| On The Boulevard | ||||
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| Released | 1984 | |||
| Genre | Progressive bluegrass | |||
| Length | 37:34 | |||
| Label | Sugar Hill Records | |||
| Producer | Garth Fundis | |||
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On the Boulevard is the sixth studio album by the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, released in 1984. It is the first of four studio albums from the group's last lineup. [1]
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