Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 triple album Will the Circle Be Unbroken changed the way
rock fans listened to country music. Although groups like the Byrds and the Flying Burrito
Brothers paved the way for the Dirt Band, its supersession with C&W giants removed from
country the stigma of The Beverly Hillbillies. For perhaps the first time since the collapse of
Sun Records, country was considered cool. American pop culture is filled with... More >