Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Signed Index Card American Country The Toot UncommonsNitty Gritty Dirt Band Signed Index Card The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is an American country rock band formed in 1966. The group has existed in various forms since its founding in Long Beach, California. Between 1976 and 1981, the band performed and recorded as the Dirt Band and or The Toot Uncommons Singed by band members Bob Carpenter Jimmie Fadden, Jeff Hanna and Jimmy Ibbotson Inscribed lightly on the back in pencil "Nitty Gritty Dirt Band"