Will The Circle Be Unbroken: Vol. 1(Bonus Tracks) CD

MUSIC

COUNTRY

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Grand Ole Opry Song ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

2. Keep On The Sunny Side ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3. Nashville Blues ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4. You Are My Flower ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

5. Precious Jewel, The ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

6. Dark As A Dungeon ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

7. Tennessee Stud ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

8. Black Mountain Rag ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

9. Wreck On The Highway, The ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

10. End Of The World, The ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

11. I Saw The Light ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

12. Sunny Side Of The Mountain ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

13. Nine Pound Hammer ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

14. Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

15. Honky Tonkin' ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

16. You Don't Know My Mind ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

17. My Walkin' Shoes ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Lonesome Fiddle Blues ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

2. Cannonball Rag ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3. Avalanche ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4. Flint Hill Special ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

5. Togary Mountain ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

6. Earl's Breakdown ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

7. Orange Blossom Special ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

8. Wabash Cannonball ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

9. Lost Highway ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

10. Doc Watson And Merle Travis: First Meeting - (dialogue) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

11. Way Downtown ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

12. Down Yonder ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

13. Pins And Needles (In My Heart) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

14. Honky Tonk Blues ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

15. Sailin' On To Hawaii ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

16. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

17. I Am A Pilgrim ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

18. Wildwood Flower ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

19. Soldier's Joy ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

20. Will The Circle Be Unbroken ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

21. Both Sides Now ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

22. Foggy Mountain Breakdown - (previously unreleased) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

23. Warming Up For "The Opry" - (previously unreleased, talk) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

24. Sunny Side - (previously unreleased, talk) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

25. Remember Me - (previously unreleased) ~ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Les Thompson (vocals, mandolin); Jimmie Fadden (vocals, harp); Jim Ibbotson (vocals, drums); Jeff Hanna (vocals, washboard); John McEuen (banjo, mandolin).

	Additional personnel includes: Maybelle Carter (vocals, guitar, autoharp); Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson, Merle Travis (vocals, guitar); Earl Scruggs (guitar, banjo); Vassar Clememts (guitar, fiddle); Randy Scruggs (guitar, autoharp); Pete "Oswald" Kirby, Norman Blake (dobro); Roy "Junior" Huskey, Ellis Padgett (bass).
	Recorded At Woodland Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
	It's ironic that the 30-year anniversary of this classic album coincides with the runaway success of the O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU soundtrack, one of the best-selling movie soundtracks in history. Both albums find contemporary folk-rock musicians reaching back to the sounds of bluegrass, country, and folk (often lumped together under the heading "old-timey music"). The difference is that when the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did it in 1972 it was a new (even risky) idea.
	Harry Smith's 1952 ANTHOLOGY OF FOLK MUSIC had inspired rock-generation kids like those who would form the Dirt Band to seek out traditional American music. The NGDB went a step further with this triple album by getting the old-timey artists themselves to collaborate on a tribute to the traditional American musical tapestry. Thus, we have Doc Watson singing "Tennessee Stud," Roy Acuff taking on the Hank Williams spiritual "I Saw the Light," and Earl Scruggs picking the "Nashville Blues," with the Dirt Band and various country/bluegrass luminaries backing them up. The most amazing thing about WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN is that it all works so well and fits together so seamlessly. An undertaking like this could easily have been a train wreck; instead it's a triumph.
Producer: William E. McEuen
Musical Guests
	Doc Watson
	Emmylou Harris
	Roy Huskey, Jr.
	Bela Fleck
	Maybelle Carter
	Michael Martin Murphey
	Jimmy Martin
	John Hiatt
	Roger McGuinn
	Merle Travis
	Norman Blake
	Bruce Hornsby
	Earl Scruggs
	Johnny Cash
	Vassar Clements

Artist Overview

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.

Compilation Appearances

	Appalachian Stomp-Bluegrass Cl
	Folk Live From Mountain Stage (Live)
	Best Of Bluegrass
	32 Country Gospel Favorites
	Bluegrass Top 20 Gospel Songs Of Ohe
	Where The Action Is Los Angeles Nugge
	Singers Songwriters

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/26/2002
	Original Release Date : 1972
	Catalog ID : 35148
	Label : Capitol/EMI Records
	Number of Discs : 2
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : AAD
	UPC : 00724353514822

Professional Reviews

Uncut (8/02, p.112)
- 4 out of 5 - "...Revolutionary....deserves a place in the collection of anyone remotley interested in the development of American roots music."

Mojo (Publisher)
(8/02, p.122)
- "...A defining work....in the eyes of many, 'the' country rock album....Excellent musicianship and mood throughout."