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    • Aug 25, 1984
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band tops the Billboard country singles chart for the first time with "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)"
    Apr 17, 1985
    Warner Bros. releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Modern Day Romance"
    May 6, 1985
    Warner Bros. releases the "Rustler's Rhapsody" soundtrack. It features Gary Morris' "Lasso The Moon," plus music by Randy Travis, Rex Allen Jr., Pam Tillis, Pinkard & Bowden, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John Anderson and Karen Brooks
    May 10, 1985
    The western spoof "Rustler's Rhapsody" appears in movie houses. The soundtrack features Gary Morris' "Lasso The Moon," plus tracks by Randy Travis, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Pam Tillis, Charlie McCoy, Karen Brooks, Pinkard & Bowden, John Anderson, Rex Allen, Rex Allen Jr. and Roy Rogers
    Jun 24, 1985
    Warner Bros. Records releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's album "Partners, Brothers And Friends"
    Sep 14, 1985
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band picks up a #1 country single in Billboard magazine with "Modern Day Romance" 
    Sep 22, 1985
    Willie Nelson sponsors the inaugural Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, with Merle Haggard, John Cougar Mellencamp, Roger Miller, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Alabama, George Jones, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, B.B. King, Judy Rodman and Waylon Jennings, among others
    Jan 18, 1986
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band makes its "Hee Haw" debut. Other featured guests include Loretta Lynn, Helen Cornelius, comedian Mike Snider and The Tennessee River Boys, soon to be known as Diamond Rio
    May 19, 1986
    Warner Bros. releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "20 Years Of Dirt: The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band"
    Jun 10, 1986
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band hosts a "20 Years Of Dirt" anniversary concert at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver. Guests include John Prine, Rodney Crowell, Rosanne Cash, Ricky Skaggs, Michael Martin Murphey and Nicolette Larson. The night closes with "City Of New Orleans" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
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