JOHN MCEUEN And NGDB – Strings And Stories

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John McEuen was born in 1945 and spent his high school years in California s Orange County He and lifelong high-school friend Steve Martin both got a job in 1963 in the magic shop at Disneyland when they were just 16 When John saw Missouri bluegrass group The Dillards in an Orange County club a couple of years later his life changed forever He knew he wanted to be a traveling music man As a multi-instrumentalist banjo guitar mandolin fiddle John has been recognised as a founding member and award-winning outstanding performer of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band He left the group at the end of the 50th year anniversary tour in 2017 due to demands for his solo work and the desire to do new things In addition to John s numerous solo accolades NGDB was inducted in to Colorado Music Hall of Fame 2015 It 39 s all covered in his book 39 The Life I ve Picked 39 from 2018 In 1971 John initiated the now landmark Will the Circle be Unbroken album hooking Nitty Gritty Dirt Band up with his musical mentors Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson The now multi-platinum Circle is in both the Library of Congress and the Grammy Hall of Fame Radio Host author television show producer writer concert promoter multi-instrumental musician performer and magician His second book Will the Circle Be Unbroken 50th anniversary Year The Making of a Landmark Album captures 145 of his brother s record producer manager masterpiece photos and tells the stories behind each one John has made over 46 albums 7 solo that have earned four platinum and five gold records multiple Grammy Awards and nominations CMA and ACM awards an Emmy film score nomination IBMA record of the year award and performed on another 25 albums as guest artist John s production of Steve Martin The Crow won the 2010 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Other accolades include Grammy nomination for String Wizards II the Uncle Dave Macon Award for excellence in preservation and performance of historic music He is a producer composer of film scores and has produced award-winning projects of his own and for several other artists John has continually performed since 1963 doing over 11 000 concerts 300 television shows 10 000 interviews and flown more than 4 million miles John 39 s rich history of creating producing and preserving original and traditional folk music earned him the 2013 Charlie Poole Lifetime Achievement Award John was inducted in 2017 to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame In this episode John shares the stories from his musical life and tells us how excited he is to have recently released something entirely different It 39 s a spoken word album called quot The Newsman A Man of Record quot which is a collection of poems and stories set to music I hope you enjoy hearing John McEuen open up about his incredible life and career If you 39 d like to learn more about him head to his website https johnmceuen net and if you 39 d like to get in touch with me – with feedback comments or suggestions for future guests please reach out through my website https www abreathoffreshair com au Click here to visit this podcast episode

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