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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen iterations over the years, including five years when the band performed and recorded as The Dirt Band. The band's best-known song was a 1970 cover of Jerry Jeff Walker's folk song "Mr. Bojangles". Their greatest critical acclaim has been for a 1971 album of country and folk standards, recorded in collaboration with traditional country artists, entitled Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

The current members are:

• Jeff Hanna on guitar, washboard, and vocals;
• Jimmie Fadden on drums, harmonica, and vocals;
• Jimmy Ibbotson on guitar, mandolin, bass, and vocals;
• Bob Carpenter on keyboard, accordion, and vocals' and
• John McEuen on banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin.

External link

• The group's website

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