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Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy,The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

- Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released 1970

Some of Shelly's Blues
02:51
601 plays

Livin' Without You
02:00
438 plays

Prodigal's Return
03:11
412 plays

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- 1
- Some of Shelly's Blues
- 02:51
- 601 plays

- 2
- Prodigal's Return
- 03:11
- 412 plays

- 3
- Cure
- 02:11
- 405 plays

- 4
- Travelin' Mood
- 02:39
- 396 plays

- 5
- Chicken Reel
- 00:00
- 317 plays

- 6
- Yukon Railroad
- 02:16
- 338 plays

- 7
- Livin' Without You
- 02:00
- 438 plays

- 8
- Clinch Mountain Backstep
- 02:31
- 337 plays

- 9
- Rave On
- 02:56
- 341 plays

- 10
- Billy in the Low Ground
- 01:13
- 313 plays

- 11
- Jessie James
- 00:00
- 217 plays

- 12
- Uncle Charlie Interview
- 01:38
- 279 plays

- 13
- Mr. Bojangles
- 03:37
- 17,041 plays

- 14
- Opus 36
- 01:42
- 320 plays

- 15
- Santa Rosa
- 02:24
- 325 plays

- 16
- Propinquity
- 02:20
- 388 plays

- 17
- Uncle Charlie
- 01:49
- 270 plays

- 18
- Randy Lynn Rag
- 01:46
- 274 plays

- 19
- House at Pooh Corner
- 02:39
- 1,059 plays

- 20
- Swanee River
- 00:00
- 269 plays

- 21
- Uncle Charlie Interview #2/Spanish Fandango
- 02:36
- 224 plays

album review

The first album issued by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band after they had temporarily disbanded in 1969, this greatly expanded their pop audience, due primarily to the Top 10 hit cover of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles" (which actually wasn't a hit until early 1971). The group moved into a more accessible rock-oriented fusion of country, bluegrass, pop, and rock & roll, relying primarily on smartly chosen covers of tunes by the likes of Walker, Mike Nesmith, Randy Newman, and Kenny Loggins. Few bands had incorporated instruments more commonly associated with country and bluegrass, particularly mandolin and banjo, as comfortably into a rock setting prior to this release, and their well-crafted harmonies help put the songs over for those not-steeped-in backwoods sounds. It was an extremely diverse program for a country-rock album, too, moving from rustic instrumentals and snippets of tapes of elderly musicians performing rural Americana to the Buddy Holly cover "Rave On." The group were actually at their best, though, when doing softer, melodic pop tunes. "Mr. Bojangles" was a deserved huge success in that regard, but Nesmith's "Some of Shelley's Blues" and Loggins' "House at Pooh Corner" were almost as catchy and appealing. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide