He helped build one of music's most influential bands, and his work continues to shape generations of artists decades after ...

Seventy-nine years ago today, the co-founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt band and songwriter behind multiple hits was born.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has released an ensemble rendition of Bob Dylan’s 1964 classic “The Times They Are A-Changin,'” including Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash, the War and Treaty, and Steve Earle.

Alan Jackson dominated headlines when he played his final show in Nashville, but he is not the only iconic country music act ...

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Jeff Hanna, frontman of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, about the band's final tour, and how ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is a quintessential American group. Formed in 1966 in Long Beach, Calif., the country-rock band — equally as influential in folk-rock's transition to country-rock as the ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band began its storied career nearly 60 years ago, and now the lauded country-rock group has decided to say goodbye to the road with a final tour. The trek, which has been dubbed ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performed a sold-out show, "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Celebrating 50 Years," at the Ryman Auditorium on Monday night (Sept. 14). Taped for a PBS special to be aired early next ...

On May 13, 1966, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band played their very first show at the Paradox in Orange, Calif. In 2016, NGDB -- today, Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, John McEuen and Bob Carpenter -- have 50 ...