The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American
country-
folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since the original founding in California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen iterations over the years, including five years, between "
Dirt, Silver & Gold" (1976) and "
Let's Go" (1983), 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 1972 album of country and folk s…
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