The Times described Dixie Dregs' music as a fusion of progressive rock, heartland rock and jazz. The Christian Science Monitor defined Dixie Dregs' music as being a fusion of bluegrass and classical music. The Chicago Tribune categorized Dixie Dregs' music as a fusion of jazz rock and country music. The Boston Herald described the band's music as a fusion of rock, jazz, country, and classical music.

According to the band themselves, their music fuses elements of psychedelic rock, progressive rock and country. The band's influences include The Allman Brothers Band and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The band members are noted for their virtuoso playing, and Dixie Dregs' music incorporates elements of many genres, which makes the band's sound difficult to singularly classify. After reuniting in 1988, the Dixie Dregs released their last studio album to date Full Circle in 1994, and the live albums Bring 'Em Back Alive (1992) and California Screamin ' (2000).ĭixie Dregs' performances consist entirely of instrumentals, with Industry Standard (1982) being the only album by the band to contain vocals. The following year, the band changed their name to The Dregs, releasing two albums under this name, Unsung Heroes (1981) and Industry Standard (1982), which was the only album by the band to feature vocals. The demo soon garnered attention from record labels, including Capricorn Records, with whom the Dixie Dregs would sign in 1976, and three albums were released for the label: Free Fall (1977), What If (1978) and Night of the Living Dregs (1979) the latter album, which was split between studio and live recordings, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, and each of the band's next three albums would subsequently receive further Grammy nominations.Īfter Capricorn declared bankruptcy in 1979, the band signed with Arista Records, releasing the album Dregs of the Earth in 1980. In 1975, the band recorded their demo album The Great Spectacular and self-released it in the following year in a limited pressing. Recognized for their virtuoso playing, the Dixie Dregs were identified with the southern rock, progressive rock and jazz fusion scenes of the 1970s. Formed in 1970, the band's performance consists entirely of instrumentals that fuse elements of diverse genres such as rock, classical music, country, jazz and bluegrass into an eclectic sound that is difficult to categorize.

The Dixie Dregs is an American rock band from Augusta, Georgia.

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