John McEuen is an American folk musician and a founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, he has played over 10,000 concerts and 300 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles - with the band and as a solo performer, has made over 40 albums (7 solo) that have earned four platinum and five gold recognition awards, Grammy nominations, CMA and ACM awards, an Emmy nomination, IBMA record of the year award, and he has performed on another 25 albums as a guest artist. He's also produced another 7 albums, and 14 film scores (two Emmy nominated shows) and more than 300 concerts throughout his career - the first in 1965 in Long Beach Calif., with Bob Dylan. His production of "Steve Martin - The Crow" won the 2010 Best Bluegrass Album Grammy with his teenage pal Steve. Prior to that, The Music of the Wild West CD - produced by McEuen - was honored with the Western Heritage Award. In April of 2018 John officially became an author, with his first book The Life I’ve Picked being published (On Chicago Review Press): a memoire, a telling of incredible stories from raising 6 kids in the music business and the ins and outs of being an iconic band member to being a single father to his current full and varied career, his book takes the reader on his unusual journey. In September of 2017 John was inducted in to the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame.

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