# Talk:Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Why does the article say that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is Australian and was formed on a walkabout when all of the information in the article describing the origins of the band suggests it's American?
Psychlist (talk) 16:32, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

Way after the fact, but my guess is the issue you've mentioned is vandalism. I see it has been removed as of this reading today.THX1136 (talk) 15:45, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

This is terrible.Theres no article for the members. user:NDRiCky28

Guess it's up to you to carry the load - you up to it?--81.152.253.176 14:04, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
you're not kidding -vega007

I would think Cadillac Ranch would be one of their best know songs, but it isn't mentioned here or here. I'll have to see what I can do... --Mr Minchin  14:20, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
Some of Shelly's Blues also got a fair amount of airplay in the UK and was written by Mike Nesmith from the Monkees as I understand it. It is a great song and deserves more of a mention. - Funkleberry

Factual error here. It's located in Santa Monica, not Long Beach  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.81.27.7 (talk) 22:04, 11 April 2010 (UTC) 

I don't know about now, but in the 1960s and 1970s, there were two McCabe's locations, Santa Monica and Long Beach. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performed at the Long Beach location.Bob Caldwell CSL (talk) 13:53, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

I know I saw them on TV in the mid-1970s with a five-piece lineup that included both Jimmy Ibbotson and Jackie Clark. This lineup would fit between the 1974-75 and the 1976-77 lineups. Can anyone find any information on that?Bob Caldwell CSL (talk) 13:56, 6 June 2016 (UTC)

Is in Santa Monica, not Long Beach as stated in the article 45.51.188.112 (talk) 09:09, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Indeed it is. Corrected and wikilinked. --Muhandes (talk) 13:21, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
Did you folks notice the previous mention that during the time frame McCabe's is mentioned there were actually 2 stores? I didn't notice on my quick read through today if the original info had been restored, but I would think for accuracy it should be left as it was originally stated. Thoughts? THX1136 (talk) 15:50, 11 March 2023 (UTC)
Found two sources - The Commercial Appeal (connected to USA Today) and the Press Telegram (assuming the local Long Beach paper) - that have write ups on the Dirt Band mentioning the McCabe's in Long Beach as the place for the beginnings of the group. Also found a mention on a forum about the Long Beach location mentioning it was not connected to the Santa Monica location and was owned by a Kurt Wheaton. The location closed in 1992 after 'the riots'. Don't have time to dig a bit further - I like to have at least 3 good sources - to make the change now. Hopefully get to it soon. THX1136 (talk) 17:00, 11 March 2023 (UTC)

How could Jeff Hanna be a member in 1965 if the band wasn't formed til 1966? 57.140.32.38 (talk) 15:28, 20 March 2024 (UTC)

Most of the historical info is duplicated in Nitty Gritty Dirt Band now that I've expanded that article. Exile (American band) had a similar level of membership overturn and doesn't have a spinoff article. Furthermore, the "List of members" article had a source that appeared to be fraudulent, as I couldn't find an article by that name in the cited issue of Billboard and it named two alleged founding members to whom I could find no reference to even existing prior to the late 90s.
Tagging @Caldorwards4:, @Martin4647:, @Andre666: Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 20:05, 15 July 2024 (UTC)

Merge per nom. Excluding duplicate info, article seems small enough to merge into main Nitty Gritty Dirt Band article. --Caldorwards4 (talk) 20:56, 18 July 2024 (UTC)
@CloversMallRat: @Ss112: @ChrisTofu11961: for further consensus. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 16:52, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
Merge I agree with what is stated above. ChrisTofu11961 (talk) 00:26, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
Merge as per TenPoundHammer's reasoning. Lord Sjones23 (talk - contributions) 19:50, 13 August 2024 (UTC)
Any of you want to help me merge? I'm not sure how much doing so would be in violation of my WP:BLAR topic-ban. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 17:49, 14 August 2024 (UTC)