Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Southern Kentucky Performing Arts Center.

Brit Taylor, a Kentucky native who is deemed a Nashville star on the rise, will open with an acoustic set. Taylor’s single, “Back in the Fire,” was hailed by “Rolling Stone” as “a searing, soulful number about the pull of desire.”

Known for radio hits including “Mr. Bojangles,” “An American Dream,” and “Fishin’ in the Dark” and their multi-artist “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” series of albums, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has won three Grammy Awards and placed an album and single in the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The band features founding members Jeff Hanna (lead vocals, guitar); and Jimmie Fadden (drums, harmonica and vocals); Bob Carpenter (keys, vocals), a member of the band since 1979; Jim Photoglo (bass, vocals); Jaime Hanna (guitar, vocals); and Ross Holmes (fiddle, harmonica, vocals).

Their latest album, “Dirt Does Dylan,” released in 2022, has received widespread critical acclaim.