Whiskey and Cigarettes Country Radio Show is happy to announce the airing of their exclusive interview with Grammy Award Winner and Co-founder of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, John McEuen. Mr. McEuen joined award-winning host, DJ Nik Pizzigoni to discuss his legendary career, including his latest spoken word album, “The Newsman.”
The interview with John McEuen will air this coming Sunday, April 14th between 11am ET-3pm ET. The live show airs on Military Brotherhood Radio at https://mbradio.us/. Whiskey And Cigarettes is also re-broadcast on 40 internet and am/fm syndicate stations, and their affiliates around the world. The show is also available on demand, on Apple Music, Spotify, iheartradio, Soundcloud and at www.whiskeyandcigarettesshow.com.
ABOUT JOHN MCEUEN: Multi-instrumentalist John McEuen (banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle) has been recognized as a founding member and award-winning outstanding performer of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. He departed at the end of the 50th year anniversary tour Oct. 22, 2017 due to demands for his solo work and the desire to do things new. In addition to John’s numerous solo accolades, NGDB was inducted in to Colorado Music Hall of Fame 2015. It is all covered in his book The Life I’ve Picked on Chicago Review Press, published April, 2018.
In 1971 John initiated the now landmark “Will the Circle be Unbroken” album, hooking Nitty Gritty Dirt Band up with his musical mentors Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson simply by asking them in Colorado (brother Bill then asked Merle Travis, and it started growing) to record; it grew to inviting Mother Maybelle Carter, Jimmy Martin, Roy Acuff, ‘Bashful’ Brother Oswald, Merle Travis, Vassar Clements, and Junior Huskey, for 5 magic hot August days of recording. The now multi-platinum “Circle” is in both the Library of Congress and the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other accolades include: Grammy nomination for String Wizards II, the Uncle Dave Macon Award (for excellence in preservation and performance of historic music); 2009 he was inducted in to the Traditional Country Music Hall of Honor. As a producer/composer of film scores, solo albums, John has produced award-winning projects of his own and for several other artists. https://johnmceuen.net/
ABOUT WHISKEY AND CIGARETTES SHOW: “Whiskey And Cigarettes Radio Show” is a weekly show, originating in Milan, Italy, hosted by the “Romeo of the Rodeo” Nik Pizzigoni. Nik is a Nashville Universe Awards Winner, International Music and Entertainment Association Award Winner, a New Music Awards Winner, AMG Heritage Awards nominee, and an Independent Country Music Association nominee. The show features a unique blend of classic, current and indie country, trivia, contests, artist spotlights and interviews and Nik’s European charm. Previous guests have included Pat Boone, Charley Pride, Hank Williams, Jr., Charlie Daniels, Steve Wariner, John Rich, Oak Ridge Boys, Lorrie Morgan, Bill Anderson, Luke Bryan, Bryan White, Travis Tritt, Lee Greenwood, Collin Raye and many others. http://www.whiskeyandcigarettesshow.com.