Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on Bluegrass Underground "Mr Bojangles"

Truly iconic, profoundly influential, and a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, continues to add to their legendary status. With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of Top 10 hits, multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards, the band's accolades continue to accumulate. Both NGDB’s recording of "Mr. Bojangles" and the band’s 1972 groundbreaking "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" album are inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Taped deep within the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains, Bluegrass Underground is a musical adventure series showcasing a broad spectrum of music from the heart of the American experience.

Season IX's featured artists include the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Amanda Shires, Keb' Mo', Josh Ritter, Lucero, Brothers Osborne, Gregory Alan Isakov, Steve Earle & the Dukes, Lauren Morrow, Glen Hansard, The Devil Makes Three & Mandy Barnett.