The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since the original founding in California in 1965. The group's membership has had at least a dozen iterations over the years, including five years, between "Dirt, Silver & Gold" (1976) and "Let's Go" (1983), when the band performed and recorded as The Dirt Band.
The band's best-known song was a 1970 cover of Jerry Jeff Walker's folk song "Mr. Bojangles". Their greatest critical acclaim has been for a 1972 album of country and folk standards, recorded in Nashville in collaboration with more traditional country artists, entitled "Will The Circle Be Unbroken".
In July 1974 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was one of the headline acts at The Ozark Music Festival, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds, in Sedalia, Missouri. Some estimates have put the crowd count at 350,000 people, which would make this one of the largest music events in history.
Group Members:
Bob Carpenter - keyboard, accordion, bass, and vocals (1977-present)
Jim Fadden - drums, harmonica,guitar, washtub bass, jug and vocals (1966-present)
Jeff Hanna - guitar, mandolin, drums, harmonica, bass, washboard, jug and vocals (1966-present)
John McEuen - banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin, accordion washtub bass and vocals (1966-1986 & 2001-present)
Former members:
Ralph Barr - guitar, clarinet and vocals (1966-1968)
Merel Bregante - drums and percussion (1977-1979)
Jackson Browne - guitar and vocals (1966)
John Cable - guitar, bass and vocals (1976-1977)
Jackie Clark - guitar, bass and vocals (1976-1977)
Chris Darrow - fiddle, guitar, mandolin and vocals (1967-1968)
Michael Gardner - drums (1980-1981)
Al Garth - saxophone, fiddle, keyboard, percussion and vocals (1977-1981)
Richard Hathaway - bass and vocals (1977-1981)
Jimmy Ibbotson - guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, accordion, drums, flute and vocals (1968-1975 & 1982-2004)
Bruce Kunkel - guitar, kazoo, vocals (1966-1967)
Bernie Leadon - guitar, banjo, mandolin and vocals (1987-1989)
Vic Mastrianni - drums (1980-1981)
Les Thompson - guitar, bass, mandolin and vocals (1966-1973)
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