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Bruce has been developing an all wood banjo since 2009 and has succeeded in winning a U.S. Patent on the instrument. Weighing just over five pounds, The Kunkel Banjo is an innovative, new approach to banjo making. It is currently available in three models and a variety of woods and embellishments. The Kunkel banjo can be seen at Gruhn Guitars.
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The Kunkel Banjo is a new category of banjo and the U.S....
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History 1966–1969. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was founded around 1966 in Long Beach, California, United States, by singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and singer-songwriter-guitarist Bruce Kunkel, who had performed as the New Coast Two and later the Illegitimate Jug Band.
And when Dylan came to play at the Wilson High School auditorium, Hanna paid $4 to sit in the balcony with his girlfriend and a group of pals that included Bruce Kunkel, with whom he would soon start the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a fluid combo that would make a beautiful and necessary mark on American music.
NGDB in 1976. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) is an American country rock band from Long Beach, California.Formed in October 1965, the group was originally a jug band featuring guitarist and vocalist Jeff Hanna, guitarists Bruce Kunkel, Ralph Barr and Dave Hanna, bassist and guitarist Les Thompson, and drummer Glen Grosclose.
ImageNameYears ActiveInstrumentsLes Thompson1965–1973bass guitars mandolin percussion banjo ...all NGDB releases from The Nitty Gritty ...Ralph Barr1965–1968guitars clarinet kazoo washtub bass ...The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1967) ...Bruce Kunkel1965–1967guitars washtub bass kazoo vocalsThe Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (1967) ...Dave Hanna1965–1966guitars vocalsnone – live performances onlyJun 30, 2020 · Bruce Kunkel, founding member of the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band talks about: > Music, technology and the intersection of both. > The dirty dangers of moral midgets. > Career advice in a world of mass uncertainty. > Apple music/Spotify reimagined as a music cooperative. > How to play GAME B to win a better world. > Meeting Duane Allman ...
Mar 24, 2023 · The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band started in Long Beach, California, in 1966 as the folk-duo New Coast Two with members Jeff Hanna and Bruce Kunkel. Both were in high school when the group started. Once they were in college, they did jam sessions at a neighborhood guitar shop.
Jul 11, 2020 · The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are a country rock band from California founded by singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and guitarist Bruce Kunkel. ... Long Beach residents Jeff Hanna and Bruce Kunkel formed ...
