Nitty Gritty boys to play a little bit of everything From: Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Date: December 8, 2006| Author: Josh Loftin Deseret Morning News | Copyright 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

While its live show will most likely span the band's entire career -- and touch on at least a half-dozen disparate genres -- the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band neither shies away from nor resents the two or three songs everyone expects.

Fans will always hear the band's first Top Ten hit "Mr. Bojangles," "Make A Little Magic" and "Fishin' In The Dark." More important, according to keyboardist/singer Bob Carpenter, band members will always love playing those songs because of what they have meant...

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