Nashville, Tenn. – The Recording Academy recently announced that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s 1970’s recording of “Mr. Bojangles,” written by Jerry Jeff Walker, will be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for 2010.

The Hall Of Fame serves as a celebration and reminder of the triumphs and achievements of the recording arts….

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform one of the new cuts from their latest album ‘Speed of Life‘ (NGDB Records/Sugar Hill) as well as their classic “Mr. Bojangles” on the CBS Early Show on Saturday, November 21.

Later that night, the group will bring their “deceptively masterful playing” (Washington Post) up north to play Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble in Woodstock, NY…

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s latest, “Speed of Life” (Sugar Hill Records) has been out for a little over a week now and is receiving good reviews. This is the Dirt Band’s first recording in 5 years. Make sure and check out the included video for a behind the scenes look at the recording of “Speed Of Life.”…

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the iconic and profoundly influential group often cited as the catalysts for an entire movement in country and roots music — have finished work on their first studio album in five years, ‘Speed of Life.’ Out September 22 on NGDB Records, distributed by Sugar Hill, the new album finds the band at their laid back, ramshackle best,…

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Appears on the Saturday night Grand Ole Opry this weekend.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be making a rare appearance on the Saturday night Opry in conjunction with their induction in the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tenn.
Also appearing both nights on the Grand Ole Opry this [...]