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:  Great American Radio Vol. 9. (2021)

Genre:  Folk, Country, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Country Pop, Bluegrass

Label:   Retroworld Records/Floating World Records

Rating:  *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  January 1974, Nashville, TN

 1.  Foggy Mountain Breakdown  (1:43)

 2.  Some Of Shelley's Blues (2:29)

 3.  Fish Song (3:50)

 4.  Travelling Mood (3:29)

 5.  Rave On (2:47)

 6.  Honky Tonkin ' (2:11)

 7.  Cosmic Cowboy (3:41)

 8.  Jambalaya (3;18)

 9.  Battle Of New Orleans (3:18)

10. My Walki ' Shoes (2:02)

11. Randy Lynn Rag (2:25)

12. Flinthill Special (1:43)

13. Mountain  Whippoorwill (aka How Hillbilly Jim Won The Great Fiddler's Prize) (6:04)

14. Soldier's Joy (1:190

15. Uncle Pin (2:23)

16. The Indian Song (5:50)

17. House At Pooh Corner (2:43)

18. Alligator Man (2:26)

19. Mr. Bojangles (3:47)

20. Woody Woodpecker Theme (1:30)

21. Diggy Liggy (2:22)

Disc 2:  November 1974, Hempstead, NY (with guest appearance from John Hartford)

 1.  The Moon Just Turned Blue (2:41)

 2.  Cosmic Cowboy (3:36)

 3.  Sally goodin'/The Battle Of New orleans (3:32)

 4.  Jambalaya (3:16)

 5.  Resign Yourself To Me (2:36)

 6.  Way Downtown (2:56)

 7.  Gentle On My Mind (4:33)

 8.  Steamboat Whistle Blues (3:03)

 9.  My Walkin' Shoes (2:15)

10. Rocky To (2:18)

11. Old Joe Clark (2:54)

12. Fish Song (5:22)

13. Lost Highway (3:01)

14. Dark As A Dungeon (2:13)

15. Promised Land (3:53)

Personnel:

Jeff Hanna:  Guitar, Washboard, Vocals

Jimmy Ibbotson:  Bass, Vocals

John McEuen:  Banjo, Guitar, Mandoli , Fiddle, Accordion

Jimmie Fadden:  Drums, Harmonica

Great American Radio Vol. 9 is the compilation album by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, in 2 CD.  For Fan of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.