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In 1972 Torrence won the Grammy Award for Best Album Cover for the psychedelic rock band Pollution's first eponymous 1971 album, and was nominated three other times in the same category for albums of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Besides his studio work, Torrence became a graphic artist starting his own company, Kittyhawk Graphics, and designing and creating album covers and logos for other musicians and recording artists, including Harry Nilsson, Steve Martin, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dennis Wilson, Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Linda Ronstadt, Canned Heat, The Ventures and many others.

Telluride is mentioned in the song " Smuggler's Blues " by Glenn Frey, and is the subject of and eponymous songs by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1985, Kate Wolf, and Tim McGraw in 2001, which was re-recorded by Josh Gracin in 2008.

Among the artists playing were Joan Baez, David Bromberg, The Byrds, Ramblin ' Jack Elliott, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Doc and Merle Watson.

Some folk-rockers followed the Byrds into the genre, among them the Beau Brummels and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

The first season featured some of the first music videos seen on network TV, with cast members appearing in films set to the music of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Bee Gees, The Temptations, the Strawberry Alarm Clock and The First Edition.

In 1971, Sonny and Cher starred in their first television special, The Nitty Gritty Hour, a mixture of slapstick comedy, skits, and live music.

* Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered the song on their album Welcome to Woody Creek in 2004.

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The concert included performances by Joan Baez, David Bromberg, The Byrds, Ramblin ' Jack Elliott, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Doc and Merle Watson.

Further hits for the group included " The Nitty Gritty " ( 1969 ), " Friendship Train " ( 1969 ), one of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong's " psychedelic soul " songs, the # 1 R & B " If I Were Your Woman " ( 1970, later covered by Stephanie Mills, Shanice and Alicia Keys ), and " I Don't Want To Do Wrong " ( 1971 ).

* 1969: " The Nitty Gritty " ( US # 19 )

Minott also produced early works by Nitty Gritty, Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Colourman, Daddy Freddy and Garnett Silk, who recorded his first song for Minott.

Bill and John McEuen are best known for their collaboration on brother John's work with " Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ".

Maybelle was also featured on The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1972 recording Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

It was first recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their album Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy.

** Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two

** Bruce Hornsby & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for " The Valley Road "

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* Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, an American country music band

The 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 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was founded around 1966 in Long Beach, California by singer-guitarist Jeff Hanna and singer-songwriter guitarist Bruce Kunkel who had performed as the New Coast Two and later the Illegitimate Jug Band.

As the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, the six men started as a jug band and adopted the burgeoning southern California folk rock musical style, playing in local clubs while wearing pinstripe suits and cowboy boots.

McEuen's older brother, William, was the group's manager, and he helped the band get signed with Liberty Records, which released the group's debut album, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band during 1967.

He was with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1987 and 1988.

During 1989, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band again returned to Nashville, to record Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two.

During 2002, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrated the 30th anniversary of their landmark Will the Circle Be Unbroken with a remastered CD reissue of the 1972 album and a new compilation, Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume III.

Also during 2004, country group Rascal Flatts released a cover of " Bless the Broken Road ," which the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had recorded on Acoustic, from 1994.

This latter song was originally recorded by its co-writer, Marcus Hummon, and had also been recorded by Melodie Crittenden ( whose version made the country charts in 1998 ), Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Sons of the Desert.

During April 1992, they were the unwitting subject of one of George H. W. Bush's malapropisms when he referred to the group as the " Nitty Ditty Nitty Gritty Great Bird " at a country music awards ceremony in Nashville:

Nominated bands include 1996 winners Shenandoah, a five-man country music band, three-time nominees the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, as well as one of the awards ' final recipients, the Zac Brown Band.

In addition to Williams, Holyfield's songs have been recorded by numerous Nashville luminaries including George Strait, Reba McEntire, Barbara Mandrell, Kathy Mattea, Tammy Wynette, Conway Twitty, Charley Pride, Randy Travis, The Judds, Mark Chesnutt, John Anderson, Mel Street, Gary Allan, Johnny Rodriguez, Danny Wood ( the country singer and bassist, not to be confused with the member of New Kids on the Block ), The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Ernest Tubb, Anne Murray, and others.

Hank Williams Jr. had a No. 15 country hit with the song in 1978 and another country version by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band went to No. 66 in 1992.

The country rock group the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band tackled the song on their 1976 compilation album Dirt, Silver and Gold.

They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the burgeoning southern California folk rock, country rock and so-called progressive bluegrass genres, and are known to have directly or indirectly influenced artists such as The Eagles, The Byrds, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, Iain Matthews, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Elton John, Fairport Convention, The New Grass Revival, J. D. Crowe and the New South, Ricky Skaggs, The Seldom Scene, The Dixie Bee-Liners, and Joe Bethancourt.

* The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, a California-based country-folk-rock band, releases their landmark Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

In the 1971 recording of " The Grand Ole Opry Song ," the first track on the LP " Will the Circle Be Unbroken ," by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ," there's a line, " Stringbean's with Hank Snow, and ol ' Fiddlin ' Chubby Wise.

In 1972, Acuff's career received a brief resurgence in the folk revival movement after he appeared on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album, Will the Circle Be Unbroken.

Brooks wrote songs for John Conlee, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Highway 101 and released a solo album for Capitol Records ; both he and Dunn also charted two solo singles apiece in the 1980s.

He also reworked his hit " The Valley Road " with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for their album Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two.

" Cadillac Ranch " is the name of a Bruce Springsteen song on his 1980 album The River, later covered by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

* 2002 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Willie Nelson and Tom Petty ( album: Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III )

* Not Fade Away ( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album ), a 1992 album by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

* Ricochet ( Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album ), 1967

He performed on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1971 album, Will the Circle be Unbroken.

" Jas ' Moon " by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is another backing track, as is Stanley Clarke's " Silly Putty " ( from the album Journey To Love ).

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band also covered the song on their album Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III in 2002.