Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Net Worth

Publish date: 2024-07-27

The Dirt Band net worth is
$800,000

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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.The band's successes include a cover version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, and Jimmy Martin. A follow-up album based on the same concept, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two was released in 1989, was certified gold, won two Grammy Awards and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.

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1	CD: "The Rest of the Dream" (USP)

#	Fact
1	Members have included Jeff Hanna, Bruce Kunkel, Jackson Browne, Glen Grosclose, Dave Hanna, Ralph Barr, Les Thompson, John McEuen, Chris Darrow, Jimmy Ibbotson, Bob Carpenter, Jimmie Fadden

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
Django Unchained	2012	performer: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
2012	2009/I	performer: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Transamerica	2005	performer: "Fish Song", "I Find Jesus"
Texasville	1990	performer: "Long Hard Road The Sharecropper's Dream"
Saturday Night Live	1978	TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Chicken Chronicles	1977	performer: "Buy For Me The Rain" / writer: "Buy For Me The Rain"
Paint Your Wagon	1969	performer: "Hand Me Down That Can Of Beans"

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Paint Your Wagon	1969	as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Colorado Hall of Fame		TV Movie

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!	2010	TV Special documentary additional music

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Free to Rock	2017	Documentary post-production	Themselves
Blissfest 2012	2012	Documentary short	Themselves
John Denver Rocky Mountain High: An Earth Day Concert	2011	TV Special
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Greatest Hits Live	2007	Video	Themselves
Late Show with David Letterman	2002	TV Series	Themselves
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade	1989	TV Movie	Themselves
23rd Annual Country Music Association Awards	1989	TV Special	Themselves - Performers
Christmas in Aspen	1988	TV Special	Themselves
All Commercials... A Steve Martin Special	1980	TV Special as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Saturday Night Live	1978	TV Series	Themselves - Musical Guest
Rock Concert	1974-1977	TV Series	Themselves
The Mike Douglas Show	1975-1976	TV Series	Themselves - Musicians
In Concert	1973	TV Series	Themselves
New American Bandstand 1965	1967-1971	TV Series	Themselves / Themselves - Musical Guests
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	1971	TV Series	Themselves - Musical Guest
The David Frost Show	1971	TV Series	Themselves
The Real Tom Kennedy Show	1970	TV Series	Themselves
Playboy After Dark	1969-1970	TV Series	Themselves
Della	1969	TV Series	Themselves
For Singles Only	1968		Themselves
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour	1967	TV Series	Themselves