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Producer, manager, engineer, guitarist, artist and photographer. Died September 24, 2020 at the age of 79. Brother of John McEuen.
He served as manager for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in the early days, getting them their first record label contract. On the first two Dirt Band albums, McEuen wrote songs and contributed photos. On others, he was producer and engineer, contributed photography, played guitar, and handled the art direction.
McEuen also worked closely with Steve Martin, producing and engineered his first four comedy albums. He produced The Jerk in 1979 through the company he and Martin founded, Aspen Film Society, and Pee Wee’s Big Adventure and The Man With Two Brains.

ALBUMS


William E. McEuen Presents Steven Wright
I Have A Pony
1985, ,
Comedy
William E. McEuen Presents Steve Martin
The Steve Martin Brothers
1981
William E. McEuen Presents Steve Martin
Comedy Is Not Pretty
1979, ,
Comedy
William E. McEuen Presents Steve Martin
Let's Get Small
1977
William E. McEuen Presents The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Battle Of New Orleans
1974, 7", Single, United Artists Records,
William E. McEuen Presents Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Stars And Stripes Forever
1974
William E. McEuen Presents Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
1972
William E. McEuen Presents Steve Martin
A Wild And Crazy Guy
Various
Country Music - A Film By Ken Burns (The Soundtrack)
2019, 5x CD, ,
Bluegrass/Country/Honky Tonk/Western Swing
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Anthology
2017, 2x CD, ,
Country/Bluegrass
Dylan*, Cash* & The Nashville Cats
A New Music City
2015, 2x CD, ,
Country Blues/Folk Rock/Bluegrass/Country
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - The Trilogy
2003, 5xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Multichannel, NTSC, Capitol Records, ,
Bluegrass/Country/Folk/Country Rock
Merrell Fankhauser
The Man From Mu
2000, ,
Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Merrell Fankhauser
Return To Mu
2000, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Art Rock
Merrell Fankhauser, The Haiku Band
Visitor From 2000 AD
1999, CD, American Sound Records (2)
Robert Schimmel
Excerpts From Unprotected
1999, HDCD, Promo, Warner Bros. Records
Robert Schimmel
Unprotected
1999
Robert Schimmel
If You Buy This CD, I Can Get This Car
1998, CD, Album, Warner Bros. Records
Robert Schimmel
William E. McEuen Presents
1998, CD, EP, Promo, Warner Bros. Records
Robert Schimmel
Comes Clean (Excerpts From William E. McEwen Presents Robert Schimmel "Comes Clean")
1996, CD, Promo, Smplr, Warner Bros. Records
Various
Heroes Of Country Music Vol. Five (Legends Of Country Rock)
1996, CD, ,
Country/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Various
Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics
1995, CD ARC, ,
Bluegrass
Hans Olson
Hans Olson
1992
Mason Williams
Music 1968 - 1971
1992
Nitty Gritty Dirt-Band*
Mr. Bojangles / Buy For Me The Rain
1988, Vinyl, ,
Folk
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1987, CD, ,
Country Rock/Pop Rock
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Twenty Years Of Dirt (The Best Of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
1986, ,
Country
Steven Wright
Excerpts From The Steven Wright Album I Have A Pony
1985, 12", Promo, Smplr, Warner Bros. Records
Steven Wright
I Have A Pony
1985
Various
On The Road Again (Rock's New Frontiers: 1966-1970)
1985, Vinyl Jacksonville Pressing, ,
Country Rock/Acid Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock
Hans Olson
The Aspen Tapes
1983, 7", EP, Blond Sun Records, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Colorado Christmas
1983, Vinyl, ,
Country/Holiday
Steve Martin
The Steve Martin Brothers
1981, ,
Comedy/Bluegrass
Steve Martin
What I Believe (A Patriotic Statement)
1981, ,
Comedy/Bluegrass
Steve Martin
Special Radio Sampler From The Album Comedy Is Not Pretty
1979, 12", Promo, Smplr, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records
Steve Martin
Cruel Shoes
1979
Steve Martin
Comedy Is Not Pretty
1979, ,
Comedy
Steve Martin (2) And The Toot Uncommons
King Tut
1978
Steve Martin
A Wild And Crazy Guy
1978, Vinyl, ,
Comedy
Steve Martin
Let's Get Small
1977, 12", EP, Promo, Smplr, Warner Bros. Records
Steve Martin
Grandmother's Song / Let's Get Small
1977
Steve Martin
Let's Get Small
1977
The Dirt Band
Mother Earth (Provides For Me)
1976, ,
Country Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dirt, Silver & Gold
1976, 3x Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Bluegrass
The Dirt Band
Cosmic Cowboy
1976
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
A Programmer's Guide To Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Dream
1975, LP, Album, Promo, Smplr, United Artists Records,
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
(All I Have To Do Is) Dream / Raleigh-Durham Reel
1975, 7", Single, United Artists Records, ,
Pop Rock/Folk Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
(All I Have To Do Is) Dream
1975, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mother Of Love
1975
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dream
1975, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Country/Country Rock/Bluegrass
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Bojangles -live-
1974, 7", Single, Liberty,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Battle Of New Orleans
1974, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Stars And Stripes Forever
1974, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ® Symbol, All RIghts Text, ,
Classic Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Battle Of New Orleans
1974, Vinyl,
Doc Watson With The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Tennessee Stud
1973, 7", Single, Promo, United Artists Records,
ニッティー・グリッティー・ダート・バンド*
Honky Tonkin' / ホンキー・トンキン
1973
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Best 20
1973, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Country Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cosmic Cowboy - Part 1
1973, Vinyl, ,
Classic Rock/Country Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Grand Ole Opry Song
1973, Vinyl, ,
Country
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Honky Tonkin'
1972, 7", Maxi, United Artists Records, ,
Country
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Bojangles
1972, 7", Single, Promo, EMI-Manhattan Records, ,
Folk Rock/Vocal
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Baltimore
1972, ,
Classic Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
1972, 3x Vinyl Gatefold With Separate Gatefold Insert, ,
Folk
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
1972, Vinyl Orange sleeve, ,
Folk Rock/Vocal
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band With Roy Acuff
I Saw The Light
1972, Vinyl, ,
Country/Bluegrass
Various
The Greatest Hits Of 1971
1971, LP, Comp, United Artists Records,
Francis Lai E La Sua Orchestra* / Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Love Story / Mr. Bojangles
1971, 7", Jukebox, Liberty, ,
Soundtrack/Southern Rock/Theme/Ballad
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Bojangles / Shelley's Blues
1971
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jamaica (Say You Will)
1971
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
House At Pooh Corner
1971, Vinyl, ,
Country/Classic Rock
Various
All Good Clean Fun
1971, 2x Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock/Classic Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
All The Good Times
1971, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Country Rock/Classic Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Some Of Shelly's Blues / The Cure
1970, Vinyl, ,
Vocal
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
1970, Vinyl Keel Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Country Rock/Folk Rock
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Bojangles
1970, Vinyl Shelley Pressing, ,
Folk
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Rave On
1970, Vinyl, ,
Country Rock
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Some Of Shelly's Blues
1969, Vinyl,
Doc Watson With The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Tennessee Stud
7", United Artists Records,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Honky Tonkin' / Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Robert Schimmel
Robert Schimmel "Comes Clean"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Candy Man / Buy For Me The Rain
,
Vocal

