Since then there have been two additional Circle Volumes. Somehow the most revered names in country and roots music agreed to be involved and contributed mightily to 1972’s Will the Circle Be Unbroken album, a project which found them recording classic country songs with legendary elders including Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson and Jimmy Martin. The band went to Nashville in 1972 and took the bold step of honoring traditional country and roots music. Browne exited after a few months, string player John McEuen joined the group and the band’s style evolved into a pioneering country-rock act. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band began in 1966 as a rough-hewn jug band, playing in Southern California folk clubs. As well, there will be on stage contributions from Country Music Hall of Famer Vince Gill, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famers John Prine and Rodney Crowell, legendary gypsy troubadour Jerry Jeff Walker, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (and original Dirt Band member) Jackson Browne, and former NGDB band member Jimmy Ibbotson. The band will be augmented by first-rate instrumentalists Sam Bush on mandolin, Jerry Douglas on resonator guitar and Byron House on bass. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, and John McEuen will celebrate 50 years at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the Mother Church of Country Music, on September 14 2015. Other Special Guests Include Vince Gill, John Prine, Rodney Crowell, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jackson Browne and Jimmy Ibbotson Joining The Band Will Be Alumni Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Byron House Nitty Gritty Dirt Band To Play 50th Anniversary Show At The Ryman Auditorium Nashville Showcase on Americanafest 2015 #7 NOW SOLD OUT Read about Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s historic concert
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