Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's lead singer Jeff Hanna talks to The Boot about their 50th anniversary special, filmed at the Ryman Auditorium and airing on PBS in March.

I got a request for "Modern Day Romance," a No. 1 song from 1985, for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. They released their first record, which was self-titled, back in 1967. Their first top 10 hit was a remake of Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles," which was released in 1970...