Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken [1972] (200

Labell United Artists
Producer I William E. McEuen
Art Direction I William E. McEuen
Nationality I USA

This momentous album was conceived by NGDB manager, Bill McEuen, who wanted the country-rock band to be taken more seriously by their label. Without asking for a budget, he booked a Nashville studio and invited legendary local luminaries like Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, and Doc Watson, as well as such revered pickers as Vassar Clements on violin and Norman Blake on dobro, to become part of this ambitious project.

The plan worked: this became the band's first gold album, although- curiously-on some tracks, such as "The End Of The World," "Cannonball Rag," "Wabash Cannonball," and others, none of the group members are credited as participating! That said, for anyone interested in great country songs by the likes of Hank Williams, A.P. Carter, Scruggs, and Travis played in authentic bluegrass style, this album can hardly be bettered.
The relaxed atmosphere resulted in some superb performances, and consistently high quality.

Moreover, the combined talents of the NGDB and their revered guests attracted sales from both old-time country aficionados, and younger country-rock fans. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is still active-four of the members who played on this album feature on their latest (2004) offering. The band has also released two subsequent sequels-Volume 2 in 1989 and Volume 3 in 2002, featuring many of the same luminaries.


Tracks:


CD1

101 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Jimmy Martin - Grand Ole Opry Song.flac
102 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Maybelle Carter - Keep On The Sunny Side.flac
103 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Nashville Blues.flac
104 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - You Are My Flower.flac
105 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Roy Acuff - The Precious Jewel.flac
106 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Merle Travis - Dark As A Dungeon.flac
107 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Doc Watson - Tennessee Stud.flac
108 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Black Mountain Rag.flac
109 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Roy Acuff - Wreck On The Highway.flac
110 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - The End Of The World.flac
111 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Roy Acuff - I Saw The Light.flac
112 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Sunny Side Of The Mountain.flac
113 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Nine Pound Hammer.flac
114 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Jimmy Martin - Losin' You (Might Be The Best Thing Yet).flac
115 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Honky Tonkin'.flac
116 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Jimmy Martin - You Don't Know My Mind.flac
117 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Jimmy Martin - My Walkin' Shoes.flac


CD2

201 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Lonesome Fiddle Blues.flac
202 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Merle Travis - Cannonball Rag.flac
203 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Avalanche.flac
204 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Flint Hill Special.flac
205 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Togary Mountain.flac
206 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Earl's Breakdown.flac
207 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Vassar Clements - Orange Blossom Special.flac
208 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Wabash Cannonball.flac
209 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Lost Highway.flac
210 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Doc Watson & Merle Travis First Meeting (Dialogue).flac
211 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Doc Watson - Way Downtown.flac
212 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Doc Watson - Down Yonder.flac
213 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Roy Acuff - Pins And Needles (In My Heart).flac
214 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Honky Tonk Blues.flac
215 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Bashful Brother Oswald - Sailin' On To Hawaii.flac
216 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes.flac
217 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - I Am A Pilgrim.flac
218 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Maybelle Carter - Wildwood Flower.flac
219 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Soldier's Joy.flac
220 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will The Circle Be Unbroken.flac
221 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & Randy Scruggs - Both Sides Now.flac
222 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Foggy Mountain Breakdown.flac
223 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Warming Up For 'the Opry' (Dialogue).flac
224 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Sunny Side.flac
225 - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Remember Me.flac