on CD. In 1996, the band records
a duet with Karla Bonoff, "You Believed in Me", to appear on the MCA Olympic
album One Voice. They also record, "Maybe Baby" for the Buddy Holly tribute
album Not Fade Away on Decca Records, and in 1996 celebrate 30 years on the road. In 1997
they release The Christmas Album. In May 1999 they are due to release Bang! Bang!
Bang!. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band IX
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band IX
1987-1988
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band IX
1987-1988 |
Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals/drums/washboard/percussion
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/vocals
Bob Carpenter - keyboards/accordion/vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar/keyboards/drums/accordion/vocals
Bernie Leadon - vocals/guitar/banjo/mandolin/mandocello |
"Workin'
Band"
Warner Brothers (1988) |
Dirt Band releases Hold On, it's 19th LP, with the Number One
singles "Fishin' in the Dark" and "Baby's Got a Hold on Me." They
appear on both the Today Show and the Tonight Show in the same week, and tour Europe.
Plain Dirt Fashion and 20 Years of Dirt are certified gold in Canada, and the band
releases Workin' Band, scoring two more Top 10 songs. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VIII
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VIII
1982-1987
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Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals/drums/washboard/percussion
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/accordion/vocals
Bob Carpenter - keyboards/accordion/vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar/keyboards/drums/accordion/vocals |
"Hold On"
Warner Brothers (1987)"Twenty
Years of Dirt"
Warner Brothers (1986)
"Partners, Brothers, and Friends"
Warner Brothers (1985)
"Plain Dirt Fashion"
Warner Brothers (1984)
"Let's Go"
Liberty Records (1982) |
Band returns to Nashville to record Let's Go, and "Dance
Little Jean" goes Top 10 Country. The band also records Plain Dirt Fashion and
Partners, Brothers, and Friends. "Long Hard Road" becomes the Dirt Band's first
Number One record, and the band eventually has 17 consecutive Top 10 country songs. The
band receives nominations from both the CMA and ACM, and perform at the 1984 Olympics in
LA and at the first Farm-Aid concert. The Twenty Years of Dirt Collection is released,
coinciding with the band's 20th anniversary of their first performance at the Paradox Club
in Orange County on May 13, 1966. The Anniversary concert in McNichols Arena in Denver is
a sell-out, with guests such as Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson, John Prine, and
others. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VII
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VII
1980-1981
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Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals/drums/washboard/percussion
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/vocals
Bob Carpenter - keyboards/accordion/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/accordion/vocals
Al Garth - violin/keyboards/sax/vocals
Richard Hathaway - bass |
"Jealousy"
Liberty Records (1981)
"Make a Little Magic"
United Artists (1980)
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band releases Make a Little Magic and
Jealousy, and the single "Make a Little Magic" with Nicolette Larson makes the
Top 20 pop charts. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VI
1978-1979
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VI
1978-1979
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Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals/drums/washboard/percussion
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/vocals
Bob Carpenter - keyboards/accordion/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/accordion/vocals
Al Garth - sax/fiddle/horns/keyboards/percussion
Merel Bregante - drums/percussion
Richard Hathaway - bass |
"An
American Dream"
United Artists (1979)
"The Dirt Band"
United Artists (1978) |
Group releases Wild Nights and An American Dream LPs, and the
single "American Dream" with Linda Ronstadt goes to #13 on the Pop chats. The
band also appears on Saturday Night Live and provides arrangement and backing for Steve
Martin's King Tut. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
VThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
V
1976-1977 |
Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals/drums/washboard/percussion
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/accordion/vocals
John Cable - guitar/bass/vocals
Jackie Clark - bass/guitar |
"Dirt Silver
and Gold"
United Artists (1976) |
Dirt Band becomes the first American group selected by the
Soviet government to tour the USSR, spending a month in Russia playing to live audiences
and a massive TV audience of 145,000,000. Tour incessantly, and release Dirt, Silver and
Gold, a 3-record LP. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
IV
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
IV
1974-1975 |
Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals/drums/washboard/percussion
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/accordion/vocals
Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar/keyboards/drums/accordion/vocals |
"Dream"
United Artists (1975)
"Stars and Stripes
Forever"
United Artists (1974) |
Band records Stars and Stripes Forever and Dream LPs, and
play at an amazing variety of shows, including bluegrass festival one day before opening
for Aerosmith. Play to a crowd of 190,000 at a Sedalia MO "Rock Festival" in 103
degree heat, performing as a 4-piece band. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
II
1968-1969
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Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/washtub bass/vocals
Ralph Barr - guitar/clarinet/vocals
Les Thompson - bass/guitar/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
Chris Darrow - guitar/fiddle |
"Alive"
Liberty Records(1969)
"Rare Junk"
Liberty Records (1968)
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Group records Rare Junk and Alive, stay in the Walt Whitman
National Forest, Oregon, for 4 months filming "Paint Your Wagon" with Clint
Eastwood and Lee Marvin. Play Carnegie Hall and Bill Cosby's opening act, and jam with
Dizzy Gillespie. |
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
I
1966-1967
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Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/washtub bass/vocals
Ralph Barr - guitar/clarinet/vocals
Les Thompson - bass/guitar/vocals
Bruce Kunkel - guitar/violin/vocals
John McEuen - guitar/fiddle/banjo/mandolin/vocals
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"Ricochet"
(1967) Liberty Records
"Nitty Gritty Dirt Band"
(1967) Liberty Records |
Dirt Band records Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Ricochet LPs;
"Buy For Me the Rain" hits the Top 40 on the Pop charts. The band appears on
Johnny Carson's Tonight Show, living in the "Dirt House" with Duane & Gregg
Allman, Steve martin, The Sunshine Company, and William McEuen, their collective manager.
Headline with Jack Benny and The Doors in the same week.
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May 1966
The Illegitimate Jug Band
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Jeff Hanna - guitar/vocals
Jimmie Fadden - guitar/harmonica/washtub bass/vocals
Jackson Browne - guitar/vocals
Ralph Barr - guitar/clarinet/vocals
Les Thompson - bass/guitar/vocals
Bruce Kunkel - guitar/violin/vocals |
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Band hangs out at McCabe' Guitar Shop trying to "figure
out how not to have to work for a living." Perform in the LA/Orange County Folk-rock
scene in 1920's pinstripe suits & cowboy boots. |
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