Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Credit: Photo by Glen Rose
Earlier this year, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band—one of country music’s most prolific bands—put out an entire album of Bob Dylan covers, which caught many of us off guard. But after celebrating its 55th anniversary last year, nobody has any right to whine.

Nitty Gritty’s setlist this time around consists of salutes to John Prine and Hank Williams I, as well as a smattering of originals from the last 55 years.

There’s no telling if co-founder and Tampa resident John McEuen will play special guest when Nitty Gritty Dirt Band plays The Cap in Clearwater on Friday, Nov. 5, but at this point, it’s been a long hard road, and fans will take what they can get.

This article appears in Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2022.

Josh Bradley is Creative Loafing Tampa Bay's calendar editor. He started as a freelance music writer in 2020 at the age of 18, and after spending years covering, announcing, and previewing concerts in...