Browsing: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band under his leadership has long mixed elements of country, bluegrass, folk, mountain music, and rock & roll into a sound that celebrated the full range of American music.

Five-decades-running Americana pioneers Nitty Gritty Dirt Band have already played a major role in the preservation and popularity of folk…

In July of 1965, while nursing a hangover in a New Orleans drunk tank, Walker met a man who would forever change his life – a street performer known only as Bojangles.

Founding member, and project supervisor Jeff Hanna says, “We really wanted this collection to historically reflect our band’s timeline…”