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Will the Circle Be Unbroken: The Trilogy

Search: Warming Up For The Opry
by: The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Release Date September 30, 2003
Before "Down From The Mountain" and "O Brother Where Art Thou" celebrated and revived rootsy Americana and bluegrass, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band were recording some of the same tunes with the original pioneers in 1971. Roy Acuff, Chet Atkins, The Carter Family, Vassar Clements, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson and Merle Travis (to name but a few) came together with a bunch of hippies for a historic recording in Nashville, resulting in the double album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken". Almost 20 years later, a second volume was recorded with traditionalists like Johnny Cash, Levon Helm, Emmylou Harris, Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. They only managed a single brilliant CD then but last year a third volume filled 2 equally brilliant CDs. This box set collects ... Read More:

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken Vol.1: 30th Anniversary Remastered Edition

Search: Warming Up For The Opry
by: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Release Date May 06, 2002
When the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band embarked on this project, they invited Bill Monroe to take part but he declined. He regretted that decision once he heard the album, which took him and everybody else by surprise. While Bill was absent, other top country and bluegrass singers and musicians participated. These included Mother Maybelle Carter, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff, Merle Travis and Jimmy Martin. Nobody intended that a triple LP would be released but all the participants had so much fun recording together that they recorded a lot more material than they originally intended. It did not please the record label management, who were doubtful that an album of bluegrass and old-time country music could sell at all. Nevertheless, they agreed to release ... Read More: