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JOHN MCEUEN
Is a founding member of Nitty Gritty Dirt band - August, 1966, now in their 40th year.
Released June of '07 - a special Sesame Street DVD - Children's Favorite Country Songs; McEuen joins Lee Ann Womack, Tim McGraw, Allison Krauss, and Garth Brooks. John sings and plays Oh, Susannah with 50 goats and a cow and two dozen kids (human ones)!
McEuen has created music scores for 9 film projects, including the Emmy nominated 10-hour mini-series for Warner Bros. - The Wild West. The soundtrack album won John the Western Heritage Award and is released (June/2007) on Varese/Sarabande label. John calls it “the Circle Be Unbroken of 1890.”
Also on Varese/Sarabande is the documentary film, shot with 5 cameras and live music The Dillards - A Night In the Ozarks, produced and directed by John, capturing his early mentors at their best.
John's own highly acclaimed XM radio show - Acoustic Traveller - (channel 15), is now in its 3rd year.
is the only California musician to perform solo on the Grand Old Opry, then play it several times with his band, and be featured as a guest with several of the Opry member acts - and recorded with the Nashville's Country music creators, and had records in the pop and country charts. He instigated what Rolling Stone (in 1972) called “The most important record to come out of Nashville” and what the 2004 ZAGAT survey called “the most important record in country music” - Will the Circle Be Unbroken - and in 2006 was named by CMT as one of the 40 most important albums in Country Music.
John has made over 40 albums (6 solo) that have earned 4 platinum and 5 gold recognition awards, Grammy nominations, CMA and ACM awards, Emmy nomination, IBMA record of the year award. Performed on another 25 albums as guest artist.