''Live Two Five'' is a 1991 live album by American band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (sometimes abbreviated NGDB), also known as the Dirt Band, is an American band founded in Long Beach, California, in 1966. Since 2018, the band has consisted of Jeff Hanna and his son Jaime Hanna, both guitarists and voc ...
. It was recorded during three shows at the Red Deer Fine Arts Center in Alberta, Canada, in 1991. The concert recording marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band despite the absence of founding member John McEuen. The tracks on this collection are live versions of songs that were previously released as well as a new song.
Track listing
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High Horse" (
Jimmy Ibbotson
James Arvey Ibbotson (born January 21, 1947) is an American musician who is best known as a longtime member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He has also released albums as a solo artist, as a member of the Wild Jimbos, and with John McEuen.
Ca ...
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I've Been Lookin'
"I've Been Lookin'" is a song written by Jeff Hanna and Jimmy Ibbotson, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in August 1988 as the second single from the album ''Workin' Band''. The song reached No. ...
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Jeff Hanna
Jeffrey R. Hanna (born July 11, 1947) is an American singer-songwriter and performance musician, best known for his association with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. His professional music career has spanned six decades.
Early life
Hanna was born in ...
) – 3:12
#"Make a Little Magic" (Hanna, Richard Hathaway, Bob Carpenter) – 3:12
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You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" is a song written by the American musician Bob Dylan in 1967 in Woodstock, New York, during the self-imposed exile from public appearances that followed his July 29, 1966 motorcycle accident. A recording of Dylan perf ...
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
) – 3:11
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Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)" (
Rodney Crowell
Rodney Crowell (born August 7, 1950) is an American musician, known primarily for his work as a singer and songwriter in country music. Crowell has had five number one singles on Hot Country Songs, all from his 1988 album '' Diamonds & Dirt''. ...
) – 3:44
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Stand a Little Rain" (
Don Schlitz
Donald Allen Schlitz Jr. (born August 29, 1952) is an American songwriter who has written more than twenty number one hits on the country music charts. He is best known for his song " The Gambler" (Kenny Rogers), and as the co-writer of " For ...
, Donny Lowery) – 4:38
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Dance Little Jean
"Dance Little Jean" is a song written by Jimmy Ibbotson, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in October 1983 as the second single from the album '' Let's Go''. The song reached number 9 on the ''Bi ...
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Mr. Bojangles" (
Jerry Jeff Walker
Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby; March 16, 1942 – October 23, 2020) was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was a leading figure in the progressive country and outlaw country music movement. He also wrote t ...
) – 4:12
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Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)" (Fadden) – 3:42
#"Ripplin' Waters" (Ibbotson) – 10:46
#"El Harpo" (Fadden, Carpenter) – 5:41
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Fishin' in the Dark
"Fishin' in the Dark" is a song written by Wendy Waldman and Jim Photoglo, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with Jimmy Ibbotson singing lead vocals. It was released on June 7, 1987, as the second single from thei ...
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Wendy Waldman
Wendy Waldman (born Wendy Steiner on November 29, 1950) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Biography Early life
Waldman grew up in the Los Angeles area and was raised in a musical environment. Her father Fred Steiner was a ...
,
Jim Photoglo
James G. Photoglo is an American soft rock singer and songwriter from Inglewood, California. He released two charting albums in the early 1980s and had two hit singles, " We Were Meant to Be Lovers" (No. 31, 1980) and " Fool in Love with You" (No ...
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Baby's Got a Hold on Me
"Baby's Got a Hold on Me" is a song written by Jeff Hanna, Bob Carpenter and Josh Leo, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the album '' Hold On''. The song r ...
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Josh Leo, Hanna, Ibbotson) – 2:58
#"Face on the Cutting Room Floor" (
Steve Goodman
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, Hanna, Ibbotson) – 3:06
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Partners, Brothers and Friends" (Ibbotson, Hanna) – 3:46
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Cadillac Ranch
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Bruce Springsteen
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Personnel
*Jeff Hanna – vocals, electric, acoustic and slide guitar
*Jimmy Ibbotson – vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, electric bass
*Jimmie Fadden – drums, percussion, harmonica, background vocals
*Bob Carpenter – vocals, piano, synthesizer, keyboards, keyboard bass, accordion
Chart performance
References
All information is from the album liner notes unless otherwise noted.
[''Live Two Five'', Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Capital Nashville CDP 7 93128 2 (1991) CD]
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