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  • Jan 21, 1947
    Guitarist Jimmy Ibbotson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1969, he joins The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. After its pop forays, the group strings together more than 15 country hits in the 1980s and records three "Will The Circle Be Unbroken" albums
    May 17, 2000
    The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's Jimmy Ibbotson and former Dirt Band member John McEuen perform "Mr. Bojangles" in front of a Richmond, Virginia, statue of the original Bojangles, tap dancer Bill Robinson
    Mar 5, 2016
    "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: 50 Years And Circlin' Back" debuts on PBS. The fundraiser features Vince Gill, Jackson Browne, Alison Krauss, Jerry Jeff Walker, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas and Jimmy Ibbotson, all of whom join the Dirt Band on the finale, "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"

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