More Great Dirt is the 1989 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is subtitled The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vol. II, so it is the sequel to Twenty Years of Dirt. The songs on this compilation are from albums released from 1984 through 1988. This album reached 38 on the US Country charts and went gold. More Great Dirt is the 1989 album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is subtitled The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Vol. II, so it is the sequel to Twenty Years of Dirt. The songs on this compilation are from albums released from 1984 through 1988. This album reached 38 on the US Country charts and went gold. false 2022-06-03 16:18:41 More Great Dirt: The Best of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Volume II 8 1989 1989-01-01 1989-01-01 3 Country 117344 2205522 739de930-1482-4904-a33a-d793064632eb ac8a45f8-5520-4463-9fda-f63f8844cb50 80410831-83d6-30ca-8272-0e22861f6fa3 /media/data/media7/Music/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/More Great Dirt_ The Best of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Volume II/folder.jpg Nitty Gritty Dirt Band AlbumArtist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Artist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 6 Fishin’ in the Dark 03:22 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (NGDB) is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California. Between 1976 and 1981, 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 again from 2001 to 2017. 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 version of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles". Albums include 1972's Will the Circle Be Unbroken, featuring such traditional country artists as 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 Grammys, and was named Album of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.