#nitty gritty dirt band

[chernobog13]

Steve Martin (no, not the reporter from Godzilla) performs his hit single, King Tut, for the first time on the April 22, 1978 episode of Saturday Night Live.

The song sold over one million copies when released as a single, and was #17 on Billboard's Hot 100 that year.

The gold-faced saxophone player, Lou Marini, was later featured as one of the band members in The Blues Brothers (1980).

[oldshowbiz]

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's opening act

[personinthepalace]

Cadillac Ranch - Mischief Movie Night In (featuring Josh Elliott's dance moves)

for @inked-out-trees - happy birthday!!

[tyin-cherry-knots]

reading articles that dissect Lolita and Ada or ardor while listening to nitty gritty dirt band is crazy

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Tommy Emmanuel with Bryan Sutton and Ross Holmes - “Mr. Bojangles” (Live, Aug. 31, 2024)

There was no flashiness - just thoughtful, low-key soloing and rhythm work to unlock the latent melancholy inside Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles.”

Instrumental save for Tommy Emmanuel taking a couple of passes at the refrain as his unrehearsed, Aug. 31 performance with fellow guitarist Bryan Sutton and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band fiddler Ross Holmes reached its conclusion, this version is breathtaking in its subtlety. It’s powerful without exerting power; virtuosic without betraying virtuosity.

It seems to call for a proper studio version; however, the magic of this performance lies in its off-the-cuff presentation and likely could not be recreated. Thankfully, someone had the good idea to capture this “Bojangles” as it unfolded during Emmanuel’s guitar camp in Nashville, making another iteration unnecessary.

Grade card: Tommy Emmanuel with Bryan Sutton and Ross Holmes - “Mr. Bojangles” (Live - 8/31/24)

9/11/24

[upperswampmonkey]

Wildwood Flower - Mother Maybelle Carter

[thecoparoom]

Country Fest 85

Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal - Jun 16, 1985

[oldshowbiz]

The Nitty Gritty (Comedy) Hour

[professeur-stump]

Music forms a new Circle

2271. Will the Circle be Unbroken, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Will the Circle be Unbroken, 1971) (United Artists, 1972)

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[joegramoe]

Will the Circle be Unbroken is the seventh studio album by American country music group The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with collaboration from many famous bluegrass and country-western players, including Roy Acuff, "Mother" Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Merle Travis, Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Norman Blake, Jimmy Martin, and others. It also introduced fiddler Vassar Clements to a wider audience. The album was released in November 1972, through United Artists Records.

[breezingby]

Nashville Blues ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

[krispyweiss]

Song Review: Phil Salazar & The Kin Folk feat. Bob Weir - “Shady Groove”

Though they changed the name to “Shady Groove,” the song Phil Salazar & The Kin Folk recorded with Bob Weir is still “Shady Grove.”

So while the second “O” is silent on the recording, the bluegrass instrumentation is not, as guitars, fiddles, mandolin and other acoustic and electric accoutrements plant the Kentucky sod south of the U.S. border.

The music swings, though the vocals lack. The poor singing is not ruinous; however, an instrumental B-side would’ve been groovier.

Grade card: Phil Salazar & The Kin Folk feat. Bob Weir - “Shady Groove” - C+

1/19/23