The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Published: July 12, 2016, 2:24 a.m.

Celebrating their Golden (50th) Anniversary together, the iconic and profoundly influential\xa0Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country, Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status.\n\n\nWith multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top hits such as "Fishin' In The Dark" and "Mr. Bojangles", multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, the band's accolades continue to accumulate.\n\n\nTheir groundbreaking "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" album has been inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as well as the Grammy Hall of Fame. NGDB\u2019s recording of "Mr. Bojangles" was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010. In 2014 "Fishin' In the Dark" was certified platinum for digital downloads by the RIAA.\n\nToday, NGDB (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, John McEuen) continue their non-stop touring in their\xa050th year together. On September 14th, 2015 they played to a Sold Out Crowd at The historic Ryman Auditorium\xa0with some close musical friends - including Vince Gill, Rodney Crowell, Alison Krauss and Jackson Browne - to film\xa0a 50th Anniversary Special available on DVD this September!