Bluegrass Guitarist-Singer Del McCoury Plays at John Ascuaga’s Nugget

Sparks/Reno, Nev. – With lightning speed and boundless enthusiasm, life-long bluegrass craftsman Del McCoury delivers music that has experienced a resurgence in modern cultural popularity. See the Grammy Award-winning Del McCoury Band on Saturday, March 13, in the Celebrity Showroom at John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
McCoury has had a long career in bluegrass. Although originally hired as banjo player, he sang lead vocals and played rhythm guitar for Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys in the 1960s, with whom he first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in 1963. McCoury briefly played with the Golden State Boys, before taking a series of day jobs in construction and logging, while continuing to work as an amateur musician in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. In the 1980s his sons began performing with him, and they relocated to Nashville, Tennessee as they began to attract attention. He became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in October 2003.
McCoury has influenced a great number of bands, including Phish, with whom he has shared the stage several times, and who have covered his songs. He has also performed with String Cheese Incident and Donna the Buffalo, and recorded with Steve Earle. McCoury has covered songs by artists as diverse as The Lovin' Spoonful, Tom Petty, and Richard Thompson. McCoury has appeared at festivals including Bonnaroo, High Sierra, and the Newport Folk Festival. His television appearances include "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and "The Late Show with David Letterman." McCoury has a very enthusiastic fan base, known as the “Del-Heads.”
The Del McCoury Band performs one night only, Saturday, March 13, in the Celebrity Showroom at 8 p.m. Tickets are just $28 and are available by calling (800) 648-1177 or (775) 356-3300 or by visiting janugget.com. Dinner and show packages are available. “Do The Nugget Tonight!”