Jeff Hanna - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Country Music Made Me

Jeff Hanna is the founding member of the Grammy Award winning country/rock group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Jeff joins Country Music Made Me to talk about his musical beginnings after picking up the guitar in Middle School, the organic formation of his first jug band in High School, and how winning a local talent competition set the group of friends on a path towards forming the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1966. Jeff and Brendan talk about the band's early years of hanging out with a group of young, like minded musician's, and what it's like to see them become the who's who of legendary artists within the industry. Jeff explains how the group has evolved and reinvented themselves over the years to remain relevant within in the industry, moving from jug band, to Americana and finally to Country with their #1 hit "Fishin' In the Dark" in 1987. Finally, Jeff talks about the bands new album "Dirt Does Dylan", a record filled with reimagined tracks from Bob Dylan's vast library of hit songs.

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