Greatest Hits

Performer: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Artist: Linda Ronstadt; Roy Acuff
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Liner Note Author: Don Ovens. Curb's Greatest Hits is a 13-track budget-priced collection that features some of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's biggest hits, including "Mr. Bojangles," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "House at Pooh Corner," "I Saw the Light" and "Fire in the Sky." Since it contains the original versions of many of their big hits, it's not a bad choice for casual fans on a tight budget. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Curb's Greatest Hits is a 13-track budget-priced collection that features some of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's biggest hits, including "Mr. Bojangles," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," "House at Pooh Corner," "I Saw the Light" and "Fire in the Sky." Although this isn't a bad budget-priced disc, there are better collections available, offering more songs, more hits and better sound for not much more money. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Q (11/94, p.129) - 3 Stars - Good - "...The Nitty Gritty Dirt band had a knack for picking good songs from obscure sources..."

Their earliest incarnation was as a large, fun-loving jug-band/trad folk group in mid-1960s California. Eventually the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band evolved into a tight, critically lauded country-rock ensemble, and had a Top Ten hit in 1970 with the poignant "Mr. Bojangles." The band was also legendary for assembling informal recording sessions with Nashville veterans such as Merle Travis and Roy Acuff, the results of which, 1972's MAY THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, inspired two more volumes, a 30th anniversary reissue, and a box set. Through many lineup changes and a brief name change (the Dirt Band), their career has extended through the millennium and shows no signs of letting up.

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