Apr
01
John McEuen - Will the Circle Be Unbroken.. with The Circle Band
John McEuen
and the Circle Band
Will the Circle Be Unbroken
When John initiated the Will the Circle Be Unbroken album with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band it brought together the icons of Bluegrass, Country, and West coast country rock: Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin, Roy Acuff, Junior Huskey, Vassar Clements, and Maybelle Carter. Six hot August Nashville recording days produced this 36 song benchmark album, relevant to this day –
Appearing in 4 episodes of Ken Burns Country Music, John is thought of as an integral part of the history of country music – He closes Episode 6, titled “Will the Circle Be Unbroken”, and describes the making of this milestone album.