On the ground at the 2025 Earl Scruggs Music Festival in North Carolina, where Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sierra Hull, and Wood Brothers celebrate icon.

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Carpenter has been working with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band since the 1970s when he started writing for and playing on the group's recordings before becoming a full-time band member in 1980.

For nearly six decades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been a cornerstone of Americana music, releasing award-winning albums and beloved classics like “Mr. Bojangles” and “Fishin’ In the Dark.” Now, ...

A&E Music ‘An American Dream’: Grammy Award-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ready to say goodbye on farewell tour stopping in Spokane June 19, 2025 Updated Thu., June 19, 2025 at 3:57 p.m.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a band that evokes memories of the good times. From Fishin’ In the Dark, Mr. Bojangles, and An American Dream, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been creating music… ...

Bob Carpenter needed no reminding that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s scheduled performance in Mankato last June had been canceled.

The pioneering Americana, country, rock and everything-in-between band plays in Lexington tonight during their final tour.

The phrase Nitty Gritty has a number of meanings, among the most oft-repeated of which are "mundane," "ordinary" and "commonplace." Guitarist Russ Spiegel surely had another definition in mind when ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is on a final tour (All The Good Times: The Farewell Tour) that will bring the group to Tulsa for a Tuesday, March 25, show at Cain’s Ballroom.