The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Artist:  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Origin:  Long Beach, California, USA
Genre:  Folk, Country, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Country Pop, Bluegrass

Original line-up:

Jeff Hanna:  Guitar, Mandolin, Washboard, Vocals
Jimmie Fadden:  Guitar, Harmonica, Washtub Bass, Jug, Vocals
Ralph Barr:  Guitar, Clarinet, Vocals
Les Thompson:  Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Bruce Kunkel:  Guitar, Kazoo, Vocals
Jackson Browne:  Guitar, Vocals

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American Country-Folk-Rock Band from Long Beach, California, formed in 1966 by Jeff Hanna (Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals), Jimmie Fadden (Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals), Bruce Kundel (Guitar, Vocals), Ralph Barr (Guitar, Vocals), and Jackson Browne (Guitar, Vocals).  The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Walker's "Mr. Bojangles" and their album in 1972's Will The Circle Be Unbroken and in 1989, follow up album base on the same concept, Will The Circle Unbroken:  Volume Two, was certified Gold, won two Grammy Awards and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.

Title:  Fishin' In The Dark:  The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band  (2017)
Genre:  Folk, Country, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Country Pop, Bluegrass
Label:  Rhino Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Mr. Bojangles  (3:36)
 2.  Rippin' Waters  (5:47)
 3.  An American Dream  (3:51)
 4.  Make A Little Magic  (3:47)
 5.  Fire In The Sky  (4:41)
 6.  Dance Little Jean (2001 Digital Remaster)  (3:14)
 7.  Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)  (3:20)
 8.  High Horse  (3:17)
 9.  Modern Day Romance  (3:32)
10. Partners, Brothers And Friends  (4:02)
11. Stand A Little Rain  (4:27)
12. Cadillac Ranch  (3:42)
13. I've Been Lookin'  (3:21)
14. Oh What A Love  (3:09)
15. Workin' Man (Nowhere To Go)  (3:52)
16. I Love Only You  (3:32)
17. Fishin' In The Dark  (3:23)
18. Baby's Got A Hold On Me  (3:06)
19. Face On The Cutting Room Floor  (3:11)
20. Down That Road Tonight  (3:09)
21. Home Again In My Heart  (3:31)

Fishin' In The Dark:  The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is the compilation from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a 21-track greatest hits album includes the band's biggest hits such as "Mr. Bojangles", "Dance Little Jean", "Fishin' In The Dark", and more!, was released on February 24, 2017 by Rhino Records.