HALL OF FAME RECORDING ARTIST, NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND IN CONCERT ON AUGUST 1
Global Spectrum, the managers of Enid Event Center and Convention Hall, have announced Hall of Fame recording artist Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in concert on August 1 at Enid Event Center. Tickets, priced at $25, $32, and $40, will go on sale 10:00 AM Friday, May 16. Fans can order tickets by calling 855.TIX.ENID, visiting www.EnidEventCenter.com or in the Enid Event Center and Convention Hall Administration offices.
“We are excited to announce Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to our fall schedule on August 1,” said Global Spectrum's Keller Taylor, General Manager of Enid Event Center and Convention Hall. “This concert will mark our fourth concert this year with a GRAMMY nominated artist, which continues to exemplify the diverse and quality entertainment we strive to bring to Enid and North Central Oklahoma.”
Nearing their 5th Decade together, the iconic and profoundly influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status.
With multi-platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits such as "Fishin' In The Dark" and "Mr. Bojangles", multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, the band's accolades continue to accumulate.
Their groundbreaking "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" album has been inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as well as the Grammy Hall of Fame. NGDB’s recording of "Mr. Bojangles" was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010.
Today, NGDB (Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, John McEuen) continue their non-stop touring in their 48th year together. Their most recent studio release was the critically acclaimed album "Speed of Life" (2009, SugarHill Records) In 2013 Capitol/EMI reissued in its original form on Vinyl “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” for its 40th Anniversary.
