Twenty Years of Dirt is the second compilation album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is a collection of hits from their 20-year career. The album contained one new song, "Stand a Little Rain", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album reached 10 on the US Country charts and went Platinum Twenty Years of Dirt is the second compilation album from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It is a collection of hits from their 20-year career. The album contained one new song, "Stand a Little Rain", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album reached 10 on the US Country charts and went Platinum false 2022-07-12 17:38:34 Twenty Years of Dirt: The Best of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 8 1986 1986-01-01 1986-01-01 45 Americana;Country;Country Rock;Rock;Traditional Country;Progressive Country 117344 2365842 279a258a-1f67-36b1-a43b-3c17447a3b69 ac8a45f8-5520-4463-9fda-f63f8844cb50 b0521cce-3199-3040-95f6-ba755ca0bc0e /media/data/media7/Music/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/The Best of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band- Twenty Years of Dirt (1986)/folder.jpg Nitty Gritty Dirt Band AlbumArtist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Artist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 1 Intro / Mr. Bojangles 05:10 2 Ripplin' Waters 05:47 3 American Dream 03:51 4 Make a Little Magic 03:47 5 Fire in the Sky 04:41 6 Dance Little Jean 03:14 7 Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream) 03:20 8 High Horse 03:16 9 Modern Day Romance 03:32 10 Partners, Brothers and Friends 04:02 11 Stand a Little Rain 04:24 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.