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John McEuen, born December 19, 1945, in Oakland, California, is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Nov 13, 2017 · At the end of last month John McEuen, one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB), announced his immediate departure from the iconic group. Stating “enough is enough,” McEuen left at the conclusion of the NGDB 2017 tour, the last gig of which was in Fargo, North Dakota, on Sunday, October 22.
Mar 20, 2023 · Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1977 Russia trip with Return to Dismal Swamp.
Jun 22, 2010 · John McEuen, a founding member of the Grammy and CMA Award winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, shares video clips, sound bytes, film score music, and stories from the road.
Multi-instrumentalist McEuen (banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle) has been recognized as a founding member and award-winning outstanding performer of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He departed at the end of the 50th year anniversary tour Oct. 22, 2017 due to demands for his solo work and the desire to do things new.
In 2001 founding member John McEuen returns to the band after a 14 year absence. In Spring 2002, Capitol Records releases the 30th Anniversary Edition of the landmark Will the Circle Be Unbroken followed several months later by Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol. III.
Mar 18, 2024 · “What I like is change,” says banjo picker John McEuen whose biggest claim to success is the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a group that’s been playing the same fundamental bluegrass sound for more than six decades, an aggregation based on music founded by Bill Monroe almost 80 years ago.
Oct 31, 2017 · While parting ways with a band you co-founded after five decades may seem like something of a shock, multi-instrumentalist John McEuen’s announcement that he’s leaving the Nitty Gritty...
Feb 7, 2020 · As 2019 was wrapping up, I enjoyed a telephone conversation with one of the founding members of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the banjo player – and mandolin, guitar, fiddle, and if it has strings on it player – John McEuen. We spoke of many things over his storied career of more than 50 years, which are shared below.
John McEuen, a founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, stepped off the Dirt stage October 22, 2017 due to high demand for his solo work and is pursuing his solo shows and projects.