APPEARANCES +


The Dillards
Old Road New Again
2020, CD, Album, Pinecastle Records, ,
Bluegrass
Earl Scruggs With Special Guest Stars*
I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends
2013, CDr, Album, RE, RM, Legacy, Columbia, ,
Bluegrass/Country
Merrell Fankhauser
The Whole Day Ahead Of Us
2008, CD, Album, JKS-World
Earl Scruggs With Special Guest Stars*
I Saw The Light With Some Help From My Friends
2005, ,
Bluegrass/Country
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
2002, ,
Bluegrass/Country
Merrell Fankhauser
The Man From Mu
2000, ,
Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Sam Bush
Howlin' At The Moon
1998, ,
Bluegrass
Robert Schimmel
Robert Schimmel "Comes Clean"
1996
John McEuen
Acoustic Traveller
1996
Various
Gutbucket
1994, CD, Comp, EMI, EMI, ,
Blues Rock/Electric Blues/Louisiana Blues
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Pure Dirt
1994, ,
Country Rock
John McEuen
String Wizards II
1993, ,
Bluegrass
John McEuen
String Wizards
1991, ,
Bluegrass
John McEuen
John McEuen
1985
The Dirt Band
Jealousy
1981
The Dirt Band
Make A Little Magic
1980
The Dirt Band
Make A Little Magic / Jas' Moon
1979
The Dirt Band
In Her Eyes
1979,
The Dirt Band
An American Dream / Take Me Back
1979, ,
Soft Rock
The Dirt Band
An American Dream
1979,
The Dirt Band
For A Little While
1978
The Dirt Band
In For The Night
1978
The Dirt Band
The Dirt Band
1978
Starwood
Starwood
1977, ,
Soft Rock/AOR
Jan & Dean
Gotta Take That One Last Ride
1974
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Mr. Bojangles
1970, ,
Folk
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Rare Junk
1968, Vinyl, ,
Country Rock/Blues Rock
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
Ricochet
1967, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Novelty
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band*
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
1967, Vinyl Research Craft Pressing, ,
Folk Rock/Folk
Various
Gutbucket
The Dirt Band
The Dirt Band / An American Dream
CD, ,
Country Rock/Southern Rock