The rest is, as they say, musical history, and produced a record that crossed genres and generations at a time when America was, as it is now, divided. I mean, come on, getting to hang out with Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, and Merle Travis?” You’ll thank me later.’ So, I said I was willing to follow his lead. “Our manager was Bill McEuen, John’s brother. By phone from his Nashville home, Jeff Hanna said he wondered if it was the smart thing to do. Looking back, it was the right choice at the right moment. Bojangles” was riding the airwaves the band took a sharp left turn, leaving LA for Nashville to make a hillbilly record. On Uncle Charlie, it was as if the band imprinted their DNA on vinyl. The eclectic mix of folk, rock, country and stone bluegrass seemed prophetic, as all the future iterations of their career were there in seed form. Bojangles,” that the band was catapulted into the catbird seat. Their first album contained a bona fide hit, “Buy for Me the Rain.” But it wasn’t until Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy, and “Mr. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band started in 1966, a bunch of young bucks with a love for jug band music. Judging from the evidence provided on Circlin’ Back, it was a damn good time. The party was held, fittingly, at the Ryman Auditorium, and paid tribute to the band and highlighted each phase of their half century career. This cd/dvd combo commemorates a special night in the fall of 2015 when the Dirt Band gathered some close friends and musical heroes together to celebrate. Case in point, their latest release, Circlin’ Back. But the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band aren’t crossing the finish line, they are just passing a mile marker, and the road ahead of them is still wide open. Fewer make it and still sound as good, or as vital, as they did in the early days.
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