John McEuen

Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen, best known as a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is a key figure in the history of American folk music. Born in Oakland, California, McEuen grew up outside of Los Angeles and began playing the banjo at age seventeen. He won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2009, performed on his old friend Steve Martin's The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo , and received the 2016 Independent Music Award for Best Americana Album for his own solo...See more

Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen, best known as a member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, is a key figure in the history of American folk music. Born in Oakland, California, McEuen grew up outside of Los Angeles and began playing the banjo at age seventeen. He won a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2009, performed on his old friend Steve Martin's The Crow: New Songs for the Five-String Banjo , and received the 2016 Independent Music Award for Best Americana Album for his own solo project, Made in Brooklyn . He was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2017. See less