The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country-folk-rock band that has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California in 1966. The group's membership has had at least a dozen changes over the years, including a period from 1976 to 1981 when the band performed and recorded as The Dirt Band. Constant members since the early times are singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and drummer Jimmie Fadden. Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen was with the band from 1966 to 1986 and returned during 2001. Keyboardist Bob Carpenter joined the band in 1977. The band is often cited as instrumental to the progression of contemporary country and roots music.
1967 - Ricochet
1968 - Rare Junk
1970 - Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
1971 - All The Good Times
1972 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.1
1974 - Stars & Stripes Forever
1975 - Symphonion Dream
1978 - The Dirt Band
1979 - An American Dream
1980 - Make A Little Magic
1981 - Jealousy
1983 - Let's Go
1984 - Plain Dirt Fashion
1985 - Partners,Brothers And Friends
1987 - Hold On
1988 - Workin' Band
1989 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.2
1990 - The Rest Of The Dream
1992 - Not Fade Away
1994 - Acoustic
1997 - The Christmas Album
1999 - Bang Bang Bang
2002 - Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.3
2004 - Welcome To Woody Creek
2009 - Speed Of Life
