Where Are They Now: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Were you are the Harford Fair in the late 80's when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played a sold out show?  I remember it well because "Fishin' In The Dark" was the hot request on the Hawk and they were about to have a huge #1 song.  New country fans hear Canaan Smith make reference to him being more of a "Nitty Gritty boy." The song is still awesome!

The band that started rockin' with the Jerry Jeff Walker penned "Mr. Bojamgles" is once again in the spotlight with a sold out Ryman Auditorium concert in September and new PBS special on the way. 50 years later the band is still making music and remain the best of friends.

Joining The Dirt Band on September 14 will be instrumental greats Sam Bush on mandolin, Jerry Douglas on resonator guitar, and Byron House on bass. With 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, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer (and original Dirt Band member) Jackson Browne, and former NGDB band member Jimmy Ibbotson.

All of this is in celebration of the Dirt Band making vital American roots music for fifty years. The show will be taped for PBS, to air March 5-20, 2016. "We're humbled to have all of these amazing artists, who happen to be our friends, come out to honor this legacy," says the Dirt Band's Jeff Hanna.